Ashley D.

Experience

1. Foster Care Licensing Specialist

   Professional Services Group, Inc.

   Jan 2022 — Present · Kenosha, WI, US

   Evaluate personal characteristics and home conditions of foster home or adoption applicants.• Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems, to determine what services are required to meet their needs.• Maintain case history records and prepare reports.• Place children in foster or adoptive homes, institutions, or medical treatment centers.• Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.• Conduct home visits to inspect living standards.• Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information.• Report incidences of child abuse, neglect, or threats of harm to authorities, as required.• Confer with or interview officials, technical or professional specialists, or applicants to obtain information or to clarify facts relevant to licensing decisions.• Evaluate applications, records, or documents to gather information about eligibility or liability issues.• Issue licenses to individuals meeting standards.• Prepare reports of activities, evaluations, recommendations, or decisions.• Report law or regulation violations to appropriate boards or agencies.• Conduct and score oral, visual, written, or performance tests to determine applicant qualifications and notify applicants of their scores.• Evaluate information on applications to verify completeness and accuracy and to determine whether applicants are qualified to obtain desired licenses.• Perform record checks on past or current licensees, as required by investigations.• Perform routine data entry or other office support activities, including creating, sorting, photocopying, distributing, or filing documents.• Question applicants to obtain required information, such as name, address, or age, and record data on prescribed forms.• Complete emergency placements and background checks.• Participate in monthly on call scheduling for urgent placements

Education

• Case High School

  High School, regular/General High School/Secondary Diploma Program

  2012 — 2016

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Law

  2016 — 2020

Skills

• Customer Service
• Training
• International Shipping
• Sharepoint
• Research
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Kb
• Organizational Leadership
• Team Building
• Management
• Teamwork
• Loss Prevention
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Microsoft Outlook
• Leadership
• Product Management
• Calendar Planning
• Project Management
• Google Docs
• Time Management
• Event Planning
• Social Media
• Expense Reports
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Access
• Retail
• Mail Merge
• Executive Calendar Management
• Meeting Scheduling
• Microsoft Word
• Merchandising
• Meeting Planning
• Google Drive
• Timeline Development
• Agenda Development
• Shipping
• Sharepoint Administration