Amelia Currie
Durham
Summary
Dedicated, creative professional with strong customer service skills and a keen attention to detail, experienced in providing tailored care and support. Committed to enhancing client experiences and fostering collaborative relationships.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Cashier
Part and Parcel
04.2026 - Current
- Assist customers with checkout transactions.
- Maintain clean and organized checkout and processing areas to enhance customer experience.
- Assist customers with questions and concerns, providing product information and recommendations.
- Collaborate with team members to optimize workflow.
Respite Care Provider/Autism Advocate
Life Principles Home Care
12.2025 - Current
- Provide holistic person-centered care to individuals and their families.
- Assists clients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Collaborate consistently with families to maintain up-to-date goals and protocols.
- Monitor client health, safety, and wellbeing-reporting changes to healthcare professionals promptly.
Direct Support Professional
EOR
06.2020 - 09.2025
- Provided individualized support to clients in daily living activities, enhancing quality of life.
- Assisted clients with personal care tasks while promoting independence and dignity.
- Developed tailored care plans that addressed specific needs and goals of each client.
- Fostered positive relationships with clients, families, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure cohesive care.
MSW Student Intern
AHEC
08.2023 - 07.2025
- Managed structured project goals and timelines, researched key topics, assisted with voiceover, and collaborated across departments to co-develop a neurodiversity training module for faculty and staff at UNC-Chapel Hill.
MSW Student Intern
Neurodiversity Empowerment Services
08.2023 - 06.2024
- Provided supervised individual psychotherapy for neurodivergent individuals.
- Co-developed and carried out a peer support book club.
MSW Student Intern
Autism Support and Advocacy Center/CANDOR
08.2022 - 06.2023
- Collaborated with individuals within the organization as well as local artists to develop a Disability Justice curriculum centered around the visual arts called Torchlight.
- The goal of Torchlight, which was generously hosted by the Scrap, is to provide students with IDD: vocational opportunities through the arts, empowerment through education about disability history and models of disability, and opportunity to express themselves in ways that may be more accessible than written or verbal communication.
- Most public high schools do not allow for students in specialized classrooms to participate in art classes. We have begun working on manualizing Torchlight so that classrooms, camps, programs, etc can access this curriculum for free.
Behavior Technician
Autism Society of NC
10.2017 - 05.2020
- Implemented individualized behavior intervention plans.
- Monitored client behaviors and documented progress toward goals consistently.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to assess and address client needs effectively.
Education
MSW - Social Work
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC05-2024
Skills
- high attention to detail
- excellent customer service skills
- empathetic
- systems thinker
- artistic and creative
- keen eye for quality/vintage
Timeline
Cashier
Part and Parcel
04.2026 - Current
Respite Care Provider/Autism Advocate
Life Principles Home Care
12.2025 - Current
MSW Student Intern
AHEC
08.2023 - 07.2025
MSW Student Intern
Neurodiversity Empowerment Services
08.2023 - 06.2024
MSW Student Intern
Autism Support and Advocacy Center/CANDOR
08.2022 - 06.2023
Direct Support Professional
EOR
06.2020 - 09.2025
Behavior Technician
Autism Society of NC
10.2017 - 05.2020
MSW - Social Work
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill