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Jamie Klein

Tarzana

Summary

Reliable Group Facilitator and personal counselor, specializing in AOD populations. Known for being a capable, well-trained professional. A compassionate leader and team-driven employee with undeniable interpersonal skills. Pursuing a new role where hard work and dedication will be highly valued.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Process Group Facilitator

08.2023 - Current
  • Bringing a “whole person” centered approach to addiction recovery
  • Working with evidence based tools (CBT, DBT, Mindfulness practices) I specialize in topics such as: Grief recovery, Radical Forgiveness, Accountability, The powers of thought, belief, and choice, and cultivating self-worth, I help clients remember who they were before using, understand and process the wounds/trauma that led to using, and realize the possibilities of who they can be without using.

Licensed Minister/Spiritual Practitioner

01.2008 - Current
  • Licensed with both The Emerson Institute and Centers for Spiritual Living, I am well versed in what is best called “Practical Spirituality”
  • Taking the divine truth of what is our inherent nature and finding ways to make it a lived experience is my calling
  • Beyond the ability to inspire, I am called not to “walk on water” but to see the one who is drowning, dive beneath the waves, and teach them to find the breath below and together, find the surface and swim
  • My “church” is where I am, and my congregation is who I am with, not to proselytize, but to praise the truth of “Nothing to defend, nothing to deny, no shame, no blame, no guilt…just the work of remembering what we truly are.”

Spiritual Counselor – Executive Chef

Oceanside Malibu Addiction Treatment Center
02.2021 - 06.2023
  • As chef in this position, I received glowing marks for kitchen standards from both the Joint Commission and DHCS within the span of 2 weeks
  • Created a "first welcome" experience for incoming clients through creative, wholesome meals and a welcoming, trust building environment
  • Offered guidance and advice to help cultivate self-esteem and community involvement.
  • Guided clients in developing skills and strategies for dealing with problems.

Commissary Manager

Vintage Grocers
11.2018 - 04.2019
  • Take existing recipes and processes and refine (and sometimes recreate) to better standards for culinary, cost, and process. -Train staff on new and existing recipe execution. - Work with existing, and onboard new vendors. -Oversee catering operation (event execution, menu creation) - Chief Cook and Bottle Washer (meaning being open and able to step in to any position in any store wherever necessary
  • Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
  • Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
  • Used industry expertise, customer service skills and analytical nature to resolve customer concerns and promote loyalty.

CTE _Culinary Arts Instructor

LACOE
07.2017 - 11.2018
  • Implementing the Culinary Arts Program at Campus Kilpatrick (a youth correctional facility)
  • Create Curriculum based on LACOE (Los Angeles County Office of education) Pathway modules -Create Food Safety Plan -Create Kitchen Safety Plan (to be up to probation standards -Certify Students in Food Safety Courses -Outfit the kitchen facility used as a classroom -Run daily classes for incarcerated youth (which means keeping (sometimes rival) gang member interested, motivated, active, and safe)

Executive Chef

Judy Goldstein Catering
01.2005 - 01.2016
  • Manage kitchen service from prep through service
  • Create new menu items as needed, standardize recipes for both food and labor cost
  • Train new hires in company standards

On call Chef

Serves You Right Catering
01.1997 - 04.2012
  • Manage kitchen service from prep through service
  • Create new menu items as needed, standardize recipes for both food and labor cost
  • Train new hires in company standards

Chef

Private Homes
01.2002 - 03.2012
  • Responsible for 1-3 meals daily for personal and family needs
  • Manage household vendors
  • Prepare custom meals for guests both expected and unexpected.
  • Travel when requested.
  • Interact respectfully and professionally with family, staff, and guests.

Chef

Hat Trick Catering
01.1998 - 01.2005
  • Movie catering in both LA and abroad
  • Managed menu creation, purchasing staffing, training and location logistics for up to 800 people daily
  • Private chef on location for a variety of celebrities (responding to all tastes and dietary requirements

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Religious Studies

Emerson Theological Institute

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA

Skills

  • Process Group Facilitation
  • Individual Counseling
  • Mindfulness Practices
  • Spiritual Counseling
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Interpersonal and Written Communication
  • Group Note Documentation

Certification

  • Current RADT certification
  • AOD Counseling - Christian Institute

Timeline

Process Group Facilitator

08.2023 - Current

Spiritual Counselor – Executive Chef

Oceanside Malibu Addiction Treatment Center
02.2021 - 06.2023

Commissary Manager

Vintage Grocers
11.2018 - 04.2019

CTE _Culinary Arts Instructor

LACOE
07.2017 - 11.2018

Licensed Minister/Spiritual Practitioner

01.2008 - Current

Executive Chef

Judy Goldstein Catering
01.2005 - 01.2016

Chef

Private Homes
01.2002 - 03.2012

Chef

Hat Trick Catering
01.1998 - 01.2005

On call Chef

Serves You Right Catering
01.1997 - 04.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Religious Studies

Emerson Theological Institute

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

California Lutheran University

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