EMPLOYMENT JOB DESCRIPTION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
PAUL HAMPTON HARTY, JR.
219 Four Ply Lane, Fayetteville, NC 28311-9305 910-488-9408
1. Admissions Counselor with American Business Corporation-Job Corps from 2003 to 2006. Recruiting and admissions skills were necessary for this position. Communication, interviewing, and sales skills were developed through the recruitment and training of volunteers to assist in the identification and recruitment of students for the Job Corps program. Public speaking and public relations skills were also used to recruit students and volunteers for the program. Submission of enrollment documents had to be error free and on time. The ability to listen to concerned parents while calming their fears and enlisting their help in recruiting the students proved to be a highly required skill. In general this was a sales position. Listening, communication and people skills were essential to a successful performance. Commitment to Job Corps principles and to a successful completion of the program resulted in a feeling of achievement for all concerned.
2. Juvenile Detention counselor with Cumberland Juvenile Detention Center from 2002 to 2003. This position involved training juveniles to comply with local ordinances. Each juvenile arrived at the center under arrest. Legal documents had to be read and authority recognized for enrollment in the detention center. Each young person was searched, showered and interviewed prior to enrollment in the center program. While incarcerated, students were counseled, taught academic skills and allowed to participate in closely supervised recreational programs. Security had to be our top priority, as the juveniles came from broken homes and gang related backgrounds. Attitude and behavioral changes were reported to the courts supervising the juvenile, and a positive report usually resulted in dismissal from the program. Attention to detail, strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to counsel students were developed in this position. Crisis and intervention skills were required.
3. Literacy Coordinator, Montgomery County, IL from 1997 to 1999. Recruiting tutors and students for the tutors was the primary responsibility for this position. 50 tutors and 50 students were recruited per year. My original plan was to develop a Literacy Camp, which taught parents of 3-12 year old children how to use simple activities to train their children to become good students. Created learning stations to illustrate how to teach reading, math and science skill which taught parents and children how to make learning a fun activity. The children were conducted on a tour of the campgrounds where they found fun activities dealing with syllables, sounds, safety, writing, and reading in general. Activities such as 'letter-fishing', 'animal bingo', and 'word hiking' taught the parents to use resources around them to encourage the children to read. Parents were given many resources promoting safety, how to deal with angry children, and other resources that would help them train their children to be better readers, writers, and students in general. This activity required the creation of posters and fliers promoting the literacy camp. Publicity was also gained by speaking to organizations throughout the county, participating in newspaper and radio interviews, and by contacting each school in the county personally. I was able to write and illustrate an original book entitled "The Four Big Kittens" which helped parents prepare their children to choose literacy as a tool to avoid poverty and crime. New pamphlets and newsletters were developed to promote the literacy program and explained the reason why volunteers were essential to this program. Computers were used extensively to train volunteers and students alike, and they were used to create the posters and cartoons utilized in the pamphlets. Several students were able to achieve their GED's because of our efforts. The Literacy Volunteers of America, provided training, on a quarterly basis. Free materials for the literacy camp were secured from the literacy office of the secretary of the state, the US Department of Education, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Department of Conservation, and from the Cooperative Extension Office, and from county business groups. This position required a great deal of organizational ability, developed communication skills, allowed creative thoughts and actions to be tried, and displayed leadership and supervisory skills. It also required the ability to coordinate the collection of information and funding activities of the volunteers. Salesmanship and group education were necessary for the successful completion of this program. It was uplifting to witness the coming together of local organizations, state organizations, and volunteers as they collected resources to be used to enhance the reading ability of 3-12 year olds while training their parents to become better teachers. 37 1/2 hrs. Supervisor: Jose Wilson 1-312-857-4819
4. Farm Resource Center, Mound City, IL from 1986 to 1996. Served as team leader for crisis outreach counseling agency, answered hotline calls dealing with suicide, financial problems, marital relations, and general social problems of farm families. Recruited volunteers in 22 county areas of South Western Illinois, developed resource lists, spoke before educational, county and state agencies, and civic organizations in an effort to acquaint them with problems of rural Illinois. Developed a plan of action to meet social, economic, and emotional needs of rural families. Counseled youth, adults, and families in suicide prevention, marital problems, alcohol and drug addiction, and general emotional problems. Lobbied local, county, and state governmental agencies for financial support of program. Developed news releases for newspapers, radio, and television broadcasts. Participated in radio and television programs, designed to educate the public on the unique economic and social needs of farm families. Secured money, clothing, medical, and emotional resources for farm families. Participated in stress management, suicide prevention, counseling, and case management training. Developed detailed reports on clients and programs. Served as team leader for Project Recovery, a program developed by Farm Resource Center to deal with the Great flood of 1993 in Illinois. Recognized by local, and state leaders, for leadership in this program. 37 1/2 hrs. + Supervisor: Roger Hannan 1-800-851-4719
5. Office of Manpower programs, Hillsboro, MO from 1979 to 1984. Served as work experience specialist. I interviewed economically disadvantaged & handicapped youths and adults for various comprehensive employment and training Act participants. After the initial interview, I processed the application and determined eligibility of the applicants. Once eligibility was determined, the client was interviewed, assessed for placement, trained, counseled, and guided, while completing work experience. I traveled extensively to many school districts and government agencies, in an effort to coordinate and promote CETA programs. I spoke before civic groups, trained supervisors, and personally supervised our CETA clients as they completed program objectives. Governmental training sessions were attended regularly in an effort to better serve our clients. Counseling techniques, testing programs, and on-the-job training skills were used in this position. Movie projectors, slide projectors, and tape recorders were used to present training films and programs designed to improve the client's self-esteem and training potential. Typewriters, calculators, filing skills, copiers, cameras, and printing machines were used to facilitate the service rendered to CETA clients. Supervisory skills such as assessment of talent and skills, interviewing, classification and placement, were developed. This position required strong interpersonal skills such as the ability to introduce myself before large crowds of youth and professional leaders at training sessions. The planning and coordination of training sessions, development of training materials, and follow-up sessions, enhanced my leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills. The ability to meet, mingle with, teach and train, while gaining the confidence of a large range of people from handicapped students to college and government leaders, illustrates the development of skills vital to supervisory and administrative staff. It further testifies of flexibility, leadership, and professional skill development. Training received included interviewing techniques, stress management, counseling techniques, interviewing methods, and CETA regulations. 37 1/2 hrs. Supervisor: Janet Cline 573-789-3502
6. Valle High School, Ste. Genevieve, MO, from 1976 to 1979. Social studies teacher and coach. Supervised the educational and social development of approximately 150 students per year. Subjects taught were American History, World Geography, World History, and American Government. This position also allowed me to delve into motivational techniques involved in coaching young people in cross-country, JV and Freshman Basketball, and Freshman Football. Coordination, planning, and supervisory skills were extremely crucial to the overall success of the sports program. Methods of instruction, such as the use of Family History, or Genealogy, to study population flow and sociological changes, were developed. 50 hrs. per week Supervisor: Magdala Piechal 573-883-5219
7. East Missouri Action Agency, Flat River, 1976 to 1976 and also summer 77. *see duties listed under #5 - Office of Manpower programs - Same job description applies. 37 1/2 hrs. Supervisor: Nancy Williams
8. Missouri Division of Corrections/Community
Action, Cape Girardeau, MO from 1974 to 1975. As a corrections case worker, I
interviewed, assessed, the needs of convicts and their families, placed them in
homes, jobs, training, and located food and clothing money for
them. Interviewing was done in prisons, jails, and the ex-convicts'
homes. Conducting a caseload of 75 or more clients developed supervisory
skills. Public relation skills were also developed as I met with business and
local leaders, before civic and educational groups, in an effort to secure their
support and volunteer work. Communication and interpersonal skills were
necessary in order to gain the confidence of the client and those that I
recruited to help serve their needs. Training conducted at Missouri State
Penitentiary by the Corrections Staff. It consisted of 80 hours of instruction
in criminology and law enforcement procedures.
Supervisor: Larry Trickey 37 1/2 hrs.
9. Sunny Hill Garden Center, Cape Girardeau, MO from 1973 to 1974. Served as sales clerk and nursery worker. Sold Garden seeds, fertilizer, and pesticides and demonstrated their use to customers. Planted and cared for roses, shrubbery, and trees. Developed landscaping plans and carried out planting of many different nursery stocks. This position required sales, and communications skills, which developed customer service skills. Operated cash register, trucks, and various garden tools. Supervisor: Ramona Brinkopf. 573-355-6595. 54 hrs.
10. Social Studies teacher at L.J. Schultz Middle School, Cape Girardeau, MO from 1971 to 1973. Taught American History to eighth grade students in a team teaching mode, developed learning stations and tutoring stations for students with learning problems. Nominated as Teacher of the Year. Supervisor: Robert Hines 573-334-3499. 40 hrs.
11. United States Navy - 1967 to 1971 and two years of inactive reserve from 1971 to 1973. Served as platoon leader and education leader for Company 255. Selected as Honor Man of company because of demerit-free completion of boot camp, which illustrated leadership skills and ability to get along with shipmates. Assigned to intelligence division at CINCLANTFLT. In Norfolk, VA. Required Extremely High Security Clearances, above Top Secret, for use in dealing with the collection and dissemination of intelligence data. Intelligence information gathered, gleaned and prepared for presentation to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, department of Defense, CIA, and Commander-in-Chief of the US Armed Forces. This position required loyalty, dependability, initiative, leadership, unbroachable character traits, and the ability to assess a situation and react with confidence and speed. Our group received numerous commendations for our professional skills while in a crisis. Typing, keypunch operation, computer operation, filing, operation of tele-type machines, and janitorial skills were developed. Clerical and leadership skills were honed and developed.
12. Social Studies Teacher - Central High School, Cape Girardeau MO from Aug 65 to Jun 67. Taught American History, American Government, family relations, and sociology to twelfth grade high school students. Served as Senior Class sponsor and as Motorcycle Club and Drama Club Sponsor. Joined the Missouri State Teacher's Association, Community Teacher's Association, and National Education Association - Supervisor: Robert Hines 573-334-3499.
Throughout my adult life, I have learned to interact with people, to communicate effectively, and to deal with crises. In so doing I have learned to type, write articles promoting organizations that I work for, and have facilitated numerous training sessions for thousands of people. I believe that my experience, training, and education developed flexibility, cooperative behavior, and the ability to handle almost any situation.