Kaliyah Manning
Belleville
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Support Worker
Jenda Family Services
Lincoln
01.2025 - 04.2025
- Monitor family progress, and adjust support strategies as needed.
- Maintain accurate, confidential case notes, and reports.
- Build trust with clients through active listening and empathetic support.
- Advocate for families' access to resources like housing, education, and healthcare.
- Deliver clear written and verbal updates to multidisciplinary teams.
- Participated in team meetings to discuss family cases and resources.
- Facilitated communication between parents, children, and other family members.
Child Life Practicum
Educare of Lincoln
Lincoln
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Created and implemented activity plans to promote learning for several classrooms.
- Developed and supported positive relationships with students and parents.
- Completed early interventions or IEPs before students joined elementary school classes.
- Supported children’s emotional & social development on understanding others & positive self-concepts.
Assistant Teacher / After Care Teacher
Americorp
Belleville
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Inspired individuals to reach their highest potential by providing coaching and mentoring support.
- Trained new personnel within the department. Assisting with timesheets, assessments, & classroom schedule.
- Daily Tutoring by facilitating small group instruction to reinforce concepts taught in whole class settings.
- Worked with children of varying ages, interest, skills and development levels.
Desk Assistant for Residence Hall
Massaengale Residence Hall
Lincoln
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Provided exceptional customer service via phone & email inquiries.
- Key contact person and source of information in maintaining student relations.
- Gladly went above & beyond job description cleaning office, conference, & break room.
- Handled a range of customers & requests with building maintenance & facilities.
Camp Counselor
Nichols Community Center
Belleville
01.2021
- Supervised field trips & also camp activities to address behavioral issues & promote fun, safety, & inclusivity.
- Communication with parents about activities & reported concerns & suggestions to supervisor.
- Covid 19 Restrictions and Enforcement; Masks, temperature readings & sanitation.
Education
Child, Youth, Family studies, Child Services
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska, NE05-2025
Skills
- Safety guidelines and procedures
- Verbal and written communication
- Customer and service-oriented
- Problem solving and complaint resolution
- Group supervision
- Detail-oriented
- Report writing
- Activity planning
- Self-reflection
- Documentation and reporting
- Early childhood development
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Organizational skills
- Family advocacy
- Case management
- Emotional support
- Activity planning
- Team collaboration
- Conflict resolution
References
- Jay Stokes, Director, Belleville AmeriCorps at Southwestern Illinois College, jay.stokes@swic.edu, 618-235-2700, Ext 5711
- Tanja Anglin, Administrative Assistant at Southwestern Illinois College, theanglin5@yahoo.com, (618) 593-1346
- Allen Ladd, MSW, PLMHP and Professor at UNO (University of Nebraska Omaha), awladd@unomaha.edu, 402-436-1308
Affiliations
- Habitat for Humanity Volunteer
- Hospitality/Media coordinator at Redeem Tabernacle church of our Lord Jesus Christ
Timeline
Family Support Worker
Jenda Family Services
01.2025 - 04.2025
Child Life Practicum
Educare of Lincoln
01.2023 - 01.2024
Desk Assistant for Residence Hall
Massaengale Residence Hall
01.2022 - 01.2023
Assistant Teacher / After Care Teacher
Americorp
01.2021 - 01.2024
Camp Counselor
Nichols Community Center
01.2021
Child, Youth, Family studies, Child Services
University of Nebraska, Lincoln