Human Development Resume
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Objective:
To obtain a job where I will interact with people. I also wish to enhance my listening skills and other skills that are vastly important in the human services field.
Education
East Lansing, MI August 2007- December 2011
Bachelor of Science, Family and Community Services
Concentration: Youth and Child Development
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Specialization in Bioethics and Humanities
Study Abroad- Music, history & culture of Africa, the Caribbean IslandsSummer2009; May-July
Jamaica
- Learned and studied music of Jamaican culture
- Took many field trips to historical parts of Jamaica
- Obtained a knowledge of Jamaican culture in general
Experience
Human Development and Family Studies Research Assistant June 2012-December 2012
- Read transcripts of various individuals
- Coder- read transcript and placed cards in category deemed appropriate
Confidential-InternSeptember 2011-December 2011
- Assisted the director with whatever work needed to be done
- Answered phones and handled paperwork
- Worked with clients (counseling, administered pregnancy test, gave them items they needed)
- Leader of Earn and Learn program (clients came into clinic to watch a parenting video to receive items for family)
Confidential September 2011-December 2011
- Let residents into building with valid Identification
- Responsible for making sure intruders stayed outside of the building
- Fill out proper paperwork for supervisors
- Assisted residents with any issues regarding safety
- Reported any incidents going on in the building
Confidential September 2008-December 2011
- An usher who escorted patrons to seats during special events
- Check tickets of patrons and instructed them of where to sit
- Assisted with seat finding or customer service
Confidential September 2010-December 2010
- Answer phones and take messages for supervisors
- Write out work orders for tenants with apt. issues
- Put mail away and organized all paperwork at the desk
- Assist and interact with all tenants who come to the desk
Confidential September 2010-May 2011
- Research Assistant Position
- Interviewing mothers about life changing events
- Provide baby care;(feed, play with)
- Take saliva samples of both mother and baby
- Held PTSD assessments
Confidential January, 2010-May, 2010
- Interacted with children by playing games and talking with them
- Ran errands and filled out paperwork for volunteer coordinator
- Counseled teens and taught them about success after High School
- Assisted volunteer coordinator with activities for children such as Hoola Hoop and Dance contests
Activities
Former member of the Dream Team-which is the women leaders of the Organization known as THE ADVANTAGE; A student driven org designed for students to make the most of their college experience
Former President/Evangelism contact of an organization called The IMPACT Movement- A Christian org that spreads the truth of Jesus Christ
Former member of the Lyman Briggs Ambassadors who take future students on tour of Holmes hall at Michigan State University
I volunteer at church often and work with the youth playing games and having different workshops about teen issues, graduating from high school and attending college.