Experience

Lansdowne Children's Centre

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

• Support Worker

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  • Provide respite for caregivers with children who are diagnosed with special needs through therapeutic programming at the centre or in the community. • Has experience using proactive behaviour strategies to manage conflicts • Provide respite for caregivers with children who are diagnosed with special needs through therapeutic programming at the centre or in the community. • Has experience using proactive behaviour strategies to manage conflicts



Adult Recreation Therapy Centre

• Brantford, Ontario, Canada

• Recreation Student

  • Jan 2022 - Apr 2022

  • Facilitates recreation programming according to client’s needs while encompassing all domains of health. • Document daily program attendance/ participation level as well as complete progress notes for all clients. • Completing my nonpaid student placement for 280 hours. • Facilitates recreation programming according to client’s needs while encompassing all domains of health. • Document daily program attendance/ participation level as well as complete progress notes for all clients. • Completing my nonpaid student placement for 280 hours.



St Peter's Hospital

• Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Recreation Student

  • Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Use needs-based programing to enhance client well-being • Participate in team huddles and meetings to discuss the plan of care for patients daily • Document daily program participation and progress notes • Collaborate with multidisciplinary team during weekly Kardex meetings • Able to be a support to palliative patients by validating their feelings and being there for them • Provide one to one therapeutic recreation interventions for palliative care patients including legacy work, i.e. Hand casting, completing a scratch map with patient of all their travels. • Completed my nonpaid student placement for 160 hours Show less



Caressant Care Nursing and Retirement Homes Ltd.

• Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

• Activities Assistant

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2021

  Assists the Activation Director in planning recreation programming for the residents while focusing on person centered care and how we can make program adaptations to reach all residents needs to ensure everyone can participate. Runs programs in all domains of health including programs like Birthday Cart, Bingo, Brain Teasers, Craft projects, virtual church services, card games. Being there to provide the residents someone to talk to and spend time with during the pandemic , as well as someone who can provide them technology to set up zoom calls so they can see their families. Show less



John Noble Home

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Recreation Volunteer

  • Sep 2012 - May 2018

  • Assist the elderly with recreational activities and help plan and organize recreational events • Porter residents to programming and provide individual visits to ensure needs were met. • Lead programming in dementia unit and learned effective communication strategies with working with people with dementia. • Assist the elderly with recreational activities and help plan and organize recreational events • Porter residents to programming and provide individual visits to ensure needs were met. • Lead programming in dementia unit and learned effective communication strategies with working with people with dementia.



Steadman Community Hospice

• Brantford, Ontario, Canada

• Residence Volunteer

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Assisted with household duties including cooking, dishes, light cleaning • Supported residents as well as their loved ones using my empathetic demeanor • Provided one on one interactions with the residents to ensure their needs were met. • Assisted with household duties including cooking, dishes, light cleaning • Supported residents as well as their loved ones using my empathetic demeanor • Provided one on one interactions with the residents to ensure their needs were met.