Keisha Adams

Experience

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  Youth Villages

  Jul 2010 - Mar 2012

  Clinical Liaison

  Highlight: Served and greatly supported the mission of one of the best known private nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping emotionally and behaviorally troubled children and strengthening families. • Managed all conference room reservations, coordinated conference/video calls, recorded meeting minutes for program director and distributed to attendees.• Organized itineraries and cost-efficient travel arrangements for staff and clients local and international. • Created and maintained spreadsheets tracking project expenses, reimbursements, contractor timesheets, and invoices. • Provided quality customer service to current and potential clients, staff, and visitors.• Integral player in the quarterly and annual audit which captured quality of services.• Prepared monthly expense reports, budgets, and maintaining an internal filing system.• Distribute and email company-wide announcements.• Maintained residents’ confidential records and case files adhering to HIPPA laws. • Served as Governors’ Mentoring Initiative Representative for the Girls’ Center. Show less

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  Tennessee Department of Children's Services

  Mar 2012 - Jul 2018

  Child and Family Service Worker II

  Highlight: Serve as a service worker administrator to support the state’s public child welfare laws, serve the needs of distressed children and young adults, and building community support• Managed 20+ cases for families in foster care, at risk youth, adhering to all polices and state laws• Testified in legal proceedings on behalf of the State of Tennessee in Juvenile Court for welfare cases, developing approved family plans, tracking client progress through Excel. • Generated legal reports, affidavits, quarterly reports, custody orders, home studies, background checks, and approve permanency plans. • Attended IEP and 504 plan meetings to assess the need for professional intervention services, including psychological, social, or medical services, and makes the appropriate referrals. • Provided effective communication to populations of lower socio-economic backgrounds. • Maintained all confidentiality of each client using our proprietary TFACTS database system which houses all client information not limited to personal identification, insurance, medical records, and financial statements. • Collaborates and partners with agencies such as Youth Villages, Porter Leath, Le Bonheur, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Shelby County Schools, Lakeside, etc., to measure, monitor, and regulate the needs of clients. • Performed drug test swabs on parents with suspected drug usage. Show less

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  Communities In Schools of Memphis

  Jul 2018 - May 2021

  Student Support Specialist

  • Served as a liaison between school administration and support that streamlines and integrate an existing site team that works closely with district leaders, school administrators, staff and teachers in the implementation of the “Communities in Schools” model, in conjunction with broader school improvement plans.• Coordinated and led the delivery of evidence-based services based on best practice and risk-factor research. • Managed projects with clearly defined scope, time-specific and have predefined goals and objectives that align and meet our organization and school’s objectives. • Secured partnerships with various Shelby County agencies as well as neighborhood community partners to provide integrated support for various student needs. • Utilized the Child Warfare Model to lead needs assessment process and data analysis. o This data collected via surveys and discussions with staff, parents and students and evaluation results from the previous year will drive improvement initiatives. • Utilized the SMART Goals Model to set objectives, as well as procedures for delivering school-wide services, targeted and sustained services, monitoring and adjusting services, and evaluating and reporting effectiveness. • Entered data into system which provides tracking to Communities In Schools national office. Show less

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  Memphis-Shelby County Schools

  May 2021 - now

  • Employ technologies to prevent, respond to, and mitigate violence in schools integrating compliance to child safety and technology policy.• Ensure district compliance with applicable laws, regulations and guidelines associated with gang activity and safety within assigned schools. • Provide school-based social and emotional support for students to address at risk students, reduce outburst, violence, the effects of violence, conflict resolution to prevent future disruption.• Abreast on gang symbolism, signs, violence zone maps, applicable laws related to gang violence, while supporting gang awareness classes for students to reduce classroom risks. • Advocate for the Memorandum of Understanding between community-based counseling services and SCS Mental Health Center. • Implement restorative practices, school-level attendance and behavior improvement strategies and student-centered support.• Manage projects regarding safety policy adherence and legal guidance into translate all actionable recommendations, requirements, and controls for technical and non-technical audiences.• Excellent organizational, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to multi-task and follow through on projects to completion. Show less

  • Project Advisor

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Safety Special Project Coordinator

    May 2021 - now