Experience

The Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq

• Canada
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Wellness Program Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  • Worked together with Senior management to develop and implement a client-centered, strength-based, culturally safe, collaborative culture that promotes the guiding mission of the Mental Wellness unit. • Helped to recruit, select, hire, coach and develop employees in multi-disciplinary unit. Provided employees with constructive feedback and mentored employees to develop and implement annual self-care plans, work plans and professional development goals. • Built relationships with Health Directors and community members to understand social determinants of health in First Nations communities. Advised on programming and funding on behalf of these partners to the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, the NSHA and the IWK. • Case management of First Nation clients residing in the mainland of Nova Scotia, including advocating through the child welfare and justice system, navigating through provincial resources, and assisting clients in accessing culturally competent and appropriate services in relation to mental wellness. Show less

• Jordan's Principle Service Coordinator

  • Mar 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Case management of children with special needs including care planning, coordinating access to services, organizing interdisciplinary meetings with care providers, and conducting follow up. • Built relationships with communities and collaborated with community-based services to proactively identify children with unmet needs to facilitate early intervention and timely access to services and resources.• Applied for funding for First Nations families from Indigenous Services Canada, in the areas of education, health, child welfare, recreation and cultural services when gaps exist in current provincial and local resources. Show less

• Community Coordinator- FASD

  • Apr 2016 - Mar 2017

  • Worked with the eight Mainland Mi’kmaq communities to establish formal screening, identification, and referral processes for children birth to six with suspected neurological conditions, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and probable FASD. • Collaborated with both community members, external organizations, and systems to develop comprehensive systems of support for people with neurodevelopmental conditions, including FASD• Case Management of families with children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including referring to Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech and Early Intervention. Show less



St. Marthas Hospital

• India
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Inpatient Mental Health Social Worker

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

  • Worked as a social worker on the inpatient mental health unit responsible for assisting with providing social and practical environmental and community resources such as discharge planning, case management for inpatient clients, counseling, navigation and/ or acquisition of community resources, and liaison/referral to community agencies and facilitating groups for patients on the unit. • Worked as a social worker on the inpatient mental health unit responsible for assisting with providing social and practical environmental and community resources such as discharge planning, case management for inpatient clients, counseling, navigation and/ or acquisition of community resources, and liaison/referral to community agencies and facilitating groups for patients on the unit.



Government of Nova Scotia

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intake Social Worker

  • Jan 2013 - Sep 2014

  • •Carrying out Investigations of child protection concerns • •Providing protection services to children and families to ensure the safety and well-being of children • •Participating in Family Group Conferencing to seek family and community-based solutions • •Engaging in the planning, development, and monitoring of case plans • •Counselling individuals and families • •Participating in risk assessments, court testimonies, and clinical evaluations • •Carrying out Investigations of child protection concerns • •Providing protection services to children and families to ensure the safety and well-being of children • •Participating in Family Group Conferencing to seek family and community-based solutions • •Engaging in the planning, development, and monitoring of case plans • •Counselling individuals and families • •Participating in risk assessments, court testimonies, and clinical evaluations



Colchester Residential Services Society

• Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada

• Residential Support Worker

  • Jun 2003 - Jan 2013

  Support individuals with disabilities in all aspects of their daily living which include but are not limited to: • Providing support to individuals to attend medical appointments, social events, etc. • ·Assisting with cooking, cleaning, laundry, and all other household duties • Assisting with personal care as needed • Providing guidance and support through behavioral challenges • Support individuals with maintaining relationships with family members and friends and developing new relationships • Completing daily documentation • Administer medications according to procedure • Working collaboratively within a team by observing and reporting changes in a client’s physical and mental health Show less