Deanna Stewart is a career counselor and former special education teacher seeking a new position. She has over 15 years of experience in career counseling, education, and human resources. Her background includes developing career programs, assisting with employment assessments and action plans, monitoring grant compliance, and special education teaching.

1. Deanna Stewart
3613 California Ave
Kenner, LA 70065
(504) 481-7728
deannatyje@yahoo.com
Ability Summary
 Career Counsel skilled at interpreting assessment results, implementing action plans, and collaborating
with others.
 Assist with monitoring and evaluating of the various programs under the WIA service to ensure
compliance with Federal and State rules and regulations.
 Monitor and Developed career development programs for employees, training and workshops along
with managers and supervisors.
 Assist in developed of rules and regulations for strict compliance with federal and state grants under
WIA.
Work History
Career Specialist/ Facilitator: Jefferson Workforce Connection, Metairie, LA (March 2007-Present)
 Provided assistance to individual clients with career development programs through the Louisiana
Works Department of Labor West Jefferson Career Solutions Center W.I.A.
 Maintain on a daily basis job search, create resume, and seek job orders, managed individual profile, job
training and future career opportunities.
 Facilitate job readiness skills to adults in efforts to acquire self-sufficiency and soft skills within the
work force.
 Collaborate with Individual Employment Plans (IEP) for the Office of Family Support Case Workers on
behalf of the students.
 Monitor students’ progress and provide one-to-one career counseling.
 With the Louisiana Employment Assistant Program (LEAP), assist in coordinating and monitoring
federally and state funded program in accordance with Department of Children and Family Services
establishing rules and regulations.
 Managed admission processes including determination of appropriateness and potential of candidates.
Qualified Mental Retardation Professional (QMRP), Community Living Manager, & Human Resource
Assistant: ResCare Inc. Mandeville, LA (June 2005-March 2007)
 Maintained detailed monthly progress reports on client’s health and quality of care, performed follow up
reports on client’s referred from various department and outside agencies, conducted mental health
screening, wrote mental health referrals, and maintained an ongoing relationship with various agencies
to obtain quality resources.
 In addition to being responsible for training investigators in regarding abuse and neglect allegations
with a home group setting, while working in the field documenting and responding to clients concerns.
 Planning and implementing social programs, conduct wellness education programs, created and
implemented job development programs, planned and scheduled staff in-service, maintained an accurate
records of all employees’ mandatory educational hours.

2.  Train staff and others in regards to handling clients’ program procedures, regulations and eligibility
requirements.
 Prepared employees' time sheet for payroll, signed authorization forms, calculated mileage sheets for
reimbursement, ordered supplies, conducted orientation and training of newly hired employees, notified
clients of status of Waiver application, maintained waiting list of the waiver services, monitored
employees' performances, performed service evaluation to assure quality care, prepared care plans for
new clients, assigned clients to employees.
 Maintained housing, state, and federal regulation codes for community homes as well as requested
information from contractors regarding estimates on the cost of renovation and repairs.
Special Education Teacher: Jefferson Parish School Board, Jefferson, La (November 2003-June 2005);
Orleans Parish School Board, New Orleans, LA (August 1999-May 2002)
 In the school system, educated children special need children in a classroom environment, as well as
developed and engaged in community alternative skills.
 Developed lesson plans, need assessment, and Individual Educational Plans, along with administered
yearly leap test, monitored recreational activities, engaged parent/teacher conferences, evaluative and
analysis skills.
 Adapt high school curriculum to teach Basic Skills English, Basic Skills Mathematics, Biology, and
Social Studies to students with disabilities
 Develop adapted curriculum testing materials, implement, and compile portfolios
 Collaborate with general education teachers to ensure that materials was taught
 Work with students individually and in groups to promote full academic functioning
 Integrate interactive technology into classroom
 Provide job coaching to students using task analysis and applied behavioral programming strategies
 Collaborate with students, parents, special education teachers, Para educators, and administrators to help
students prepare to become independently functioning adults
Education
University of Phoenix
Program: Master of Business Administration
Reference
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