Rubinafazal

To build a long-term career in healthcare with opportunities for career growth in the near term and try to develop my ability to become the best possible, also learning as much as about the role and about how to serve the needs. Bringing 20+ years’ hands-on experience in developing and implementing core programs to meet the needs of young people, pertaining to education, self-development, homelessness, and family ties. Ability to work with at-risk children youth & families, community partners and organizations.

Understanding and analysis of issues of marginalization and oppression are necessary to work in this role. Offering skills and abilities in assessing the needs of young people and planning and delivering a program related to health.

Child and Youth Counsellor/Care Worker - Adler Employment Agency Inc - Toronto

(2016)

• Assuring Child and Youth basic needs are met.
• Providing emotional support, counselling clients and attempt to provide the overall quality of lives.
• Involved in teaching Child and Youth healthy living skills and conducts recreational, educational, and social activities.
• Responsible for maintaining a physically safe environment for Child and Youth.
• Shared responsibilities for cooking/household tasks.

Program Coordinator and House Supervisor - Care Management Group Inc - Canada

(2003 - 2016)

• Assisted clients with behaviour problem, financial problems, housing, and family problems.
• Provided emotional support, counseling clients and attempted to provide the overall quality of lives
• Evaluated and assisted special needs for client and arrange support such as group therapy, individual therapy, behaviour interventions, and life skill programs
• Completed a wide range of duties including setting programs policies and procedures and ensuring that they were followed
• Conducted EIP in School Board, preparing and presenting Plan of Care Report of Clients.
• Provided a safe and nurturing environment for adolescent residents released from hospital and temporarily/permanent placed in care during assessment.
• Conducted interviews with parents of new clients being admitted in the program.

Child and Youth Worker - Adler Employment Agency Inc. - Canada

(2001 - 2003)

• Facilitated programs and activities for children and youth.
• Maintaining safe physical environment
• Teaching healthy living skills and conducts recreational and social activities.
• Helping them with communication and life skills

Student Practicum Placement - Meadow Green Academy - Mississauga

(2021 - 2022)

• Develop and implement prevention, intervention and treatment strategies based on an understanding of human development, family systems and cultural diversity.
• Guide at-risk youth through their daily challenges.
• Teach social and life skills and support efforts to manage behaviour.
• Facilitate personal growth and positive change in young people.
• Hands-on experiential activities.
• Collaborative group assignments that develop problem-solving skills.
• Presentations by guest speakers and agencies
• Role-playing activities.
• Class discussions and case studies.

Child and Youth Care Specialization - Western University, London ON (2022 - 2026)

Child and Youth Care Advance Diploma - Sheridan College, Canada (2019 - 2022)

Higher Degree Diploma - Psychology and Criminology - Middlesex University, London (2005)

BSc Bachelor’s - Science - Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan (1997 - 1999)