Brandi Smith
Poplar Bluff
Summary
I would like to secure this career opportunity to fully utilize my training and skills, while making a significant contribution to the success of the clients I work with as well as my co-workers.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Alternative Care Supervisor
Every Child's Hope
10.2025 - 02.2026
- Oversaw daily operations of the department, ensuring smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks.
- Resolved conflicts among team members promptly, maintaining a harmonious working environment conducive to productivity.
- Enhanced communication within the FST by holding regular meetings and encouraging open dialogue among all members.
- Mentored junior staff members in their career development, sharing knowledge from years of experience in the field.
- Completed monthly supervisory consults
- I attended court and ensured timely completion of court reports and Efiling of the same
- I was on call monthly for alterative care disruptions or emergencies
- Improved client trust and satisfaction with prompt and courteous resolution of inquiries and complaints.
Senior Social Services Specialist
Missouri Children's Division
04.2014 - 10.2025
- This job entails providing/obtaining services on behalf of children and families in instances of abuse, neglect, or exploitations
- This includes attending court, maintaining proper documentation of the case, networking, and working with clients to ensure education of proper parenting and safety
- Moreover, this job requires case management on coordination of children in foster care, adoptions, juvenile treatment/rehabilitation: and providing in home crisis intervention services to children who remained with their parents
- In addition to these duties as a Senior Social Service Specialist, I also performed other duties while maintaining a caseload that is competitive with my unit these include but are not limited to; monthly supervisor consults and review of my units cases, paying/approving payments, pulling CTS reports to provide to staff or approving payments to lawyers, counselors and other providers
- I attended monthly meetings with FCC and was on the SOC committee where I networked with other community professionals
- I was the circuits liaison for home visiting services and I was on the Safe Sleep committee and we met to discuss the same and share information with our co-workers
- I raised thousands of dollars a year for the foster children and FCS family's coordinating hundreds of gifts yearly and managing the funds to do so. I maintained relationships with community partners to coordinate their donations to our circuit
- I attend truancy court monthly and maintained a healthy working relationship with the Juvenile Office to coordinate services to my clients
- In my supervisors absence/leave, I assigned cases and helped to maintain our FCS unit
- Conducted home visits as part of comprehensive case management services, assessing family dynamics and living environments for potential concerns.
- Developed strong partnerships with local schools, healthcare providers, law enforcement agencies, and other organizations to enhance overall service provision.
- I was an on call supervisor for the CAN Unit on weekly/weekend rotation with other supervisors to provide supervisory consults/support and direction to the CAN workers while on the field assessing child safety and doing emergency hotlines.
Education
Bachelor's - Psychology
Central Methodist University
Fayette, MO05.2013
Skills
- Decision-making
- Staff development
- Team building
- Conflict resolution
- Complex Problem-solving
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Multitasking Abilities
- Time management
- Organizational skills
- Written communication
Initial
BLS
Timeline
Alternative Care Supervisor
Every Child's Hope
10.2025 - 02.2026
Senior Social Services Specialist
Missouri Children's Division
04.2014 - 10.2025
Bachelor's - Psychology
Central Methodist University
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