Kristin Riddick

Experience

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  Public Partnerships

  Mar 2011 - May 2014

  Personal attendant/aide

  Provided services to families of children with disabilities, including respite care, therapy, and social and practical skills.

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  Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Volunteer

  Assisted the Activities staff with scheduled events. Visited the residents and engaged them in unscheduled leisure activities. Transported the residents to and from events.

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  Harrisonburg City Schools...Career Page

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  Teacher's Aide

  Aided in lesson planning and teaching during the middle-school summer school session, with emphasis on science, math, and reading. Helped supervise 19 eighth-graders.

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  Purple and Gold Connections

  Feb 2013 - May 2013

  Social Work Intern
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  Hanover County Department of Community Resources

  May 2013 - May 2014

  Social Work Intern
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  St. Joseph's Villa

  May 2014 - Dec 2016

  In-Home Clinician

  I worked with children with autism and their families, providing ABA-based behavioral support in the home and training the family in interventions to manage behaviors and increase their child's skills

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  Mission Gait

  Nov 2016 - Nov 2018

  Administrator

  Mission Gait is a nonprofit dedicated to improving rehabilitation for professionals and patients with walking disabilities. I developed and administered national programs, coordinated events, and collaborated with professionals of all types.

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  Housing Families First

  Nov 2018 - now

  Manager for both the Rapid Rehousing and the Bringing Families Home school partnership programs.Maintain caseload of 10-20 families in various stages of the housing process, with particular focus on trauma-informed care within a rapid rehousing model.Interface with referral sources, community collaborators, the Continuum of Care, landlord partners, and others within a wide range of systems.Provide leadership on agency auditing and compliance processes, as well as staff training and support. Show less • Maintained a caseload of 10-20 families and single females at varying stages in the housing process.• Negotiated with landlords to promote client approvals, adjust arrear payments and rental amounts, as well as correcting maintenance issues within a unit.• Partnered with Continuum of Care and other outside organizations to support clients in their housing process and promote stability after being housed.• Responded to crises within the shelter and with community clients.• Chaired the File Compliance Committee, holding regular meetings, supporting major audits including HUD and VHSP, and creating processes and changes to file compliance as needed.• Supported the Rapid Rehousing and Bringing Families Home programs.• Supervised social work interns at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels. Show less

  • Community Housing Programs Manager

    Jul 2021 - now

  • Bringing Families Home Program Manager

    Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Team Lead: Bringing Families Home Chesterfield

    Apr 2021 - Jun 2021

  • Family Housing Case Manager

    Nov 2018 - Apr 2021
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  Podium RVA

  Feb 2019 - Jan 2021

  Advocacy Chair, Young Professionals Board

  I serve on Podium's Young Professionals Board as Advocacy Chair. I use my professional and policy experience to further the mission of helping "All Richmond youth find a passion for writing and have the opportunity to share their voices and succeed in a modern culture and economy."