Larrie Soberano

To effectively design, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate culturally responsive and accessible training programs that strengthen staff knowledge, skills, and professional development within the Department of Family Services. This includes promoting consistent practice standards, supporting continuous learning, and fostering a professional learning environment grounded in Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, departmental priorities, organizational goals, and the diverse needs of Nunavut communities.

Training Specialist - Government of Nunavut - Department of Family Services - Iqaluit

(2024-08)

• Design, develop, implement, and deliver professional training programs for employees, social service staff, and community service providers using culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and adult learning approaches.
• Coordinate employee learning, onboarding, orientation, leadership development, and continuous professional development initiatives to strengthen workforce capacity and service delivery.
• Help and conduct training needs assessments, analyze employee performance data, and identify organizational learning gaps to support ongoing staff development and improved workplace performance.
• Develop culturally responsive curriculum, training materials, facilitator guides, manuals, policies, procedures, job aids, e-learning resources, and educational tools aligned with Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit principles, legislation, departmental standards, and best practices.
• Facilitate workshops, webinars, boardroom sessions, conferences, orientations, and virtual or in-person training sessions using various learning delivery methods and technologies.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs through assessments, participant feedback, performance outcomes, and compliance monitoring to ensure quality improvement and learning retention.
• Collaborate with managers, supervisors, Elders, legal professionals, educators, and subject matter experts to develop relevant, practical, and evidence-informed training resources.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, educational guidance, and ongoing feedback to employees and learners to support competency development, management skills, and professional growth.
• Promote workplace safety, situational awareness, ethical practice, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism, cultural safety, and organizational values through training initiatives and staff engagement activities.
• Coordinate logistics, scheduling, attendance tracking, certifications, reporting systems, and administrative support for regional and territorial training events and conferences.
• Support organizational change management, succession planning, and leadership capacity-building through staff education, communication, and professional development planning.
• Develop and maintain knowledge-sharing platforms, learning libraries, and self-paced training resources to encourage continuous learning, collaboration, and information sharing across teams and departments.
• Build partnerships and collaborative relationships with educational institutions, community organizations, government departments, and external stakeholders to strengthen training opportunities and workforce development.
• Manage multiple projects, timelines, and training priorities effectively while ensuring all training initiatives comply with regulatory requirements, organizational policies, and professional standards.
• Prepare professional presentations, PowerPoint materials, educational resources, and reports to support employee learning, organizational development, and service excellence.

Public Guardian Representative - Government of Nunavut - Department of Justice

(2023-06 - 2024-08)

• Acted as Client Representative, representing the interests of the mentally challenged or incapable of making their own decision. Ensuring that their needs are met, including the timely resolution of court proceedings and their placement in a secure environment.
• Visited clients and assesses circumstances and needs relevant to OPGT's area of authority; attempts to ascertain prior capable wishes, beliefs and current wishes.
• Planned and managed budgets in consultation with clients, family members, managers of the facility and Manager of the OPGT. Evaluate clients' needs, personal needs and expenditure.
• Made routine/less complex financial decisions on behalf of clients after taking into consideration clients' lifestyle, station in life, present and future needs.
• Liaised with administrative and professional staff of care facilities and service providers to resolve problems or obtain additional information. Advises facility staff and community caregivers groups professional and voluntary.
• Prepared recommendations on issues for consideration by the Team Leader. Identifies and refers potential legal issues to the attention of the team leader.
• Monitored clients' financial situation on an ongoing basis, reports changes in client's capacity or possible expansion required expansion of authority, redirection, referral or termination of authority.
• Reviewed files to gather historical data and investigate errors and omissions.
• Provided input for the screening process of Guardianship applications.
• Provided testimony as an expert witness at court in matter of litigation, at inquests, and at examinations for discovery and other court proceedings.
• Served as Notary Public to validate the signature of a person, authenticate the execution, takes affidavit and statutory declaration, and administer oaths and affirmations, and perform other official acts depending in this Jurisdiction.
• Served affidavit of service to the respondent, facility, nearest relatives, and other caregiver workers.

Mental Health Consultant - Government of Nunavut - MH&A - Cambridge Bay, NU

(2021-09 - 2022-11)

• Worked as Mental Health Consultant to address clients in the areas of psychosocial assessments, mental status exams, and therapeutic counselling.
• Provided individual counselling services to clients requiring support in the areas of addiction, anger management, and interpersonal relationships.
• Involved in all aspects of case management including writing case notes, providing supportive counselling, and making referrals to appropriate community service agencies.
• Developed and facilitated a five-week peer support group for young men aged 19-30 years old to address issues related to psychosocial stressors impacting overall mental health.
• Engaged in community mental health outreach by providing weekly on-site supportive counselling services to clients at the Omingmak Men's Shelter.

Bachelor - Social Work - Memorial University of Newfoundland