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- Listening to music and attending live music shows
- Enjoying time with family
Josie Black
Gainesville
Summary
Committed, passionate, and experienced social worker, with more than 18 years of experience assessing needs, advocation, and working the meet the needs of the clients that I've served. Successfully facilitated employment for individuals with severe mental illness while helping them to develop their coping skills and manage day to day life. Proficient in crisis intervention and client documentation, ensuring comprehensive support and care coordination.
Proven track record in team collaboration, adapting to evolving needs, and delivering impactful results.
Known for fostering supportive environment and helping clients to achieve goals to the best of my ability.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Vocational Specialist
Avita Community Partners
10.2006 - 09.2025
- Assisted clients with sever and persistent mental illness to procure and maintain employment.
- Worked with prospective employers on the benegits of hiring clients in the Supported Employment program.
- Provided wrap around services to clients, by helping them to access community resources, housing assistance, medical treatment, continuing education, securing employment, veterans benefits, and applying for Medicaid and SSI benefits.
- Made face to face contact with clients on a daily basis in various environments, such as homes, shelters, local business locations, and hospitals.
- Transported clients as needed for medical appointments and to assist with accessing local community resources.
- Assisted clients with developing ADL skills, budgeting their finances, developing coping skills, and natural support systems.
- Completed documentation of client's progress notes and assessments in a timely manner.
- Provided support with on-call crisis calls weekly and weekends when assigned.
- Updated client documentation for accurate, compliant and current records.
- Interviewed clients, families, or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate care coordination and resource allocation for clients.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA01-2004
Skills
- Community resources
- Resource navigation
- Community referrals
- Safety planning
- Client advocacy
- Conflict resolution
- Fluent in Care Logic interface
- Social services
Interests
Timeline
Vocational Specialist
Avita Community Partners
10.2006 - 09.2025
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Georgia State University