Experience

The Family Centre of Northern Alberta

• Canada
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Success Coach

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Success Coaches help youth who have been hurt emotionally, are disengaged, and have lost their confidence in others. - Working in schools with children, youth, and their families, success coaches foster a positive school experience to reduce barriers and build confidence and skills for academic success. With the support of a success coach, children attend school more regularly, achieve higher results, avoid high-risk behaviours, make effective decisions and goals, and see a positive future… Show more - Success Coaches help youth who have been hurt emotionally, are disengaged, and have lost their confidence in others. - Working in schools with children, youth, and their families, success coaches foster a positive school experience to reduce barriers and build confidence and skills for academic success. With the support of a success coach, children attend school more regularly, achieve higher results, avoid high-risk behaviours, make effective decisions and goals, and see a positive future for themselves.

• Family Intervention Generalist

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2017

  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Family Intervention Generalists (FIG) are said to be ultimately responsible for the coordination, initiation and mobilization of internal and external resources required to meet the permanency objective as negotiated with Children Services. Following a community based model, FIGs work with both with formal clients those that have active files, with specific goals, status under the child and youth enhancement act and informal clients. A FIG work collaboratively with other agencies… Show more Family Intervention Generalists (FIG) are said to be ultimately responsible for the coordination, initiation and mobilization of internal and external resources required to meet the permanency objective as negotiated with Children Services. Following a community based model, FIGs work with both with formal clients those that have active files, with specific goals, status under the child and youth enhancement act and informal clients. A FIG work collaboratively with other agencies and family/friend members to help families achieve specific goals



McMan Youth, Family and Community Services Association

• Canada
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Transitional Support Worker

  • Dec 2014 - Jun 2016

  Fort McMurray, Alberta Responsibilities: - Connect with and develop helping relationships with youth - Teach independent living skills - Support and offer guidance to youth - Supervise youth in the home - Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories - Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for special services - Assess clients' relevant skill strengths and developmental needs; conduct follow up assessments - Provide suicide and crisis intervention, resolve conflict… Show more Responsibilities: - Connect with and develop helping relationships with youth - Teach independent living skills - Support and offer guidance to youth - Supervise youth in the home - Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories - Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for special services - Assess clients' relevant skill strengths and developmental needs; conduct follow up assessments - Provide suicide and crisis intervention, resolve conflict situations - Perform administrative and cleaning duties relating to the operation of the home - Participate in on-going program development Show less



The HUB Family Resource Centre

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

• Safe Visitation Facilitator

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2016

  Fort McMurray, Alberta Responsibilities - Create a safe, neutral, and friendly environment for supervised visits/exchanges - Monitor the whereabouts of the visiting/exchange caregiver and the child(ren) during the supervised visit/exchange - Record the behaviour, reactions, and activities of the visiting/exchange caregiver and the child(ren) during the supervised visit/exchange - Ensure appropriate procedures are followed and intervene when necessary - Alert other staff of all potential… Show more Responsibilities - Create a safe, neutral, and friendly environment for supervised visits/exchanges - Monitor the whereabouts of the visiting/exchange caregiver and the child(ren) during the supervised visit/exchange - Record the behaviour, reactions, and activities of the visiting/exchange caregiver and the child(ren) during the supervised visit/exchange - Ensure appropriate procedures are followed and intervene when necessary - Alert other staff of all potential difficulties or ongoing issues/concerns within the context of visits/exchanges - Complete thorough and comprehensive observation notes at the end of each visit/exchange - Set-up and clean-up the visitation/exchange room - Debrief with co-facilitators following each visit/exchange to ensure accuracy in observation note writing Show less



YMCA of Northern Alberta

• Canada
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Preschool, Child and Youth Supervisor

  • May 2014 - Dec 2014

  Fort McMurray, Alberta Responsibilities: - Develop and implement a variety of child & youth programs for various ages and developmental stages - Overall delivery of all programming, including staffing and facilitating - All program advertising and brochures - All for engagement to other community programs - Recruit, hire, train, coach, supervise and manage all part-time staff and volunteers within program areas. - Handle all payroll duties - Manage and report program statistics - Manage and… Show more Responsibilities: - Develop and implement a variety of child & youth programs for various ages and developmental stages - Overall delivery of all programming, including staffing and facilitating - All program advertising and brochures - All for engagement to other community programs - Recruit, hire, train, coach, supervise and manage all part-time staff and volunteers within program areas. - Handle all payroll duties - Manage and report program statistics - Manage and stay within approved program budget Show less

• Family Reunification Worker

  • May 2013 - May 2014

  Edmonton, Canada Area Children need stability to grow and develop. If they come in to care, they need to remain closely connected with their parents. Immediate and liberal access to children in-care maintains attachment/bond between child and parent and reduces trauma for the children. Reunification homes are the first intervention for out-of-home placement for children and youth that require a safe residence while parents are working towards improving their capacity to parent. Parents are expected to participate in… Show more Children need stability to grow and develop. If they come in to care, they need to remain closely connected with their parents. Immediate and liberal access to children in-care maintains attachment/bond between child and parent and reduces trauma for the children. Reunification homes are the first intervention for out-of-home placement for children and youth that require a safe residence while parents are working towards improving their capacity to parent. Parents are expected to participate in the parenting of their children on a daily basis. Parents are provided with daily opportunities to engage in new methods of parenting, hand-over-hand teaching during stressful, natural family moments. Show less