Alice Batcher

Experience

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  CATHOLIC HEALTH SERVICES OF LONG ISLAND, Rockville Centre, NY

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Chaplain Residency

  Performed multi-cultural interfaith spiritual counseling for diverse patients and families. Facilitated conflict management between colleagues to enhance teamwork and customer service. Conducted research into the spirituality of Alzheimer’s patients and their families.PRIOR PROGRESSIVE POSITIONSPastor – Olivet Baptist Church, Valley Stream, NYPastor – First Baptist Church, Montclair NJ

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  CENTRAL NASSAU GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING, Hicksville, NY

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2012

  Group Home Counselor

  Worked in a 12-bed facility with adults living with mental illness and addiction. Performed crisis intervention, drug counseling, life skills education and drug testing. Counseled residents to help them in the handling of family, financial, and educational problems. Partnered with residents to develop individual action plans. Conferred with medical personnel, communicated with staff, residents and family to facilitate problem solving. Maintained confidential records.

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  Toms River United Church of Christ

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Pastor

  Coached, inspired and encouraged congregation in the development and growth of their faith. Organized and engaged in interfaith, community, educational and recreational religious-based activities. Counseled and comforted bereaved family and friends. Consulted with family of deceased to arrange funeral service plans. Prepared and delivered sermons, talks and religious-based ceremonies including funeral and memorial services

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  Monmouth Presbytery

  Jan 2013 - now

  Substitute Pastor (Contractor)

  Prepares and delivers sermons, talks, special ceremonies including funeral and memorial services. Responds to family or friends requests during emergencies or crisis offering comfort, prayers and support. Administers religious rites and / or sacraments.• Received a request to perform funeral over holiday weekend on short notice. Performed service receiving very positive feedback and have since received numerous calls to substitute at the church.• Assisted family on short notice delivering a personalized funeral service. Since that event have performed a service for a second family member. A surviving family member with a terminal illness has requested services when he passes. Show less

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  BEDLE, BEDLE AND BRAUN FUNERAL HOMES

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  Funeral Home Assistant

  Active participant in funeral director internship program. Performed full cycle of funeral planning and execution including human remains transportation, conferring with family, planning of funeral arrangements, preparing remains for crematory processes, printing prayer cards, programs and related materials. Wrote obituaries. Assisted at visiting hours, funerals and memorial services. Drove remains and supervised post burial procedures. Performed pastoral duties as needed.• Prepared complex remains for viewing exceeding family’s expectations. Family decided to keep the casket open during viewing instilling a positive last memory of their loved one.• Set-up private viewing of deceased before cremation and offered compassionate support at graveside service to extended family including reading a special poem and scripture. A few weeks later the mother sent a note of thanks noting the service exceeded her expectations.• Inventoried and organized supplies for facility including the development of a system for inventory tracking ensuring availability of supplies and improving efficiency.• Researched location of deceased personal belongings in an out-of-state hospital. Conducted search with phone calls and an in-person meeting locating the valuables and returning his personal effects to his family in Germany. Show less