Oscar Navarro-Alvarez

Experience

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  Securitas

  Jan 2010 - Mar 2012

  Security Officer

  • Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry.• Obtains help by sounding alarms.• Prevents losses and damage by reporting irregularities; informing violators of policy and procedures; restraining trespassers.• Completes reports by recording observations, information, occurrences, and surveillance activities; obtaining signatures.• Maintains environment by monitoring and setting building and equipment controls.• Maintains organization's stability and reputation by complying with legal requirements.• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Show less

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  California State University, Los Angeles

  Sept 2010 - Jun 2013

  Resident Advisor

  • Crisis Interventionist• Marketed/Developed/Led programs to promote social, education, diversity, health, emotional, understanding and growth • Created/Developed a positive living environment designed to link community, faculty, and residents • Promoted the interaction and construction of social networks between community and residents • Implemented and enforced all housing policies • Resolving conflicts / Mediator amongst residents • Budgeted and allocated money used for residence hall/floor events and administrative responsibilities Show less

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  Free Arts for Abused Children

  Sept 2013 - Mar 2014

  Courthouse Program Intern

  • Provided quick projects to help children escape the anxiety of their court hearings through arts and crafts.• Support children who have experienced abuse, neglect, poverty and homelessness through innovative creative arts programs.• Providing positive interactions with caring adult volunteers.• Conducted courtroom observations for Program Manager after completion of 30 service hours

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  Long Beach Job Corps Center

  Dec 2013 - Apr 2021

  Residential Advisor

  • Maintains a safe, clean and orderly dorm by effectively controlling student behavior. • Provided counseling and guidance to students on attitude, behavior and inter-personal relationships with others. • Conducted restorative justice sessions focused on gang intervention and drug abuse rehabilitation • Monitored student activity in the dorm and ensured appropriate student behavior. • Maintains incident log and reports all unusual and critical incidents to superiors. • Ensured accountability of students in assigned dorm by conducting periodic bed checks. • Identifying students with adjustment problems and referring to counseling as necessary. • Support Dorm Supervisor, Counselor and other team members in performing administrative functions and providing effective case management services to students. Show less

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  City Year

  Jul 2014 - Jun 2016

  Americorps Member, Supper Distribution Coordinator, IT Coordinator

  Corps Member• Providing academic support to students in one-on-one or small group settings.• Organizing activities, projects and celebrations to improve students’ school and community environment. • Tutoring and mentoring students to stay on track and get back on track to graduate by improving their attendance, behavior and course performance.Supper Distribution Coordinator (Sept. 2015 - May 2016)• Managed the distribution of student meals during City Year's after school program in accordance with LAUSD regulations• Collaborated with school cafeteria manager to maintain and organize student meal and attendance records for file audits• Creating student educational intervention plans for our after school programIT Coordinator (Sept. 2014 - Jun. 2015)• Build and support the maintenance of the City Year "cyconnect" school team site• Project management & web design• Work closely with team leadership/other coordinator roles on organization & maintenance of up-to-date resources• Maintain a timely and relevant team calendar• Serving as the point of contact between school team site and HQ to support troubleshooting and resolution of IT issues Show less

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  AltaMed Health Services

  Oct 2016 - Sept 2017

  Workforce Development Case Manager

  • Act as a liaison for case management within the organization as well as with outside agencies• Assist management in recruitment effort for the Medical Assistant Pipeline Program• Manage a case load of 30+ program participants• Develop monthly reports on program participant progress• Conducting workshops pertaining to professional development

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  USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

  Feb 2021 - Sept 2021

  Research Assistant

  Research Assistant/Resource Employee for the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.