JILL WICKSALL

323 Hobbs Hwy N. Traverse City MI 49696 · 231-357-0254

wicksallji@tcaps.net · jillwicksall.weebly.com

Career Objective: To become a full-time School Social Worker.

EXPERIENCE
AUGUST 2018 – CURRENT
BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONIST, TRAVERSE CITY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Working with students individually or in small group formats to help with issues such as anxiety,
impulse control, feelings identification, anger management, peer relations, social skills, social
stories, healthy coping mechanisms, self-esteem, home issues/transitions, etc. Teaching
classroom lessons on social/emotional topics as well as personal safety lessons. Connecting
parents to community resources and counselors, assisting with local holiday help programs,
coordinating with the McKinney-Vento program, distributing winter gear, delivering weekly food
bags from Father Fred to students' lockers. Contributing to weekly TASC meetings with teachers
and parents, conducting time on/time off task observations for suspected ADHD, distributing and
scoring Vanderbilt Assessments, and assisting in creating and implementing behavior plans.

FEBRUARY 2015 – AUGUST 2018

POST ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE LICENSING SPECIALIST, BETHANY CHRISTIAN
SERVICES
As a Post Adoption Specialist, I provide services, such as case management, coordination of
community services, information dissemination, and adoptive family support to families who
have adopted through the foster care system, international adoption, and domestic infant
adoption. As a Foster Care Licensing Specialist, I recruited, trained and licensed foster homes,
coordinated foster care placements, oversaw foster parent orientation and training, participated
in retention and advocacy opportunities, and became involved in community foster parent
coalitions.

JANUARY 2013 – DECEMBER 2014

NANNY, ZACHOS FAMILY
Nanny of three with duties that included but were not limited to; getting them ready for school,
making meals, driving to activities (park, library, swim lessons), drop off and pick up and school,
homework help, laundry, light housekeeping.

JANUARY 2011 – DECEMBER 2012

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT, ALLENDALE NURSING & REHABILITATION
Caregiver to the elderly including, but not limited to: bathing, feeding, dressing, toileting,
checking vitals, making beds, ambulating and continuously aiming to improve their overall quality
of life.
EDUCATION
SPRING/SUMMER 2019
MASTER’S SOCIAL WORK, GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
School Social Work Certified

DECEMBER 2012
BACHELOR’S IN SCIENCE- PSYCHOLOGY, GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

JUNE 2009
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, KINGSLEY HIGH SCHOOL

CERTIFICATIONS
 School Social Work
 Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
 First Aid/CPR/AED

SPECIAL INTERESTS & COMPLETED COURSES

 Trauma-Informed Schools
 Social Work Practice in Schools
 Social Work Practice with Families & Children
 Child Development
 Human Behavior & Social Environment
 Behavior Modification

ACTIVITIES
 Grand Valley State University School of Social Work Phi Alpha Member (2018-2019)
 Kingsley High School Volunteer Club (August 2005- June 2009)
 National Honor Society (August 2007- June 2009)
 Kingsley High School Student Council (August 2008-June 2009)

SKILLS
 Organization
 Time Management
 Communication
 Decision Making
 Independence & Self-motivation
 Conflict Resolution
 Adaptability
 Collaboration & Teamwork
 Emotional Intelligence