JJ Oden

709 Dondee Drive, Apartment 10 (620) 204-8015

Manhattan, KS 66502 jjoden1@gmail.com

Education
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Master of Science in School Counseling Expected May 2023

Bachelor of Science in Psychology December 2020

Final GPA: 3.89

Organization
American School Counselor Association Member 2021-Present
• Adhere to national counseling standards.
• Attend conferences for professional development.
Kansas Counseling Association Member 2021-Present
• Adhere to national counseling standards.
• Attend conferences for professional development.

Work Experience
Junction City Middle School, Junction City, KS School Counselor 2022-Present
• Work with students on a daily basis to overcome academic and social-emotional challenges.
• Facilitate small group work for students with targeted needs.
• Teach classroom lessons on academic, social-emotional, and career-based topics.
• Collaborate with other school staff members to develop plans to assist students with learning.
• Maintain good relations with parents and other key stakeholders.
• Administer screeners and interpret testing results for students and parents.
Target, Manhattan, KS Designated Business Owner of Toys Department 2020-2022
• Carefully determined what merchandise was missing from the salesfloor.
• Restocked purchased merchandise on the salesfloor.
• Organized and cleaned specific, messy salesfloor locations.
• Assisted customers in finding merchandise.
• Cooperated with other team members to accomplish more difficult tasks, such as setting new sales plans.
DoorDash, Manhattan, KS Delivery Driver Aug. 2020-Oct. 2020
• Carefully handled customers’ food.
• Followed instructions for how to deliver food to the customer at designated drop-off location.
Sterling Heritage Farms, Sterling, KS Equipment Operator 2010-2020
• Operated planting equipment such as the sprayer, drill, and air-seeder when not in harvest.
• Operated harvest equipment such as the grain cart, combine, and semi from dawn to dusk during harvest.
• Supervised 3-15 younger part-time employees.
• Serviced and repaired broken or damaged equipment and tools.
• Cared for livestock.

Skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Understand and can utilize multiple counseling theories to help people overcome problems.
• High level of discernment, which can be used to read people.
• Can come up with creative solutions alone or in a group through use of critical thinking skills.
• Able to balance the use of compassion and justice with others.
• Equity-minded.
Campus Activities
Kansas State University Psychology Lab Assistant 2019-2020
• Aided in a wide variety of independent research projects.
• Formulated and tested personal hypotheses relating to social issues.
Faith Discussion Leader 2017-2021
• Create a safe space for students to talk about their feelings.
• Moderate conversations designed to be judgement free.
• Write and deliver messages about faith to interested students.
• Collaborate with other leaders to create a cohesive discussion with truthful and intriguing points.

Volunteer Service
Light Up the Dark in Sterling, KS 2016-Present
• Perform yard work and interior remodeling for Lighthouse Initiative.
• Speak at youth retreats.
• Regularly support through financial contributions to new initiatives.
The Central Kansas Dream Center in Great Bend, KS Summer 2016
• Oversaw demolition of third floor to make room for renovations for future housing.
• Broke down and hauled off unwanted items.