Experience

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  Department of labor, potomac job corps center

  Oct 2006 - Jan 2012

  Career counselor/ career instructor

  • Prepared and delivered career preparation lessons using variety of instructional strategies to meet student’s learning needs. • Recommended training programs for assigned students using personal interviews and tests. • Provided students with employment, vocational, personal and social development counseling.• Supported and promoted center zero tolerance policies, promote the development of positive social skills among students through modeling appropriate behaviors and intervening when inappropriate behaviors are observed. • Maintained documentation and training records for each student participating in career prep. • Implemented student mentor program for career prep including the application, interviewing, and evaluation process as well as incentive, tracking and employment objectives. • Reviewed background files, conducted personal interviews and tested to analyze and recommend programs for assigned students. • Coordinated, developed, and implemented group counseling program for assigned students. • Conducted workshops on diversity, substance abuse, conflict resolution, and anger management, • Provided continuous educational, vocational, personal, and social adjustment counseling for young adults. • Conducted continuous interpretation and evaluation of progress in student’s specific development. • Assessed students for medical or psychiatric evaluation for emotional or psychological issues Show less

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  Career technical institute

  Feb 2011 - Jul 2012

  Director of student services/ life skills coach

  • Served as chief student affairs officer directing a variety of enrollment services, student development services, and student programs to propel the long term success of each student• Established long-range goals, strategies, plans, policies and procedures for department• Supervised a team of academic advisors and conduct performance evaluations• Monitor, report, and forecast the quality of academia, student retention, maintenance of academic standards, and successful completion of students entering the program • Develop and implement goals for student retention; Increased 10% per month • Develop methods and systems to measure the quality of services to students• Analyze existing goals and programs and recommend improvements• Developed and implemented educational strategies to improve student success in the job market. • Designed and coordinated group learning activities which focus primarily on helping students acquire and develop life skills to successfully enter and stay in the job market. • Referred students to internal and external programs for additional support services or for crisis intervention counseling. • Assisted with the development and implementation of early intervention and retention programs. • Monitored student progress; provide encouragement and support to enable students to complete their programs and insert themselves successfully in the job market. Show less

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  Nixon and associates llc

  Aug 2012 - now

  Owner/ director of training and development

  • Provide educational and training resources to private and public agencies across the metropolitan area.• Establish relationships and build linkages with various community organizations for community empowerment • Network with various community multicultural centers to assess the needs of the clients they serve.• Design and coordinate group learning activities which focus on helping individuals acquire and develop life skills to successfully enter and stay in the job market.• Provide innovative workshops on communication, life skills, and career development to survive in today's job market.• Develop custom based curriculum for specific needs assessed for group or organization Show less

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  Marshall heights community development organization

  Aug 2012 - Oct 2012

  Employment specialist/ placement officer

  • Assisted dislocated and transitioning workers, disadvantages youth, veterans, returning citizens, individuals with disabilities, and older workers to compete in a changing economy. • Designed, implemented, and monitored and facilitated career exploration training for community stakeholders that promote self-sufficiency and community elevation.• Provided guidance, technical assistance, and support for caseload of over 100 participants while aiding in employment needs.• Partnered with various workforce councils and organizations for recommendations and improvement of community training curriculums.• Assisted in the writing, developing, and securing of government employment grants and contracts• Established relationships with various contractors and vendors in potential hiring of client base• Monitored, tracked and updated the performance of client employability modifications over a period of 90 days Show less

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  Thrive dc

  Apr 2013 - Feb 2020

  Employment specialist case manager

  • Recruit, interview, and coordinate training program for the Real Opportunity Training Program.• Researches and identifies job leads and develop relationships with new employers through cold-calling, follow-up on referrals, maintaining relationships with current employers and other training programs to identify job openings and establish long-term relationships.• Provides one-on-one and group setting instruction on soft skills, life skills, and other employment skills.• Assists clients with identifying apprenticeship/training/educational programs related to their career goals and makes referrals and tracks outcomes.• Provides individualized job development and job placement services to Real Opportunity program participants to remove any barriers to employment and realize the goal of self-sufficiency• Performs primary case management tasks for clients, including developing individualized treatment plans and clinical documentation of progress.• Provides vocationally-oriented case management and follow-up services, including identifying clients’ strengths, assets, transferable job skills, personal objectives, and barriers to employment through intake and assessment process and developing plan leading to attainment and retention of employment• Assists clients in finding and using alternative resources required to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency, including other support services such as classes for English as a Second Language, transportation, immigration services, and child care, and makes appropriate referrals.• Develops and maintain working relationships with public and private sector employers by telephone contact, personal visits, and social media outlets.• Utilizing extensive knowledge of occupational requirements and labor market to development openings for specific applicants• Provide innovative workshops on communication, life skills, and career development to survive in today’s job market. Show less

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  Housing up

  Nov 2016 - Feb 2020

  Director of self sufficiency

  • Plan, organize, supervise, and evaluate the work of a 4 member Self-Sufficiency Team• Assess employee development and provide training in casework techniques and practices; evaluate employee performance and provide feedback on an on-going basis; schedules vacation and work hours• Evaluate case problems and provide leadership and consultation to Coaches in the development and implementation of case plans and crisis management support• Understand, interpret and apply the regulations as decided on in the personnel manual and departmental policies and procedures• Coordinate and integrate the work of the FSSP team• Plan, schedule and conduct individual and team meetings• Participate in the selection of team members• Provide supportive intervention and mediation support to coaches and participants• Work collaboratively with agency staff and community agencies to facilitate the delivery of services• With the team participant programming, facilitate programming, workshops, family enrichment activities, and group meetings on a monthly basis• Participate in management team meetings and make collaborative decisions regarding workload and fiscal management• Manage departmental reports, compliance documentation and database• Program development, including: working on special projects to benefit participants, the program, and the agency, assessing the need for additional participant resources and services, and creating program improvements• Support the completion of external reports for funders, contracts and compliance• Participate in speaking engagements and agency outreach/development activities Show less

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  Icf

  Feb 2020 - Mar 2021

  Senior technical program analyst
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  Maher & maher

  Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

  Senior analyst
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  American institute for research

  Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

  Ta consultant
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  Department of public works and transportation

  Oct 2023 - now

  Workforce development coordinator