Cathy Stairs

Experience

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  Central Maine Healthcare

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1996

  Environmental Services Aide/Technician

  Also worked there from 1980-1982

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  Women Work and Community

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1996

  Student

  Student/Work Study position...assist with coordination and collation for workshops. Facilitating Workshops/support groups, creating resource booklet, information. Conducting intakes for program participants,

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  United Way of Androscoggin County

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Internship

  Working to gather info, resources, and meeting with many local agencies with regard to the Communites for Children Initiative

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  Seniors Plus/EIM

  Jan 1998 - Oct 2012

  LSW, Care Coordinator

  Coordination of home care services to allow people who are elders or adults with disabilities to remain at home vs facility, providing resources, problem solving, managing database, team work, home visits, building and maintaining professional relationships with providers, following and remaining knowlegeable about both internal policy and procedures as well as state program rules and funding as appropriate to programs being managed.

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  Western Maine Community Action

  Oct 2012 - Aug 2020

  LSW, Employment and Training Specialist

  Assisting Clients to navigate and determine resources or workshops, resumes, skills, in order for them to secure employment or training leading to employment. Working with WIA funded programs to determine eligibility. Facilitate workshops as needed.

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  Community Concepts Maine

  Aug 2020 - Jan 2022

  Workforce Development Specialist

  Using Federal workforce funds to assist people with training and education opportunities to increase their skills and marketability in the workforce.

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  Maine State Department of Labor Career Center

  Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  CareerCenter Consultant -ARPA

  Employment and Training

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  Catholic Charities Maine

  Sept 2022 - now

  GEAR Specialist (Growing Enployment Access for Refugees)