Child and Youth Care Worker - Unlimited Potential Community Services Society
(2022 - 20025)
- Provide life skills services to young people and set goals for them
- Client's plans are created, developed, and implemented
- Oversee and arrange daily activities and provide input to the team.
- Build strong relationships with youth and their families
- Reconnect youth with their families and enable them to build a new relationship
- Case management for youth is consistent with organization policies, procedures, goals and learning environment.
- Maintain a trauma-informed approach in all interactions and interventions
Youth & Family Counsellor - Wood’s Homes
(2017 - 2020)
- Worked with youth and their families, supervised various clients, and taught them life skills.
- Helped youth with their transition while monitoring their progress and assessing improvement.
- Write regular daily logs on clients’ activities and plan daily routines for each client.
- Helped clients achieve their goals in life and how they work towards the plan to reach them.
- Ability to create positive change relationships with residents and be clearly aware of professional boundaries at all times
- An understanding of vulnerable youth and their needs as required
Independent Living Support/Community Relations Officer - Vantage Enterprises Limited - Calgary AB
(2013 - 2015)
Worked with youth and young adults with developmental disabilities, providing support with their daily needs and encouraging community engagement and independence.
- Advised and coached clients transitioning from the youth program into the adult program, supporting them and their families to access appropriate community support.
- Built positive relationships with clients regularly and acquainted with client-focused.
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment to develop solutions to arising issues or concerns.
Child and Youth Support Specialist - Supported Lifestyle Alberta Ltd - Calgary AB
(2012 - 2013)
- Cared for youth and empathy for people with developmental disabilities and facing mental health challenges.
- Supervised clients participating in community integration activities and recreation services.
- Wrote various incident reports, kept records on files as well, and tracked daily events and all situations of concern.
- Developed, reviewed, and monitored plans that assist individuals in managing behaviors.
- Ability to proactive and a high degree of initiative are consistent
- Excellent organizational and time management, interpersonal, customer services and relationship building and management skills are consistent
Overnight Support Staff & Assistant Team Leader - The Mustard Seed - Calgary AB
(2007 - 2011)
- Provided support for marginalized and at-risk populations ensuring basic needs were met.
- Assessed individual needs and provided appropriate referrals to other community and government-based organizations.
- Maintained accurate records of client interaction to support organizational funding.
- Ability to maintain and establish relationship with clients so they can feel safe around me
- Assist guests with check in procedures and provide orientation about shelter rules, regulations and resources available for them.
- Respond to any emergencies and incidents promptly and appropriately.
Client Service Worker - Salvation Army Centre of Hope - Calgary AB
(2007 - 2007)
- Complete intakes daily for clients and explain resources available for them to support them in reaching their short- and long-term goals.
- Referred clients to government agencies for employment or social services as appropriate.
- Keep track of the level of drugs the clients might have used outside the facility.
Fundraiser Organizer/Church Elder - Freedom Quest International - Calgary AB
(2000 - 2010)
- Contacted church groups and organized fundraising events to get financial support to help achieve awareness for human rights throughout the globe, specifically, in troubled countries.
- Able to engage many stakeholders as much as possible and educated them about problems.
Country Director - Relief Organization for South Sudan - Calgary, AB
(2014 - 2015)
Chairman - South Sudan Crisis Management Committee - Calgary, AB
(2013 - 2014)
- Mobilized resources to help victims affected by the war.
- Built humanitarian awareness not only to the government of Canada but also to international organizations operating in the country.
- Engaged South Sudan community members to remain focused on the crisis.
