Dorlisa C.

Wells
303 Walnut Street
Cedartown, Georgia 30125
(770) 546-0153
dorlisawells@icloud.com

Objective
To obtain a position within an organization that will benefit from my experience in social services,
case management, excellent office administration skills.

Education
University of West Georgia Carrollton, Georgia
Masters of Special Education

University of West Georgia Carrollton, Georgia

Bachelor of Science, Sociology, December 2002

Summary of Skills
 Eight years experience in case management and social services.
 Background in adolescents and child abuse
 Ability to plan and implement a variety of programs
 Skilled in assessment and documentation
 Proficient in Microsoft Office-Word, Works, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Windows

Experience
Bartow County Emerson, Georgia July 2015-Present
Special Education Teacher
 Assess and monitor progress of students with individualized education plans
 Develop individualized education plans for students with disabilities and ensure that needs
and modifications are met in the classroom
 Teach small group resource classes for students that need more individualized instruction
 Develop transition plans for students entering high school
 Conduct meetings with parents, teachers, and other staff to identify needs and goals of
students

Polk County Cedartown, Georgia June 2011-April 2014

Resident Program Manager
 Supervises the Family Self-Sufficiency Program and any Family Self-Sufficiency
Employee
 Assists public housing residents with job searching skills, and any relative self-sufficiency
techniques
 Transport to various interviews
 Provide workshops to residents to promote self-sufficiency

Floyd County Rome, Georgia November 2010-May 2011

Lead Facilitator Club Xtreme Drug Prevention Program
 Provide weekly drug prevention sessions to at risk youth
 Engage youth in monthly community service projects
 Provide homework help and tutoring to youth in program
Floyd County Rome, Georgia May 2009-May 2011
Service Coordinator NW GA Housing Authority
 Assists residents in Public Housing with job searches, resume writing, obtaining GED’s
 Coordinate and partner with Community Resources to provide workshops for residents
 Facilitate the drug prevention program for children in public housing

Haralson County Buchanan, Georgia September 2008-May 2009

Parent Aid Home Ministries
 Provided early intervention and parent education to clients referred by the DFCS
Bartow County Adairsville, Georgia May 2008-Present
Human Service Professional Downing Clark Center and Academy
 Provide social services to adolescent aged females in a residential facility
 liaison between the Department of Family and Children Services and The Department of
Juvenile Justice
 Complete multidisciplinary treatment plans and utilization reviews
 Prepare youth for court hearings and other legal proceedings
 Advocate for youth rights

Floyd County Rome, Georgia August 2003- June 2007

Social Services Case Manager Floyd County Division of Family and Children Services
 Conduct face to face interviews with alleged child victims and their caretakers to assess
the level of risk and ensure provision of appropriate interventions for abuse, neglect, or
exploitation.
 Provide emotional support, and crisis and non-crisis counseling.
 Link clients with needed social services, housing, medical, educational, mental health and
legal advocacy programs
 Collaborate with law enforcement and juvenile court system to ensure safety of children,
including but not limited to obtaining physical custody of children and testifying in court.
 Provide adoption and placement resources for consumers in circumstances of substantiated
maltreatment.
 Provide follow-up, ongoing assessment and case management in substantiated cases in
accordance with established policy and procedures.
 Manage caseloads of adults and children, assess needs, document progress, and advocate
for services.
 Provide information, coordination and education to local agencies, professionals and other
service provider agencies
 Trained and certified in CPS, Foster Care, and Placement Intake

Floyd County Rome, Georgia May 2000-August 2003

Customer Service Representative Super K-Mart Center
 Managed returned and/or damaged merchandise
 Handled customer complaints

Floyd and Polk County Rome and Cedartown, Georgia May 1999-September 2002
Youth Counselor Boys and Girls Club of Northwest Georgia
 Monitored and Supervised the daily activities of adolescent aged youth
 Assisted with after-school tutorial program
Internships

Carroll County Carrollton, Georgia October 2002-December 2002

Victim Witness Advocacy Program Carroll County District Attorney's Office

Carroll County Carrollton, Georgia October 2002-December 2002

Carroll County Senior Citizen Center

References

Sonja Johnson
Director of Woodright Industries
706-512-1487

Donnis Pace
Director of Tallatoona Child Development Center
678-988-0611

Robin Chandler
Bartow County Schools
770-490-6183