Tonette Shaw

A detailed and result oriented professional with strong leadership and motivational skills. Excellent communicator and collaborator, with proven analytical, planning, and evaluation skills to support business and client decisions. Proven track record of diligently managing all aspects of daily client welfare, including office administration and general maintenance. Trained in voluntary testing of HIV/AIDs and phlebotomy techniques. Proficient in laws and policies of the disabled community.

Live In Assistant at L'arche Winnipeg (2023-04 – Present)

• Assisted persons with Disabilities navigating daily living activities.
• Administered medication
• Drove clients to appointments
• Played and interacted with them.
• Shopping
• Cooked, cleaned, and ran errands.

Counselor at Women's Center Jamaica Foundations (2021-09 – 2022-03)

• Conducted counselling sessions with teenage mothers their parents and father of the child
• Visited the homes of teenage mothers dealing with unpleasant effects because of pregnancy
• Visited clinics and hospitals to recruit teenage mothers.
• Conducted educational sessions at hospitals in areas such as breastfeeding techniques etc.
• Taught classes to teenage mothers such as reproductive health, biology and social studies

Administrator at Women's Center Jamaica Foundation (2016-08 – 2016-12)

• Scheduled appointments for clients with service provider
• Managed the medical record system used by doctors and other service providers

Program Officer at Ministry of Health Jamaica (2009-07 – 2012-08)

• Conducted HIV/STI test on adult's inmates in prisons across the island
• Counseled inmates infected with HIV/AIDS
• Administered follow up test for inmates infected with HIV/AIDS
• Developed and implemented HIV awareness activities in the prison
• Planned and implemented special activities- World AIDS day.
• Organized educational sessions for both inmates and workers in the prisons
• Conducted HIV prevention seminars for juveniles' offenders which are wards of the state
• Took blood samples for inmates with HIV.

Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and Addiction Counseling – McMaster University

Masters in Social Work – Andrew's University

Bachelor's degree in Social Work – Northern Caribbean University (2021-08)