Anita Cook is seeking a position as a youth counselor or mentor where she can utilize her education and experience. She has a background in teaching, tutoring, counseling, and working with special needs students. She has over 5 years of volunteer experience as a youth mentor and community involvement. Her resume demonstrates internship experience working with homeless veterans and developing hands-on learning plans for students.

1. Anita N. Cook
118 Pacific Court Vallejo CA, 94589
Cell: 707-207-1997 Email: cookanita89@gmail.com
Objective
I am looking for a position where I can provide my experience and my education as a youth
counselor/ mentor.
Summary
I’m a hard worker, highly motivated, energetic student who is seeking a position where I can
use my education and my skills to work with the youth. I am a youth mentor with excellent
communication skills demonstrated by five plus years 9of volunteer work with-in my
community.
Core Qualifications
 Teaching, tutoring and counseling
 Experience working special needs students
 Motivating students
 Active listening skills
 Behavioral/cognitive skills development
 CPR/ Fist –Aid certified
Achievements
StudentDevelopment
 Increased student test scores by 20% by introducing more effective learning techniques
such as the use of flash cards, or even different books that we may find helpful.
Counseling
 Served as student mentor and counselor for student when academic problems and
when personal adjustments arose, meeting with guardians to reach solutions.
GoalSetting
 Established clear objectives for all lessons/projects and communicated with students,
achieving a total understanding of overall class expectations.
Professional Experience
Student Intern

2. March 2016- May 2016
Bridge to Life Center (Mission Solano) – Fairfield, CA
 Working with homeless Veteran’s
 I would organize the case files and make sure that all the files had the proper paper
work.
 In-takes
Student Intern
September 2015- December 2015
Adaptive Horticulture- Fairfield, CA
 Created and enforced child based hands on curriculum to promote student interest and
receptive learning.
 Developed interesting course plans to meet academic, intellectual and social needs of
students.
 Monitored the students who need extra help with taking test.
Big Sister
January 2014- March 2014
Big Brother Big Sister – Napa, CA
 Developed interesting course plans to meet academic, intellectual and social needs of
students.
 Coordinated after school tutoring hours to help student(s) in whatever subject the
student(s) may be having trouble in.
 Designed resume building class
 Designed an interview skill class
Youth Mentor
June 2010- Jan 2015
True Love Baptist Church- Fairfield, CA
 Developed interesting course plans to meet academic, intellectual and social needs of
students.
 Routinely meet with students’ parents regarding in-class issue and learning
interruptions to discuss solutions.
 Instructed tenth- eleventh grade level of Algebra in a class room setting with five
students.
 Designed resume building class
 Designed an interview skills class

3. Education and Training
Associate of Arts:HumanServices, 2016
Solano Community College- Fairfield, CA, Solano
Coursework and Education in Human Services, the following classes is what I have completed:
 HS 51: Intro to Human Services
 HS 52: Intro to group process
 HS 53: Special Populations
 HS 55: Case Management
 Coun 50: Career life planning
 Coun 62: Helping skills
 Coun 64A/B: Practicum I/II
Community Involvement
 Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity, Jan 2013- Jan 2015
 Volunteer, True Love Baptist Church, Jan 2010- Jan 2015
Affiliations
 Daughters of Zion May 2012- Jan 2016