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
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
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
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
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
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
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
01.2018 - 11.2019
Job Coaching
Stepping Stone Support Center
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
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