WORK EXPERIENCE:

Professional Recruiter

Confidential, Pensacola, FL

Responsibilities:

• Achieved Professional Recruiter status by reaching and maintaining company spread goal.
• Assist corporate recruiting efforts by building candidate pipelines with recent University graduates and other recruiting professionals.
• Train and mentor junior staffing colleagues.
• Build business contacts and market staffing services.
• Develop new and streamline existing recruiting efforts to build more robust candidate pools.
• Market job openings to both active and passive candidates through social media, job boards and direct calling.

Senior Technical Recruiter

Confidential, Pensacola, FL

Responsibilities:

• Perform intelligent and creative candidate searches using job boards, career websites and social media.
• Maintain and maximize effectiveness of candidate profiles in Applicant Tracking System ( Confidential ).
• Develop robust candidate pools of qualified IT candidates to include - Desktop/Helpdesk Technicians, Software Developers, Systems Administrators, Database Administrators, Network Engineers, Cyber Security Specialists, Virtualization Engineers, etc.
• Screen candidates and conduct initial interviews to determine suitability and availability for various positions.
• Negotiated wage rates and other terms and conditions of employment with candidates and secured commitments for current and future jobs.
• Generate business leads for potential service clients.
• Acting liaison for existing clients and contract personnel.
• Collaborate with clients to determine staffing needs and develop recruiting plans to meet those needs.
• Manage entire recruiting life cycle and support of on-staff contractors.

Senior Recruiter

Confidential, Navarre, FL

Responsibilities:

• Conducted effective database searches, using various software programs, to proactively identify and evaluate qualified candidates for job opportunities within the Nuclear Energy Industry, Renewable, Petrochem, T&D and Fossil.
• Developed and implemented creative sourcing strategies (i.e., electronic social networking sites).
• Maximized effective resourcing methods while maintaining cost control.
• Screened candidates and conducted initial interviews to determine suitability and availability for various positions.
• Negotiated wage rates and other terms and conditions of employment with candidates and secured commitments for current and future jobs.
• Developed robust candidate pools by utilizing technical resources such as career websites, blogs, and social media.
• Collaborated with business development Directors and Account Managers to identify top clients/accounts, target skill sets and to assess clients’ staffing requirements.
• Developed and maintained relationships with existing and potential field professionals to provide superb customer service, gain industry knowledge, obtain referrals and generate leads.
• Managed entire recruiting life cycle and support of field professionals.
• Managed and mentored junior recruiters and administrative support staff.
• Collaborated with Business Development to determine “ Confidential ” and develop and align training procedures to reflect findings.

Assistant Director

Confidential, Durham,NC

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate group therapeutic and skill building interventions for at-risk youth ranging in age from 5 to 17 years old.
• Develop weekly group curriculum according to need and developing group characteristics.
• Work in tandem with Client and Family Treatment teams to help link and provide access to clients in need of medication evaluation, speech therapy, occupational therapy and/or additional social services.
• Perform assessments and assign clients to available therapeutic services as needed.
• Oversee and supervise up to 15 class facilitators and administrative employees requiring clinical and general supervision which is focused on ensuring the execution and use of current Confidential and company standards.
• Receive and participate in supervision with Executive Director as designated under North Carolina Confidential standards.
• Develop safety and client monitoring protocols for entire company.
• Ensure transport safety by meeting all Carolina Highway Patrol safety standards for group/facility transportation.
• Work with CAC, Confidential to develop education, training and review protocol to meet and exceed the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities ( Confidential ) expectations.
• In collaboration with other CAC directors and owners, secured 3 year accreditation from Confidential .
• Member of directorship team responsible for all current North Carolina expansions, planning and development of sites to be opened in Roxboro NC, Henderson NC, Charlotte NC and Goldsboro NC.
• Oversee day-to-day operational functions for entire Confidential with Executive Director.
• Continue to absorb additional and usual responsibilities of treatment authorizations through Medicaid and NC Health Choice.
• Continue to develop and implement treatment plans for individuals on case load.
• In the process of developing new protocols for therapeutic interventions at DT facilities in line with the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities that include a work release program for juveniles, a gang awareness task force and Intensive In-Home treatment programs for adolescents and their families.

Qualified Professional

Confidential, Durham, NC

Responsibilities:

• Conduct case management services for assigned case load.
• Develop treatment plans with Child, Family and Treatment teams.
• Link client’s to services within the community such as recreation therapy, social services, substance abuse services, psychiatric medical evaluation and higher level in-patient services as needed.
• Perform intensive in-home therapy services individually and with other treatment team members.
• Conduct monthly supervision with all Para-professionals and Associate professional as assigned.
• Complete and maintain appropriate documentation and authorizations through Medicaid and/or Confidential entities.
• Attend and lead several in-house treatment team meetings to ensure complete coverage of care and to address arising needs and concerns.
• Receive monthly clinical supervision as identified in North Carolina Registered Mental health Intern guidelines.
• Complete and monitor all incident reports and disseminate to appropriate entities and authorities, depending on level of risk/injury.

Qualified Professional

Confidential, Durham, NC

Responsibilities:

• Develop, coordinate and carry out initial and subsequent Person Centered Plans.
• Conduct monitoring observations to ensure proper implementation of each consumer’s Person Centered Plan ( Confidential ).
• Provide therapeutic mentoring, symptom monitoring and guide consumers to self-manage symptoms.
• Provide and attend in-service training.
• Provide one-on-one interventions with consumers to develop interpersonal, community and relational skills.
• Initiate and complete investigations as necessary.
• Conduct monthly supervision with Para-Professionals.
• Complete and maintain appropriate documentation on consumers and Para-Professionals.
• Link and integrate multiple services, assessments and reassessments as consumer’s needs change and/or demand.
• Attend and contribute to daily meetings with LAS Director and collateral team members to organize, plan, initiate and ensure superior services for consumers.
• Attend weekly QA/QI meetings to provide input and feedback regarding consumer care and organizational operations.

Masters Level Intern

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided individual and group counseling to a diverse client population ranging in age from 18 to 55.
• Performed intakes, developed treatment plans and conducted therapy for a variety of mental disorders and a wide range of issues such as stress, anxiety, grief, past sexual abuse, phobias, depression, anger, relationship dissatisfaction, identity, sexual disorders, eating disorders and substance use/abuse/dependency.
• Effectively and appropriately prepared and maintained detailed intake assessments, case notes and termination summaries.
• Successfully maintained required caseload.
• Presented and contributed to weekly staff meetings, case conferences and professional issue seminars.
• Developed and presented on-campus workshops for students and faculty on topics such as: “Stress and Time Management” and “Understanding Depression”.
• Authored several published “ Confidential ” articles for the school newspaper in an effort to widely address campus mental health issues and concerns.

Intensive Delinquency Diversion Counselor

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided diversion and case management services for first time juvenile offenders.
• Provided service visits to youth in their home to present program services including, but not limited to personal accountability, decision-making, self-esteem, tutoring, homework assistance, hygiene issues and victim awareness.
• Home visits included enrolling parents and guardians in their children’s activities, setting limits, establishing appropriate boundaries and monitoring child’s behavior in and out of the home.
• Performed service contact visits with youth and officials in their schools to monitor academic and social progress of assigned clients.
• Provided assistance to youth in completing court ordered sanctions. Including, but not limited to apology letters, arranging restitution payment schedules, seeking out and organizing community work sites for the completion of community service hours.
• Participated in meetings with youth, family and community agency personnel.
• Maintained documentation for client sessions, meetings and contacts made on the client’s behalf.
• Participated in weekly staff meetings and bi-weekly case evaluations with senior counselor and Confidential supervisors.
• Employed a holistic approach to facilitating youth and families to prevent the youth’s re-involvement in the juvenile justice system and to address issues related to ADD, ADHD, Grief and Loss, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Adjustment Disorders and problems associated with social and environmental issues.

On-Site Staffing Specialist / 2 nd Shift Supervisor

Confidential, Pensacola, FL

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overseeing application processes both by appointment and in large scale “Job Fair” type settings.
• Conducted interviews with prospective applicants.
• Performed pre-employment testing.
• Recruited and selected candidates for assignment to our client’s dynamic workforce.
• Processed New Hire paperwork.
• Provided new employee orientation and safety training.
• Served as acting liaison between client’s supervisory teams to ensure the ever-evolving staffing needs of each department.
• Provided daily supervision and administrative support to over 25 employees.
• Provided general employee counseling and performance reviews.
• Conducted monthly communication and safety meetings and training classes.
• Performed data entry, records maintenance, tracking and updating weekly spreadsheet reports for the client’s HR Manager and Confidential Corporate representatives.