Experience

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  The Women's Centre of Calgary

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

  • Community Engagement

    • Apr 2023 - Present

  • Social Issues and Community Building Coordinator

    • Oct 2021 - Aug 2023

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  The Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth

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

  • Program Supervisor

    • Jun 2019 - Apr 2020

    • Provided supervision, coaching, monitoring and feedback to fulltime, part-time and volunteer staff,• Train, oversee and consult on case management, administrative responsibilities, and client management systems with the input of the manager• Coordinate and evaluate probationary review for full and part-time staff• Contributes to the writing of reports, program manual and training handbook• Provided support with the management and tracking of the program budget• Facilitate and deliver training and professional development workshops for staff which helped to increase team cohesion, collaboration and ability to perform daily task• Provided support with interviews, hiring, and staff onboarding.• Review, approve and submit payroll and financial forms for full and part-time staff including mileage, timesheets, vacation request and reimbursement• Create and maintain a positive relationship with funders, community partners, school board and other stakeholders

  • Snr. Youth Counsellor

    • Jun 2017 - Jun 2019

    • Created and supported opportunities for newcomer youth which increased community engagement and involvement.• Coached and provided feedback to part-time facilitators pre & post-program• Co-led the planning committee in the successful staging of the 3rd and 4th Annual Power of Voice 2018 & 2019 Youth Conference for over 300 students and community partners. • Worked with the team to develop appropriate programming based on the needs of newcomer youth.• Contributed to the writing of monthly, narrative, and annual reports and program material.• Using strength and solution-based technique to support the specific settlement and integration needs of newcomer youth

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  McMan Youth, Family and Community Services Association

  • Canada
  • Civic and Social Organizations
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Child And Youth Worker

    • Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

    Crisis intervention and de-escalation technique, building therapeutic relationship with youth, instituting behavior management practices, providing recreational, cultural and life skill programming for youths, using strength based approaches to assist youths in meeting goals and building on skills

  • Practicum Student - Housing First Worker

    • Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

    Assisted young adults who are homeless or at risk of being or becoming homeless to secure and maintain housing, utilizing solution-focused techniques to work on individual youth goals, Assisting young adults in securing funding through AISH, Alberta Works and Lethbridge Housing.

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  Enviros

  • Calgary, Canada Area

  • Practicum Student - Residential Youth Worker

    • Feb 2017 - Apr 2017
    • Calgary, Canada Area

    Conducting activities with youth, using a strength based approach to meet youth needs, participating in harm reduction techniques to create safe spaces for youth, providing support through case management

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  Victoria Park (Community Outreach School)

  • Lethbridge, AB

  • Practicum Student

    • Mar 2016 - Apr 2016
    • Lethbridge, AB

    Assisting teacher with curriculum delivery, providing emotional and counselling support for student, behavior modification

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  Scientific Reseach Council

  • Kingston, Jamaica

  • Coordinator, Science & Technology Education Unit

    • Mar 2014 - Jan 2015
    • Kingston, Jamaica

     Design, implement and evaluate projects  Acts as liaison between internal and external clients and the project assigned, this ensured that client and project goals are met Organizes and/or assists with the planning and preparation of workshops and or seminars. This provided sta...

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  Scientific Research Council

  • Administrative Assistant

    • Jul 2008 - Mar 2014

    Performing a range of administrative duties such as preparation of divisional report, preparation of minutes, responding to queries

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  University of the West Indies

  • Tutor

    • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

    Tutored Years 1 – 3 University students for the Course, Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS.

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  Devt

  • DevTech

    • Nov 2013 - Nov 2013

    Evaluation of U.S. Department of State’s Global Women’s Initiative, Jamaica on Gender Base Violence

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  University Hospital of the West Indies

  • Kingston, Jamaica

  • Secretary

    • Sep 2000 - Jul 2008
    • Kingston, Jamaica

    Worked in the Human Resource Management Division and the School of Medical Radiation Technology. Duties included: preparation of employment contract, pay requisition, leave calculation and other secretarial dutiesSMRT: preparing school curriculum, typing of exam papers, student query/liaison