Experience

Bayfield Treatment Centres

• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Primary Support Worker

  • Aug 2021 - Present

• Youth Support Worker

  • May 2019 - Aug 2021

  - Work with special needs and high behavioural youth currently in the foster care system ages 8-17- Provide one-on-one informal counselling- Assist youth with developing life skills and appropriate socialization skills- Support youth with behaviour management and coping skills- Plan programs and facilitate activities around main topics of interest - Work closely with foster parents, case workers, and other helping professionals to ensure each youth is properly supported- Support youth during family visits, doctor appointments, therapy sessions etc. - Prepare and submit case notes in a professional and timely manner- Encourage cultural engagement and facilitate planned cultural activities



Rapport Youth and Family Services

• Program Facilitator

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  - Program planning, implementation and facilitation - Facilitate life skills, discussion-based program for youth ages 12-24- Creates weekly content for youth on important topics of interest- Co-facilitate a Youth Ambassadors program in order to utilize a bottom up approach and learn about youth needs and explore ways our resources can help meet those needs- Conduct outreach and promotion for programs and events- Networking with community partners to explore opportunities for collaboration

• Practicum Student

  • Sep 2020 - Mar 2021

  - Co-facilitated various programs for youth ages 12 - 20- Program development, implementation and facilitation- Co-created and facilitated various events- Community outreach and promotion- Maintained social media presence, created promotional flyers for programs and events and actively participated in team meetings- Handled office tasks, such as generating presentations, record keeping, data collection



Rexdale Women's Centre

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Counsellor

  • Aug 2017 - Apr 2019

  - Worked one-on-one with youth ages 12 to 20- Created and facilitated group programs such as Homework Help, Girls Club, Hot Lunch and other after school programs - Facilitated Youth Summer Day Camp; organized field trips and activities- Provided employment related counselling and workshops to clients- Completed monthly narrative reports to assess client progress - Carried out administrative tasks such as data entry and updating client files - Conducted promotional outreach and networking with nearby community agencies

• Cultural Events Organizer Assistant

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  - Coordinated with Labour Market team to plan job fair event - Networked with community agencies to take part in job fair event- Aided with registration and created promotional folders for participants specifying various programs offered by Rexdale Women’s Centre- Contributed effective ideas and innovations to improve overall outcome of the event- Created promotional event flyer

• Group Facilitator

  • Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

  - Facilitated group programs: English Conversation Circle and New Moms Yoga- Worked one-on-one with immigrant and refugee women and mothers to improve basic English comprehension as well as self-care mediation and grounding techniques- Created lesson plans, daily agendas, facilitated exercises, workshops and other relevant activities

• Practicum Student

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2017

  - Completed over 600 hours- Assisted settlement counsellors during one-on-one client sessions- Co-facilitated groups and workshops for immigrant and refugee women- Conducted administrative tasks such as front desk reception and working with government documentation and applications- Assisting with outreach and event planning and preparation