Virginia Vernet

• Group Facilitation: Delivering in person and virtual group programming daily for Anger Management, Substance Use, Employment, Girl's Group and Keep The Peace Justice Program.
• Case Management: Intake assessment; research, develop, assign and monitor appropriate community sanctions and community placements, assessment of risk from the clients, victims, families and community safety perspective; tracking client progress through regular contact with service providers; monitor operations; resolve and report incidents of non-compliance; completion of statistical reports; representing the agency with Ministry officials.
• Administration: Maintain centralized database/systems that enable the tracking of progress of a high volume caseloads at any given time. Daily communication with referral sources for administration of programs such as Probation Officers, Duty Counsel, Lawyers and Community Agencies. Accurate and timely submission of documents and reports that could be subject, in the case of enforcement, to scrutiny in the criminal courts and probation services. Administer and process program evaluation tools.
• Identify and engage suitable placements that are both meaningful to the client, of benefit to the community and reparative in nature. Ensure appropriate client and service/placement match. Ensure placements and services are accessible to diverse client group.
• Manage resistance and challenging behaviors in Section 23 and Caring and Safe classrooms.

• Assist special needs students such as those with mental or physical disabilities with mobility, communication, and personal hygiene as well as constant supervision of all students in designated classrooms
• Carry out behavior modification plans, personal safety plans, personal development, and other therapeutic programs under supervision of professionals such as special education instructors, psychologists, or speech-language therapists
• Assist in school library or office and perform other duties assigned by a school principal.
• Monitor and report to classroom teacher on student progress
• Accompany and supervise students during activities in school gymnasia, laboratories, libraries, resource centers and on field trips.

• Counseling children and adolescents regarding mental health, substance abuse, personal and family issues, social adjustment and childcare as well as providing crisis intervention, UMAB, medication administration and medical attention when needed
• Working with youth that have an array of mental illnesses, physical/intellectual disabilities, behavioral and emotional issues
• Being sensitive to needs of clients and respecting confidentiality of families, youth and co-workers and assessing youth in order to resolve their conflicts and be able to succeed on their short- and long-term goals
• Completion of serious occurrences, incident reports, plans of care, logs, medication binder and safety plans
• Attending court with clients, health appointments, family visits and recreational activities
• Gathering and documenting information on family, health, social history report and criminal background
• Monitoring children’s development and inspecting family behavior; reporting cases of child abuse or neglect
• Organizing community meetings and activities (e.g., therapy, support groups, social gatherings, or community events)

• Working with community groups to explore their needs and abilities to agree on solutions
• Helping communities to share knowledge and resources effectively
• Offering physical, mental and emotional support to clients in shelters, trafficking programs and other settings within the community
• Arranging new services and providing assistance with routine activities of daily living
• Assisting with medication monitoring according to policies and procedures of the agency
• Providing ongoing support to family members involved in client care; encouraging involvement and facilitating effective ongoing communication.

Facilitated 40 hours of workshops for at risk youth and adults in the prison system in South America. Created numerous presentations for each workshop about maintaining healthy interactions and staying out of legal trouble.

• Supervise and monitor behavior of all clients in the residence and while out in the community
• Completing daily logs, incident reports, residential intakes, communication book and medication administration
• Assist in development and implementation of scheduled programming and ensuring that all youth have access to proper nutrition and clothing
• Crisis intervention and counseling on a daily basis
• Maintain safety and security in the residence
• Urging children and adolescents to report any mistreatment
• Act as appropriate and professional role model
• Transport residents as required in accordance with Ministry of Transportation