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Work


Residential Counsellor
PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE
• Supporting adults with a developmental disability, an acquired brain injury, and/or those who may be dually diagnosed. • Caring for individuals with complex care requirements including special dietary considerations, mobility limitations, mental impairments, and high-important personal behavioral support plans. • Assisting individuals with appointments, with their chosen activities in the community and ensuring each person-centered goal is achieved as per their quality-of-life plan. • Ensuring all administrative work is completed in a timely manner utilizing many complex platforms and that all mandatory training is up to date. • Strong participant in positive teamwork, happily orientating newly hired staff and/or students on placement and maintaining positive workplace relationships.

Personal Support Worker
Rachel’s Respite & PSW Care
• Profound experiences supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities that require special medical, physical, and emotional care. • Assisting individuals to meet their goals by accompanying them into their chosen community and attending unique events. • Supporting people with their ADLs in their chosen homes. • Daily administrative duties are completed in a timely manner including coordination of support, processing payments, and maintaining availability of consistent open communication. • High degree of competency in administrative work including working with numerous applications and technology devices. 

Autism Support Assistant
Kerry’s Place Autism Services
• Supporting youth and adults with an autism spectrum disorder. • Enhancing the quality of life for the individuals by providing evidence-based, person-directed support. • Ensuring personal outcome measures and goals are met for each individual. • Following specific behavioral and crisis management plans. • Medication administration applied following policy & procedure.

Education

Diploma in Community and Justice Services
Loyalist College – Belleville, ON
January 2015 to March 2020

Certificate in Personal Support Worker Program
Loyalist College – Belleville, ON
January 2017 to June 2017

O.S.S.D in Ontario Secondary School Diploma
Quinte Secondary School – Belleville, ON
2006 to 2010

Skills

• Strong team player and communicator
• Mature, reliable and able to handle confidential information
• Highly developed cultural sensitivity
• Committed to providing outstanding client care
• Organizational Development
• Autism care
• Direct Care
• Developmental Disabilities Experience
• Administrative Experience

Certifications

  • First Aid & CPR Level C with AED
    April 2022 to April 2025
  • Crisis Prevention Intervention
    March 2024 to March 2026
  • WHMIS-trained and certified
    January 2021 to Present
  • Mental Health First Aid
    March 2023 to Present
  • Certified Food Handler
    May 2022 to May 2027
  • uFirst Certified
    February 2023
  • Aboriginal Awareness Training
    April 2016 to Present
  • AODA Compliance Training Certified
  • SafeTALK certified
    May 2017 to Present
  • Gentle Persuasive Approach
    May 2017 to Present
  • Safety Care Crisis Prevention Training
    May 2024 to May 2025

Groups & Affiliations

HSCPOA registered PSW in Ontario, 2024

St. Johns Ambulance – Quinte Dog Therapy Program, April 2023

Girl Guides of Canada, 2015 to 2021

Ontario Personal Support Worker Association, 2021

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