LAUREN KIMBREL
Augusta
Summary
To work with an organization that provides excellent customer service, communicate effectively and maintain positive relationships within the work environment.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Paraprofessional
RCBOE
04.2022 - 12.2024
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Improved classroom management by assisting teachers with behavioral interventions and monitoring student progress.
- Supervised students during non-instructional periods such as lunch, recess, or field trips, ensuring safety at all times.
- Enhanced student support by delivering one-on-one and small group assistance in various subjects.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas.
- Assisted classroom teacher in supervising snack time and indoor and outdoor play.
- Reported on student progress, behavior, and social skills to parents.
- Helped teacher prepare instructional material and displays.
Social Sevice Specialist
Richmond County Department Of Family And Children Services
04.2017 - 03.2020
- Identifies physical, educational, and mental/behavioral health needs of children, parents, and foster parents and ensures identified needs were effectively addressed
- Addresses safety concerns by immediately implementing a safety plan for the family
- Partners with children and parents in the development and utilization of Family Functioning Agreement, Action Plan, and Family Plan to achieve desired individual and family-level outcomes
- Completes genograms to identify available family support networks
- Maintains the child's connection in the community, family, and friends
- Routinely serves on after hour call duty
- Collaborates with community partners to maintain and create system of supports for families and children
- Initiates timely, face-to-face responses to screened-in reports of alleged child maltreatment and conducts assessments that identify and address safety concerns
Family Service Worker
YMCA Head Start Acadamy
11.2016 - 03.2017
- Develops, maintains, and updates confidential files on each family which contains registration, enrollment, information and mental health disability
- With input from the Policy Council, Director of Early Education and Care, and other program staff, develops and implements a plan for the recruitment, selection and enrollment of children assuring the enrollment of children with disabling conditions
- Provides communication and service coordination
- Responsible for eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment and attendance in the program
- Encourages parents to participate in policy-making decisions relative to the Head Start Program and provide information to Head Start's Policy Council
- Facilitates regular and emergency meetings of the Policy Council, including committee meetings
- Establishes and maintains accurate records of home visitations, monthly meetings, case records and parent activity projects
Case Manager Assistant
Bamberg County Department of Social Services
08.2016 - 11.2016
- Provide and/or arrange transportation to resources in the community as a part of social service aide plan
- Participate as a member of a professional team to plan and carry out services for clients
- Prepare reports (initial contact and monthly reports) for proper documentation
- Make referrals to service providers, family group conferencing, seneca search, etc
- Assist with the completion of Foster Care Review Board packets, IV-E packets, Home Studies and ICPC packets, etc
- Assists with the reception of the human services department
- Organize dictation in computer system and making sure that diction is up to date and correct
- Interpret information and implement a plan of action
- Assist with other administrative support functions to include correspondence, copy, fax, e-mail, etc
- Analyze departmental documents for appropriate distribution and filing
- Create documents using Microsoft Office
- Provide information to internal and external clients
- Prepares new folders for cases and maintains current open cases
Certified Nursing Assistant
UHS Pruitt
05.2009 - 04.2015
- Supported diagnostic procedures, assisted with technical nursing treatments and entered information in patient records and charts
- Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress and concerns
- Responded appropriately to the physical, emotional and developmental needs of patients
- Organize / plan activities for residents to do on weekends
- Recorded activities of daily living in charting in computer program and charts
- Prioritize importance of daily task to be completed in a timely manner
- Communicated with families on the condition of residents
- Monitored and recorded vital signs, such as blood pressure and pulse
- Charted proper confidential documentation
Education
High School Diploma -
Barnwell High School
Barnwell, South Carolina2009
Bachelors - Social Work
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South CarolinaSkills
- Team leadership
- Technical/computer literate
- Multitasker
- Culturally sensitive
- Strong Verbal communication
- Organized
- Cooperative
- Compassionate
Timeline
Paraprofessional
RCBOE
04.2022 - 12.2024
Social Sevice Specialist
Richmond County Department Of Family And Children Services
04.2017 - 03.2020
Family Service Worker
YMCA Head Start Acadamy
11.2016 - 03.2017
Case Manager Assistant
Bamberg County Department of Social Services
08.2016 - 11.2016
Certified Nursing Assistant
UHS Pruitt
05.2009 - 04.2015
Bachelors - Social Work
South Carolina State University
High School Diploma -
Barnwell High School
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