Advocacy Worker Resume

Miguel Doughty

4052 Tavern Place

Boulder, CO 80302

(555)-555-5555

[email]

Job Objective Career-minded Advocacy Worker in search of position with company where my skills and abilities can be used to their fullest potential.

Highlights of Qualifications:

• Experience managing and developing working relations with children and designing various programs to be executed in group
• Huge knowledge of child protection procedures and policies
• Outstanding knowledge of all regulations related to children and young
• Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with people
• Ability to present information to young in a user friendly way
• Ability to identify problems and participate in team problem-solving efforts
• Strong sense of compassion and empathy for clients

Professional Experience:

Advocacy Worker

Scott and White Healthcare, Boulder, CO

February 2005 – Present

• Assisted support to children and other young people who wanted help in raising concerns.
• Helped young people in representing themselves and presenting views to concerned authorities.
• Coordinated with young people and children and took advocacy work for people under age of 25.
• Managed all group advocacy and individual advocacy projects and provided support to all decisions made by young people.
• Maintained a visiting advocacy service for children and young in residential care.
• Established an advocacy surgery for children leaving foster care, discussed issues concerning children.
• Developed advice, advocacy and provided support to information systems for young people.

Advocacy Worker

Morgan Stanley Children’s Hosp, Boulder, CO

August 2000 – January 2005

• Developed strategies and ensured young people and children awareness of advocacy services and its availability.
• Coordinated with various agencies and provided support and care to facility.
• Designed and developed all training materials according to advocacy requirements.
• Monitored working of project and regularly evaluated all work.
• Prepared and submitted projects to Project Funders, Board and Trust Managers.
• Managed all records for projects.
• Participated in all internal and external meetings required for developing project working.
• Assisted in promoting and developing various activities for young people and children.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO