Bradley Tucker Riley
Lafayette
Summary
Detail-oriented worker in multiple different industries with a 10 year background working with adults with disabilities. Highly skilled in managing numerous personalities, behaviors, attitudes, and databases in order to successfully accomplish tasks and ensure a high quality of daily life for everyone involved. Adept at diffusing intense situations and managing others emotions in order to come to a positive outcome. Dedicated employee with an eagerness to be a life long learner.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Career Coach
Boulder Valley School District
Boulder, CO
08.2024 - Current
- Provided educational support during career transitions by offering guidance on navigating change, setting achievable goals, and overcoming obstacles.
- Evaluated student's strengths and weaknesses using assessments, helping them gain self-awareness and develop targeted action plans for improvement.
- Created and managed job search strategies for students to improve job search success.
Direct Support Professional/Activity Coordinator
Sample Supports
Longmont, CO
12.2023 - Current
- Managed a full roster of clients (adults with IDD) each day to ensure safety and quality of experience at program
- Administered medication daily based on QMAP guidelines
- Created activities and scheduled outings for clients in 3 separate day program regions
- Excelled in one on one behavior management
- Practiced de-escalation tactics to protect clients and staff from extreme behaviors
- Trained in NVCI
- Engaged in job coaching with various clients on a regular basis
- Encouraged client participation in daily planned activities while allowing for clients to have the ability to creatively express themselves in their own activities or hobbies
Catering Cook
Epicurean Catering
Centennial, CO
03.2022 - 11.2023
- Managed production of food for catered corporate and private events
- Worked with chef to complete dishes on schedule and in line with exacting presentation and taste standards
- Prepared meals for up to 3000+ guests
- Organized prep list and coordinated efficient work to be ready for fast-paced cooking operations
- Oversaw inventory to ensure proper availability of necessary ingredients at all times
- Managed and trained new/temporary workers in kitchen standards and proper execution of prep work and recipes
- Maintained positive work environment in order to ensure success of all individuals
Prep/Line Cook
Toro Latin Kitchen + Lounge
Denver, CO
06.2021 - 03.2022
- Prepped ingredients by washing, chopping and dicing
- Prepared dishes in fast-paced environment working with teammates to maintain high customer satisfaction rate
- Organized and labeled stock of ingredients to maintain needed inventory levels
- Retained consistent quality and high accuracy when preparing identical dishes every day
- Created lists and completed daily inventory of items that needed to be prepped
- Prepared variety of foods according to exact instructions and recipe specifications
Lead Staff & Community Connections Coordinator
Stepping Stone Support Center
Littleton, CO
11.2019 - 06.2021
- Created and planned outings for the participants to engage in within the surrounding community
- Advocated for disabled individuals to foster communication and self-expression to achieve goals
- Enhanced participant wellbeing by supporting participation in recreational activities
- Leveraged database management system to track and report service hours, details of activities and progress on goals
- Constructed a calendar with events and outings as well as communicated with families in order to facilitate preparedness for events and outings
- Administering medication as the lead staff
- Maintained crisis preparedness at all times
Direct Support Professional
Stepping Stone Support Center
Littleton, CO
01.2017 - 06.2021
- Provided direct care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, fostering activities of daily living
- Supervised medication administration, personal hygiene and other activities of daily living
- Tracked and reported clients' progress based on observations and conversations
- Advocated for disabled individuals to foster communication and self-expression and achieve goals
- Enabled adults with developmental disabilities in teaching them how to run their own business in a co-op setting
Culinary Team Advisor
Stepping Stone Support Center
Littleton, CO
01.2018 - 11.2019
Job Coaching
Stepping Stone Support Center
Littleton, CO
02.2015 - 02.2016
- Ran the culinary prevocational team at the support center
- Created culinary items to sell at the weekly coffee shops and on an online shop
- Aided the adults in meal planning, grocery shopping, and lunch production for the whole program each week
- Supported safety within the kitchen and teaching safe kitchen utensil and food handling
- Supported adults with disabilities in interviewing, attaining, and maintaining a job
- Learning the job alongside the adult to help them be successful in their chose occupation
- Created consistency within the workplace
- Ensured safety and well being of each adult
Education
Boulder High School
Boulder, CO05-2014
Skills
- Team Leadership
- Verbal and Written Communication
- First Aid and Safety
- Medication Administration
- Behavior Redirection
- Patient Management
- Patient Assessments
- Database Management
- Schedule Management
Preferred Name
Tucker
Timeline
Career Coach
Boulder Valley School District
08.2024 - Current
Direct Support Professional/Activity Coordinator
Sample Supports
12.2023 - Current
Catering Cook
Epicurean Catering
03.2022 - 11.2023
Prep/Line Cook
Toro Latin Kitchen + Lounge
06.2021 - 03.2022
Lead Staff & Community Connections Coordinator
Stepping Stone Support Center
11.2019 - 06.2021
Culinary Team Advisor
Stepping Stone Support Center
01.2018 - 11.2019
Direct Support Professional
Stepping Stone Support Center
01.2017 - 06.2021
Job Coaching
Stepping Stone Support Center
02.2015 - 02.2016
Boulder High School