EXPERIENCE:
Goshen Valley Boys Ranch 387 Goshen church way, Waleska, GA. 30183
Residential Director May 2006 – Feb. 2010
- Supervise all residential & Childcare services & programs
- Supervise ranch child care & clinical staff
- Develop & write program & personnel policy
- Oversee & manage agency audits
- Ranch marketing, community relations & fund raising
- Crisis intervention & training (certified instructor)
- Facilitate programs under ranch philosophy of Faith, Family, Education & Work
- Program training (Crisis intervention, Behavior management, Parenting & Childcare model, Discipleship counseling, team building)
- Manage 1.4 million dollar annual ranch budget
- Organize & lead ranch summer program, chapel, & retreats
- Lead/facilitate staff meetings and team training
- Work in cooperation with Director of counseling in overseeing all therapeutic services
- Oversee ranch wide maintenance and work projects
- Oversee child intake & ranch census
- Interview and hire childcare & therapeutic staff
- Provide respite care & emergency coverage
Goshen Valley Boys Ranch 387 Goshen church way, Waleska, GA. 30183
Lead/Founding House Parent August 2002 – May 2006
- Manage & care for home with 6 adolescent boys in Christian family setting
- Supervise family visitation
- Develop & implement ranch behavior management program based on positive reinforcement & natural/logical consequences
- Provide assistance in the development programs in areas of Faith, Family, Education, Work, & Life Skills.
- Lead discipleship, bibles study, devotions & other areas of spiritual training for boys in care
- Assist in development of ranch program & personnel policy
- Training of other House Parents in implementation of child care program
- Working with treatment team in accordance of clients treatment plan & goals
- Helping boys work toward established treatment goals
- Holding regular groups/meetings with boys working through personal & group issues
- Crisis intervention
- One on one and group counseling in the area of personal issues, life skills, education, & family issues, etc.
- Coordinate & direct Summer educational, recreational & work programs
- Responsible for general indoor/outdoor house and ranch maintenance
Bailie Youth Ranch 431 Memorial lane, Mesa, WA. 99343
House Parent/Athletic Director October 1997 – July 2002
- Oversee & Manage 5 adolescent boys in Christian family setting
- Provide parental support, discipline & training to youth in care
- Assist in developing family reunification plans
- Counseling in helping child/parents work on treatment goals
- Life skill training & counseling
- Lead/coordinate ranch wide chapel services
- One on one and group counseling in the area of personal issues, life skills, education, & family issues
- Responsible for basic home and ranch maintenance
- Manage & Care for all athletic activities & facilities
- Coach various sports – Wrestling, Football, Basketball, Baseball, etc
- Lead house devotions & discipleship program
- Implementation of Ranch wide wrestling, football, basketball & baseball program
- Ranch marketing and fund raising (Golf tournament)
- Raised and oversight of $35,000 upgrade of ranch athletic/recreational facilities
Siemens Power Corp Richland, WA.
Nuclear Technician September 1990 – September 1997
- Nuclear Fuel fabrication and production
- Machine & equipment operation and maintenance
- Zenger Miller Leadership Training
CHURCH INVOLVEMENT:
New Life Worship Center Canton, GA.
Youth staff 2008 – Present
Richland Assembly of God Richland, WA.
Youth Staff (unpaid) 1988 – 2001
Under supervision of Youth Pastor:
- Oversee youth ministry in youth pastor transition (worked with four Pastors)
- Teach Jr. high & Sr. high school Sunday school (10 years)
- Youth mentoring, discipleship & counseling
- Family ministry
- Speaking/preaching (Wed. nights, retreats, etc.)
- Lead youth retreats & camps
- Sr. & Jr. high school camp counselor
- Organize & lead youth council
- Evangelistic dramas, speaking engagements, & outreaches
- Discipleship training
- Assist in Church planting
- State side mission trips
- Coaching church youth basketball
- Involved in outreach ministry (coordinated and oversee Friday night live outreach)
- Fund raising for missions
- Lead Jr/Sr high home group bible study
