Kimberly M. Perkins

1431 W. 56th Street

Los Angeles, CA. 90062

323 481 7340

perkinsaodc@gmail.com

Objective

To seek employment in a results-oriented company that seeks an ambitious and career driven individual, where acquired skills will be utilized towards continuous growth and advancement for not only myself, but all people in need.

Education

Graduated 08/2012 InterCoast CollegeAlcohol & Drug Counseling Program

Certification and extensive training on alcohol and drug ethics and laws.

CPR and first aid certification. Re-certified 11/14

Physiological and Pharmacological training

11/1992 UC Berkeley Extension

Supervisory Training in Customer Service and Specialized Training-Alcohol and Drug Counseling

Specialization in working in hostile working environments.

Assisting the mentally ill & PTSD victim

Servicing the mentally ill population

Servicing the pc1210 population(exiting prison)

Assisting the Dual Diagnosed community( drugs/psyche, or Physically/Mentally challenged)

Standing In the Gap

Street Team Ministry

2/28/15 – current

Assist at all levels of homeless drug addicted persons by connecting with programs available per their specific needs,

Including Veterans, runaways, mentally ill, and everything in between. This organization works with churches

In the area, The General Relief Program, and several drug and detox facilities in the Los Angeles area, including

Hollywood which is our target base (starting at Hollywood and Vine). This is a donation based passion. We also

Work with Prop 47 clients who want their records either eradicated, or lessened whichever is appropriate. Food,

Transportation to treatment, clothing, blankets are the main staple given.

CRLA (Community Recovery Los Angeles/Malibu)

Swing Shift Tech/General Relief Advocate/NOC Overnight Site Manager

4/1/15 - /current

Duties: Interact, assess, assist clients with all matters of recovery including transportation to meetings, and personal

Issues. Contact Counselor when appropriate, document each 30 minutes on every client (19 to date), monitor detox

clients every 15 minutes, witness medication implementation, and assist site manager with additional tasks as

needed. Walk all clients to on site meetings, groups, and counseling sessions. Tally and balance client funds, petty cash,

populate schedule, tabulate medicine count for 19 persons, clean common areas when necessary, interact with all levels

of the company, task duties to Client Advocates, attend scheduled meetings for the week. Drug tested 3-5 times weekly,

and complete room searches.

9/15/14 – 2/28/15 SOBA Recovery, LLC –WLA

RRW/TECH-Overnight

Duties: Transport clients to necessary appointments, groups, meetings, and shopping. Interaction with clients regarding their

Daily routine, feelings, concerns, assist when asked for help on any level of concern to resident, and/or refer them to the proper

person regarding the issue in question. Facilitate positive and nurturing environment by showing support on all levels, including

life skills training, crisis intervention, relapse prevention, suicidality, and alerting our direct supervisor when the last

three issues cause alarm. Complete shift logs, medication count, document and log all issues regarding client. Witness client’s

taking of medication with the client signing off that he/she has taken it. Pick up and drop off of Rx to local pharmacy,

and remind client when he/she is running low on medication. Perimeter checks and room checks are completed every 2 hours

per regulation. Ensure all residents are checked in, and are UA’d every two days. Keep location clean and supplies stocked for

clients, as well as the facility. Other tasks include staging units or rooms for new prospective clients when others have

transitioned from our sober community, and interaction with various team members, and Therapists on behalf of the client

when deemed necessary.

11/24/13 – Current Standing In The Gap Street Service Ministries (Greater Los Angeles Area)

Street Team Supervisor

Assisting the homeless with all need based issues from medical to SSI/SSDI applications and processing additional requests on behalf of homeless clients requested by Social Security and other entities assisting to end homelessness. Processing of Low Income, Section 8, and room and board through the SHARE! Program and other affiliated programs and entities.

Locating bed space for those ready to enter rehabilitation for drug and alcohol use. Transporting clients to hospitals, programs, Social security Office, Welfare department, and completing all documents needed for processing. Explaining all benefits available to homeless clients that may enable them to get off the street. Locating relatives of homeless, including adolescents that are homeless and reconnecting those relationships when possible. Identifying dual diagnosed, mentally ill and charting information by completing a psychosocial evaluation that clients agree and sign authorizing their information to be released to appropriate programs/doctors/agencies that may be of assistance

08/1//2013- 11/24/13 Quality of Life Services, IncorporatedClient Advocate 7700 Imperial HighwaySupervisor-Leonard Downey, California

All clients are mentally and physically challenged with various impairments that also are coded by different degrees of such.

Works individually and within a team in the areas of client relationship building and advocacy, customer satisfaction and client retention.

Provide prompt, courteous service to customers, risk advisors, insurance services personnel, and vendors.

Assists in providing risk management services for clients.

Coordinates client services with the agency service team in providing and assisting with claims activity, risk management, loss control, human resources and other value added agency resources.

Accompanies risk advisors to renewal meetings to discuss and execute informational needs for clients.

Advocate for the mentally and physically challenged on all life issues and problems that affect their rights to live decently, i.e., filing lawsuits with the assistance of legal aid regarding discrimination, to assisting mentally challenged students to receive their high school diploma after denied by school when client complied with their program rules and regulations.

Interaction with all Physicians, Therapists, and South Los Angeles Regional Center regarding progress of mentally and physically disabled clients.

Facilitating life skill training, also including enrollment in special qualified educational programs with one on one assistance.

07/1//2013- 08/2013 Mary Magdalene Project (Confidential location) Temporary

House Manager

Supervisor-Jodi

Dual Diagnosed Women Clientele 18 Years -55 years old exiting prostitution, sex trafficking and incarceration

Assisted upper- level management and clients with all residential facility needs on a daily basis.

Conducted one-on-one crisis intervention, life skills implementation

Daily documenting and status updating of clients followed by staff

Consultation and debriefing with clients and Program Manager

Medication distribution and log such information

Drug testing as needed

Assist women in crisis with educational goals, computer operations

Closely working with supervisors, Therapists, and all parties involved in the care and harms reduction method of all clients residing in house.

Facilitating conflict resolution meetings with residents as needed

On call 24 hours for emergencies

Transporting to medical appointments, and hospital emergencies documenting results and sending to appropriate staff.

Assessment of Treatment Plan for each client ensuring completion of program regulations that determine length of stay in the program

04/2013- 06/2013 Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission /Temporary

Supervisor-Louise Sun Valley, Ca.

Case Manager – Access Room

Referred, assessed and processed new clients.

Advocate and main point-of-contact for client needs including, but not limited to appropriate programs and benefit.

Assessed and determined each homeless client’s ability to function in the program, locate appropriate programs that render financial assistance.

Determining clients eligibility for SSI and assist with application, or complete and facilitate applications that needed additional documentation. Also status of clients mental capability to continue the process with or without assistance

once it is started.

Connect client with mental illness programs, physicians, therapy, medication through local hospitals and other nonprofit programs in the area.

Ongoing screening for TB and STD’s

Classes regarding drug abstinence, living with mental illness, life skills training given daily and are a part of the program.

Documentation and follow up with all agencies associated with the client and follow up implemented as needed.

05/1/2012- 7/30/7/2012 Total Family Support Clinic

Supervisor- Sherman Dale Sylmar, Ca.

Alcohol and Drug Counseling Internship

Case management, treatment planning and one-on-one counseling.

Facilitation of adolescent and adult groups, dual diagnosed, and mentally ill client base specializing in drug education and awareness, suicide prevention, self-esteem, domestic violence prevention, relapse prevention, and implementing life skills.

Random drug testing on site, documenting and sending spec out or usually immediate result depending on testing kit.

Assessment of progress, graduation from program, or continued care needed for each client.

11/2001- 12/2010 Los Angeles Police Department

Senior Clerk/ Typist

Superior execution of computer operations and systems.

Documented, tabulated and processed daily, weekly and monthly reports.

Prepared reports for court processing and transfer to external police departments.

Photographed suspects and victims for the photography department.

Provided customer service duties to victims, officers and personnel.

Skill set:

MS Office Suite Referral to varied agencies of assistance on Project Management behalf of clientele regarding housing,Data Entry income, SSI/Disability/Low Income Housing 60 w.p.m. (Typing) & dispensing Section 8 program information

Executive ManagementGroup and One-On-One Facilitation Self Esteem InstructorDomestic Violence Group Facilitator Dual Diagnosed Group Facilitation

Conflict ResolutionSelf Esteem InstructorDomestic Violence Group FacilitatorDual Diagnosed Group FacilitationWorking with homeless/re-entry clients + LGBT+Sex Trafficking VictimsDrug testingRelapse Prevention training Life Skills InstructorMy Case Records System Program for AOD Treatment Center

New skills – KIPU client system program

Millennium UA Testing system

Excel (improved)

PowerPoint (improved)