Assignment 3

Samira Shoghorui

89 John Ryle Ave 862-249-5285

Haledon, NJ, 07508

SamiraShoghorui@gmail.com

Objective

My objective is to obtain a position as a social worker in a safe and welcoming environment.

Education

Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

Major: Family and Child Studies with a concentration in Family Services

BA expected: December, 2014

GPA:3.2 Dean’s List

Related Work Experience

Prospect Park School number 1, Prospect Park, NJ 9/2011- 06/2014

Teacher’s assistant with children autism and children from grades 5th, 6th, 8th

Work one on one with students to develop basic skills and enhance verbal language(discrete trials)

Assess students process using the Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)

Assist students with becoming independent by working hand over hand ex. cutting, coloring

Collaborate with teacher to implement lesson plans

The Learning Tree, Hawthorne, NJ 9/2010-9/2011

Teacher’s assistant

Developed hands on learning projects each day according to the letter and number of the week

Created activities to make learning fun

Included music and dramatic play into my curriculum

Facilitated in circle time to provide students with the opportunity to tell their own stories

Head Start 45, Wayne NJ 9/2004-6/2008

Teacher’s assistant

Created and implemented lesson plans

Accommodated all learning styles in my curriculum/lesson plans

Incorporated an appreciation of nature in my lessons

Papa Johns, Clifton, NJ 6/2009-6/2010

Cashier

Assist customers over the phone and in person.

Refilled materials, when needed.

Customer service

Answering the telephone/transcribe messages on paper

KFC, Wayne, NJ 6/2007-7/2010

Cashier

Assist customers in the store.

Prepare side orders.

Clean and maintained a clean lobby

Certifications

Sub suite License September 2016

Skills

Some proficiency in Arabic

Computer skills: Microsoft word, Power point and Excel

Basic skills with sign language

Customer service

Revised Resume

Samira Shoghorui

 

89 John Ryle Ave Haledon, NJ, 07508   862-2495034 SamiraShoghorui@gmail.com

 

Objective                

Bilingual Family services professional seeking a full time position in the field of Family child studies.

 

Education  

Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

Major: Family and Child Studies with a concentration in Family Services

BA expected: January, 2014

GPA:3.5 Dean’s List

 

Related Work Experience

Oasis A Haven for Women and Children, Paterson, NJ                                     9/2014-present

Intern- 350 hours

• Complete assessment for all clients
• Collaborate with other agencies (networking)
• Help plan activities for teen program

 

Prospect Park School number 1, Prospect Park, NJ                                               9/2011- 07/2014

Teacher’s Assistant with children with Autism and children in grades 5, 6, 8

• Worked one on one with students with Autism to develop basic skills and enhance verbal language(discrete trials)
• Assessed students with Autism process using the Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
• Assisted students with Autism to  become more independent by working hand over hand ex. cutting, coloring
• Collaborated with teacher to implement lesson plans for students with Autism and students grades 5,6,8

  

      The Learning Tree, Hawthorne, NJ                                                                     9 /2010-9/2011   

     Teacher’s Assistant

• Developed hands on learning projects each day according to the letter and number of the week
• Created activities to make learning fun
• Included music and dramatic play into my curriculum
• Facilitated in circle time to provide students with the opportunity to tell their own stories

 

Other Work Experiences

 

KFC, Wayne, NJ                                                                                                 6/2007-2010

Cashier

• Assisted customers over the phone and in person.
• Refilled materials, when needed.
• Answered the telephone/transcribe messages on paper

                                                                                         

    Skills and Certifications

• Proficiency in Arabic speaking, basic reading skills

• Computer skills: Microsoft word, Power Point and Excel
• Basic skills with sign language
• Substitute License  September 2016

Assignment 2

1) Briefly describe your internship site. Provide background information of your agency that you work in this semester (e.g. location, services offered, population served, etc). 

Oasis A Haven for women and children. It is located in Paterson. The address is 59 Mill St, Paterson, NJ 07501. The offer a lot of services for women and children like G.E.D classes, English classes, Work ready programs and computer classes. They offer after-school program and teen program for children. They also have breakfast and lunch for the community. If you are in need of clothing, food or furniture they will assist you with that. There mission is "By changing the lives of women and children,Oasis is breaking the cycle of poverty through compassionate programs designed to feed,clothe,and empower women and children in need.

2) Discuss why you chose this site and how you think it may play a role in your future career goals. 

I choose this inter site because I hear a lot of good things about this place. I think it will help play a role in my career maybe as a potential job option. This experience is helping me see a different side of me. I first enter college as an education major and know I am questioning if that career is fit for me.

3) Describe the physical aspects of the agency site and the neighborhood surrounding site.

Oasis is clean and very colorful with a welcoming feeling. The walls are filled with inspiring words like love, success and strength.The staff are all friendly and very helpful. Oasis is located in Paterson. The neighborhood is not that bad where this site is located at.
4) Although you are just starting your internship describe your initial impression of the strengths and weaknesses of the agency i.e. what areas is the agency strong and in what areas are they lacking?

The strengths of this agency are that they offer so much for women and children. They are trying to help women become educated and ready for the work world. The weakness are they do not have staff members that speak other languages other than Spanish and English. The do not have services for men.

5) Identify the funding source(s) for this agency (i.e. state, federal etc.)

This agency is a non- profit organization. They get there funds through donations and grants. 

6) Tell us if you think there is an opportunity for full-time work once you graduate. Why or why not?

I think there is an opportunity of full time work after I graduate because they are always looking for people to help create new programs for women and children.

Assignment 1

1) Please tell us about yourself. For example what is the funniest thing that ever happened to you or what about your makes you interesting? Hi Everyone. I am 24 years old with a lot of responsibility. I'm a mom of a handsome 3 in a half year old. He keeps me busy and I love every minute of being a mom. It can get overwhelming sometimes. I am looking forward to starting my internship to get another perspective of working with children and families.My personality makes me interesting because I always look at the bright side of things. I never give up and try my best to fulfill my dreams and goals. I am a very kind and helpful person, that is always giving advice and trying my best to help people in need.

2) Please tell us your concentration. Why did you choose this concentration?
My Major now is Family Child Studies with a concentration in family services. I choose this concentration because I enjoy helping people and it makes me feel good to see a smile on  someone's face. Before , my major was family and school setting with a concentration with K-6 certification. I switched my major because I know I want to work with children and families but not in a school setting. I feel like family services is more for me.
3) What is the name of your internship site and what is your position?
Oasis- a Haven for women and children located in Paterson. My position is helping provide services and information about  after school programs, GED classes, English classes and so much more to clients.
4) What are your current career or graduate school plans? Or tell us if you plan to marry rich or travel the world or whatever your can dream of!
My current goal is to learn a lot during seminar and my internship. Also I want to do very good in my internship placement so I can get a field of what work I will be doing when I graduate. After I graduate I want to hopefully work in DYFS and go back to get my master's in social work.

5) Also, tell us about your family - for example - are your parents married or not, do you live with them, do you have siblings, pets etc? What is an activity you like to share with your family? etc. I am a mom, as I mentioned earlier to an amazing smart little boy. My father past away when I was 17 years old, which was very hard since I was very close to him. I named my son after him. I live with my son. I have one brother and a sister. I love to spend time with my family when I can. We love to go to the park and have a  Barbeque and talk about old memories.

6) Please also write about 1 or 2 topics on the syllabus that interest you and WHY.
All the topics seem very interesting. I can not wait to learn about them all. The topics that really caught my attention was job interview techniques and are you planning on attending graduate school. These topics are very important life skills that will help me and other prepare for our future/careers.
7. What do you think about wikis - or what you learned from the video
  I really enjoy using wikis and I find it easy and simple to use. I used wiki before for one of my other classes. I enjoyed the video. I loved how he provide a situation how it can be used and so three simple words to describe wiki edit, write, save. I believe that wiki is a good college website that can be used especially with group projects. This way everyone has the update information and communicate easy, since everyone's schedule is so hectic.