Meriel Paras
Placement Student at Canadian Mental Health Association Peel Dufferin- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Standard First Aid, CPR and AED
Coast2Coast First Aid and AquaticsSep, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Canadian Mental Health Association Peel Dufferin
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Canada
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Placement Student
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Sep 2023 - Present
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DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Store Supervisor
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Jan 2023 - Present
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Store Supervisor
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Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
• Handles store operations and responsibilities and consistently reviews store activity throughout shift to ensure that the store is on track to reaching the daily/weekly sales goal and manages employee efficiency on the sales floor and on cash• Addresses customer concerns and questions through active listening, de-escalation techniques, and effective communication and relays any customer service-related issues and employee-related issues to the management team
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Cashier/Sales Associate
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Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
• Ensured to engage in conversation with customers by greeting and informing them about current promotions and answering initial questions• Strived to maintain loyalty sign-up percentage to an average of at least 78%, reach daily sales goals, and focused on processing online orders while focusing on other high-priority tasks• Proactively searched for solutions for customer complaints through collaboration with superiors
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Earls Kitchen + Bar
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Canada
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Restaurants
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700 & Above Employee
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Hostess
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Jan 2020 - Nov 2020
• Maintained exceptional communication skills between directors and partners to monitor the restaurant’s flow of customers and applied organizational skills with reservation and floor planning management for seating customers • Responded to any telephone inquiries while ensuring accurate information was communicated and acknowledged any initial questions or concerns from customers • Maintained exceptional communication skills between directors and partners to monitor the restaurant’s flow of customers and applied organizational skills with reservation and floor planning management for seating customers • Responded to any telephone inquiries while ensuring accurate information was communicated and acknowledged any initial questions or concerns from customers
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Family Psychology Centre
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Canada
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Mental Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Volunteer Administrative Assistant
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Nov 2019 - Mar 2020
• Assisted with administrative duties including emailing, scanning, and filing documents and placed orders for clinical documents and office resources • Worked with an online system in editing and managing patient records • Collaborated with clinicians to assist with transcribing notes during sessions • Assisted with administrative duties including emailing, scanning, and filing documents and placed orders for clinical documents and office resources • Worked with an online system in editing and managing patient records • Collaborated with clinicians to assist with transcribing notes during sessions
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ZWILLING J.A. Henckels Canada Ltd.
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Canada
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sales Associate
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Nov 2018 - Feb 2019
• Consistently interacted and engaged with customers by informing them about product choices and product knowledge while completing given tasks on the floor • Communicated and discussed various weekly work goals and promotions with managers and associates • Created appealing sales displays while following strategic placements to ensure maximum sales • Consistently interacted and engaged with customers by informing them about product choices and product knowledge while completing given tasks on the floor • Communicated and discussed various weekly work goals and promotions with managers and associates • Created appealing sales displays while following strategic placements to ensure maximum sales
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Kitchen Stuff Plus Inc.
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Canada
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Retail
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100 - 200 Employee
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Sales Associate
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Nov 2017 - Apr 2018
• Maintained constant presence on sales floor to accommodate customer needs while responding to telephone inquiries to provide quality service to customers and associates • Discussed with managers and associates about weekly workplace goals • Merchandised and restocked items, created displays and handled carrying out items for customers • Maintained constant presence on sales floor to accommodate customer needs while responding to telephone inquiries to provide quality service to customers and associates • Discussed with managers and associates about weekly workplace goals • Merchandised and restocked items, created displays and handled carrying out items for customers
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Education
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Humber College
Ontario College Graduate Certificate (OCGC), Addictions and Mental Health -
University of Guelph-Humber
Honours Bachelor of Applied Science in Psychology, Diploma in General Arts and Science, Psychology -
University of Guelph
Honours Bachelor of Applied Science, Psychology -
Humber College
Diploma, General Arts and Science -
Humber College
Certificate, Organizational Behavior