Profile
10+ years of experience in support care setting. Excellent cognitive skills for the personal needs of supported individuals’ and groups. Interpersonal skills to work independently and in a collaborative environment.  Dedicated to working with diverse individuals’ and groups. Capable of adapting quickly and learning new skills make me your strong candidate.  Conscientious, Reliable and Empathetic and an advocate of giving a voice to students that I work with.

Experience

Student Support Aide, Holland College: Prince Edward Island- September 2021 to Present

Special Education Assistant, York region district school board; Ontario — 2014-September 2021
Worked with diverse students and groups. Assisted students’ living with a disability/ability in the classroom and online, tutoring, mentoring and redirecting to keep on task. Provided assistance to students’ with physical disabilities/abilities. Supported students’ with managing the stress and pressures of the classroom and school work. Worked to promote social integration within the classroom for students’ with challenging behaviour/behavioural issue(s). Maintained a balance of assisting the student and allowing the student to complete their work independently. Communicated with instructor and Special Education Subject Head as required. Planned and negotiated effectively with students. Directly aided in the initial development and implementation of the autism program. Met in a team environment with parents, Occupational Therapist, school administration, Special Education Subject Head, instructor and support staff to review and update students’ goals, progress, Individualized Education Plans (IEP) and safety plan.

Support worker, Community Living DurhaM North; Ontario — 2011-2017
Worked with diverse individuals’ and groups. Assisted individuals’ living with disabilities/abilities in their group home, in the community and in social interactions in their everyday lives. Provided assistance to supported individuals’ living with physical disabilities/abilities. Participated in team meetings with department manager, team manager and support staff. Communicated directly with team manager as required.

Personal Support worker, Network Personal homecare services; Ontario — 2010
In a Hospital setting, assisted an individual with their activities of daily living (ADL). Bathing, feeding, grooming, getting in to a wheelchair and going outside everyday. Encouraging individual to share their life history and stories, to raise/enhance raise their quality of life.

Education
PSW Diploma Equivalency – DCE, Oshawa, Ontario
CPI – Non-violent Crisis Intervention Training, Newmarket, Ontario
CPR/First Aid Certification – level C, Port Perry, Ontario
O.S.S.G. Diploma – Cawthra Park Secondary, Mississauga, Ontario

Skills
Registered PSW – Ontario PSW Registry, Toronto, Ontario
Living with Chronic Conditions Certificate – CCAC, Uxbridge References
CPR/First Aid Certification, Oshawa, Ontario
Trained in understanding the self and how the self-impacts communication with others
Concepts of verbal messages and nonverbal messages
Interpersonal Skills
A good understanding of mental health care in Canada and the evolution of care for those who live with a cognitive impairment such as delirium, dementia and/or mental health challenges such as anxiety and mood disorders, eating disorders, sleep disorders, impulse control disorders and conduct disorders
Trained to recognize signs and symptoms and begin to appreciate the challenges experienced by individuals’ and their families who are living and coping with such cognitive and mental health issues
Trained in strategies for communicating with and caring for individuals’ using different models of care to manage their personal expression(s) and challenging behaviour(s) in a safe and respectful way
Familiar with community resources available to support the individual coping with cognitive impairment and/or mental health issue(s), their families and care-providers
Reporting and recording observations of supported individuals’