Andreca Faison-Curry, MBA, MS-PM

Experience

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  Florence School District 3

  Jul 2005 - Dec 2010

  Career Specialist

  Responsible for training, motivating, mentoring, and case managing 50-75 clients and implementing reasonable career and educational goals for participants in the WIA program. Implement individual career plans, and then provide assessment and counseling to ensure that goals are met. Counsel participants in educational issues such as course and program selection, class scheduling, study habits, and career planning. Use career assessments to appropriately match jobs with the participant’s interest and personality. Maintain accurate records and case notes on participants as required by state and federal guidelines. Create, maintain and oversee client budgets. Meet with participants on a monthly basis to observe and evaluate participant performance, behavior, social development, and physical health and refer participants to partner services when necessary to help better understand and overcome problems affecting their educational/vocational situations. Confer with other counselors and/or administrators to help resolve academic problems. Show less

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  ResCare

  Mar 2011 - Dec 2013

  Team Lead/Operation Manager

  Responsible for planning, organizing and directing the daily activities of the SC Works Marion Center. Supervised and provided extensive technical assistance, coaching and training to 3 career specialist and 1 workshop facilitator with the WIA program. Supervised up to 5-10 partner staff with in the SC Works office. Oversaw each career specialist’s case load to ensure that each case met company policy and procedure. While ensuring that worksite met all performance goals. Passing all audits with a 95-98% pass rate. Oversaw site $200,000 training budget and assured that training funds are spent accordingly never being written up for disallowed cost. Developed and implemented unit corrective action for all performance goals not met. Monitored participation in center workshops to determine the best course listings for the center customers. Scheduled, assigned and prioritized assignments. Built partnerships with other community agencies for a seamless process in helping WIA participants/SC Works patrons. Completed all employee evaluations and payroll timesheets. Assisted with recruiting and interviewing for any open position within the organization Show less

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  Florence Darlington Technical College

  Jan 2014 - Sept 2014

  Workforce Readiness Center Manager

  Supervised a staff of three to effectively manage the Workforce Readiness Center as approved by the Department of Labor and within the guidelines of FDTC and the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant. Specifically: basic skills activities to include assessments, college admissions testing preparation, online learning orientation, fast track/contextualized modules, learning community, GED preparation and tutoring. Assisted with the apprenticeships, internships and co-ops, develop partnerships with employers that include validating curricula and establishing best practices for career exploration by conducting interest assessments, career advising, career pathways planning, career web-blasts, and industry tours. Provided organizational oversight with FDTC staff, faculty, students, as well as appropriate community resources to provide Workforce Readiness Center services to assist participants in meeting their college and career goals. Evaluated and monitored the progress of the Workforce Readiness Center. Increased participant participation by 25%. Increased center activity by 50%.Developed a 98% retention rate of students in the program versus a 43% retention rate in the overall college. Incorporated and implemented new monitoring techniques to help reduce regional audit errors. Initiated and implemented a clothing closet for students in need of interview attireBuilt partnerships with other grant programs on campus by better marketing ASSIST servicesComposed a student handbook for the students detailing student resources to help during any crisis and daily activities. Completed all employee evaluations and payroll timesheets. Assisted with recruiting and interviewing for any open position within the organization. Show less

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  Clemson Univeristy

  Nov 2014 - Jan 2017

  Program Coordinator

  Responsible for training, motivating, mentoring, and case managing 50-80 clients and implementing reasonable career and educational goals for participants in the non-custodial parent program. Implement individual career plans, and then provide assessment and counseling to ensure that goals are met..Counsel participants in educational issues such as course and program selection, class scheduling, study habits, and career planning. Analyze career assessments to appropriately match jobs with the participant’s interest and personality. Maintain accurate records and case notes Show less

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  SC Vocational Rehabilitation

  Feb 2017 - now

  Counselor
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  SOUTH CAROLINA VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION

  Feb 2024 - now

  Area Consumer Service Manager