Chaim Ben-Adama

Anthropology student at the University of British Columbia with practical experience in social services, housing support, community-based work, and Northern Québec. Experienced working with people from diverse backgrounds and in challenging social environments. Strong interest in Indigenous communities, culture, language, social inequality, substance use, housing, and relationships between people and their environments.

Tenant Support Worker (TSW) - Lookout Housing and Health Society - Vancouver, BC

(2026-01 - 2026-08)

• Provided day-to-day support to tenants in a community housing and social-service environment.
• Worked with people experiencing housing instability, poverty, substance-use issues, and complex social circumstances.
• Built professional relationships while maintaining boundaries, confidentiality, and respect.
• Responded calmly to difficult and unpredictable situations and adapted communication to individual needs.
• Supported tenants with practical housing and day-to-day concerns and worked with coworkers and other services.
• Developed a practical understanding of links between housing, health, substance use, poverty, and social isolation.
• Training included CPR, trauma-informed practices, and naloxone administration, among other workplace training.

Water Tank Cleaner - Suluk - Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, QC

(2023 - 2023)

• Cleaned water tanks serving households, businesses, and schools in Kuujjuaq, Quaqtaq, Kangirsujuaq, and Salluit.
• Worked in small teams while travelling between communities and adapting to Northern working conditions.
• Packed, transported, and maintained equipment between communities.
• Worked directly with people in several Nunavik communities and developed experience navigating different community and cultural contexts.
• Assisted with communication between French- and English-speaking workers and community members; used developing Inuktitut skills in the workplace.

Line Cook & Prep Cook - Restaurant LOV - Old Montréal, QC

(2022 - 2022)

• Prepared ingredients, maintained kitchen stations, opened and closed the restaurant, and prepared plant-based meals in a high-volume professional kitchen.

Project Manager & Customer Service - General Express Construction - Outremont, QC

(2020-11 - 2021-12)

• Handled administration, customer service, online marketing, project coordination, quality control, timelines, and communication with clients and contractors.

Seasonal Worker - Goodbuds Organic Cannabis Farm - Salt Spring Island, BC

(2020-07 - 2020-09)

• Harvesting, trimming, cleaning, and general outdoor farm work.

B2B Sales Representative - Sekure Merchant Solutions - Montréal, QC

(2019-04 - 2019-08)

• Cold calling, customer outreach, sales, marketing, and customer retention.

Kitchen Assistant & Server - Hotel zur Königstanne - Wingst, Germany

(2017-06 - 2017-08)

• Food preparation, table service, taking orders, and general restaurant operations.

Marketing Consultant - Rénovation CGF - Montréal, QC

(2016-05 - 2018-05)

• Online advertising, client and contractor communication, estimate coordination, and competitor research and analysis.

Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology; Indigenous studies, social and cultural anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropology of drugs and substance use, Indigenous communities and kn - University of British Columbia (UBC) (2026-11)

Social Science - Law, Society & Justice - Dawson College (2021)

High School Diploma - École Joseph-François-Perrault (2018)