Shantrece N.

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Shantrece Neil Chicago, IL neilshantrece@gmail.com (312) 483-5564 Authorized to work in the US for any employer Work Experience Youth Care Worker Heartland Alliance - Chicago, IL February 2018 to Present • Conducts intakes as assigned. • Helps program participants to modify attitudes and patterns of behavior by increasing understanding of self, personal strengths and challenges. Ensures participants follow implemented Individual Service Plans, point and level systems, and behavior mentorship plans. • Supervises and ensures safety of the youth in the milieu during the assigned shift. • Maintains established program staff to participant ratio within the program and during off site/ outdoor appointments, trips, activities. • Secures information, such as medical, psychological, and social factors contributing to program participant’s situation. Evaluates program participant’s capacities and establishes appropriate service plans, as needed by the funder and/or regulatory agency. • Responsible for timely and accurate documentation (e.g. incident reports, contact with Youths’ families, Read more log entries, e-mail, and contact with on-call supervisor). • Conducts file reviews and assists with electronic data entry. • Engages youth in daily routines and activities. • Supervises participants’ phone calls, activities, health and hygiene, and adherence to program rules and schedule. • Supports creative interventions for program participants. Conducts educational and recreational group activities, to include but not limited to, developing curriculum and lesson plans. • Provides supportive supervision, guidance, and role modeling for the participants in the milieu. • Participates in professional development/supervision meetings. • Utilizes Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) crisis de-escalation techniques as necessary. • Provides transportation for participants as necessary. • Follows food service sanitation standards for meal preparation, serving, storage and clean-up, as directed. • Communicates when necessary with other departments within the program. • Provides assistance to program participants in accord with Organization policies and procedures and in conjunction with individual • Participates and contributes actively in regular supervisory and team/unit meeting, in house training sessions, conferences, seminars and independent study.

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