Youth Specialist Resume
NY
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position that will utilize my extensive interpersonal skills to help build relationships with the company’s customers.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
02/11-Present Confidential,
– Dobbs Ferry, NY
Youth Specialist for the Transitional Residence for Alien Children Program
- Responsible for day to day care of the children in the program including helping residents to maintain their personal hygiene, social guidance, use of leisure time, and food planning and preparation
- Develop, supervise and run activity sessions
- Accompany residents on trips and outings and supervise activities
- Work one on one with a resident who is displaying significant stress or assist with management issues as they relate to residents
- If required, perform therapeutic hold should a child be out of control
- Drive residents to medical, social or other necessary appointments or assist in returning residents to the campus who are AWOL
- Sharing experience and observation of the residents under care with the treatment team and immediately bring to the attention of the supervisor any unusual issues
- Cook/prepare meals for residents within their cottage or division
- Other duties as assigned
02/10-12/10 Confidential,
-Fairfield, NJ
Administrative Assistant/Dispatcher/Mailroom Clerk
- Dispatched all technicians for the company’s multi-state business
- Checked the technicians\' daily work, translated all their comments and leads from Spanish to English so that the customer service representatives could provide the appropriate service to the customers
- Responsible for creating and mailing contract renewals, past due letters and other correspondence
- Updatedtechnician’s profiles in the company’s system
- Wrote daily totals on time cards and filed time cards for technicians
- Filed, scanned and faxed general paper work
- Translated various documents from English to Spanish for our technicians to sign
- Entered payroll into the company’s system
10/09-01-10 Confidential,
-Pompton Plains, NJ
Assistant Living Housekeeper
- Cleaned apartments for the elderly, including bathrooms, living rooms, kitchens, and common areas
- Updatedfiles, including the progress of occupants as well as new and departed residents and communicated any changes to superiors
11/08-10/09 Confidential,
-Passaic, NJ
Customer Service Representative
- Assisted customers in opening bank accounts and safe deposit boxes
- Assisted customers in applying for personal loans
- Verified cash management
- Assisted customers with account related issues
1/07-5/08 Confidential,
– Totowa, NJ
Call Center Customer Service Representative
- Assisted customers with inquiries related but not limited to placing/canceling/tracking orders,updating gift registry, filing complaints, verifyingidentity theft, delivery issues, verifying inventory in stores, and store locations
- Supported three divisions: Bed Bath &Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops, and
Harmon Discount stores
EDUCATION:
2010-Present Essex County Community College – West Caldwell, NJ
Intended Major: Education
SKILLS:
- Fluent in English/Spanish
- Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Excellent filing and organizational skills
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
2000 – 2004 Youth Administrative Leader
- Acted as the administrative secretary and treasurer
- Organized special events and activities involving the youth in order toencourage and guide them to maintain a positive mind-set that would be free of peer pressure
- Responsible for coordinating fund-raising events
