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Provide the resources and network of support to inner-city youth, to ensure that they graduate high school and are equipped with the skills necessary for a successful future.• Manage a case load of approximately 40 diverse high school students enrolled in the Pathways to Education program.• Communicate and work regularly with high school staff, student’s parents, health care professionals and community agencies.• Assist and support students in academic and non-academic goal setting.• Ensure students with individualized education plans (IEP) are being accommodated.• Facilitate after school programming, workshops and field trips.• Direct and supervise a team of volunteer tutors.• Refer students to health care services and/or community agencies, as necessary.• Provide career counseling and determine eligibility for various post-secondary programs.• Assist with Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), scholarship and post-secondary application processes.• Document and update client interactions and client profiles in an online database.• Participate in team meetings and planning sessions to ensure successful teamwork and best practices.

• Develop and deliver the ‘Be more than a Bystander’ presentation in high schools.• Train coaches, security guards, and other post-secondary staff in the ‘Be more than a Bystander’ program.• Attend regular committee meetings and develop and evaluate goals.

Worked directly with individuals with dual diagnosis, with the aim of assisting them to become integrated into the community.• Supported adults with developmental disabilities and/or dual diagnosis in a residential care facility and in the community. • Taught and modelled positive life skills and healthy lifestyles.• Planned and delivered unique person-centered support care plans.• Provided counseling and non-violent intervention during times of crisis.• Administered medications including anti-psychotics and narcotics.• Managed Human Resource tasks such as payroll, schedule and shift coverage.

Provided exercise therapy to geriatric residents experiencing physical impairment and acute/chronic disease.• Conducted fitness classes focusing on various exercises such as ROM, lower/upper extremity strengthening, weight bearing, posture/balance and ambulation• Offered education, advice, and encouragement to residents.• Communicated with multidisciplinary team members.• Monitored the progress of residents and reported back to the physiotherapist.

Promoted housing stability for marginalized adults, supported health, wellness and community belonging.• Supported adults with mental illnesses in a residential care facility.• Assisted residents in meeting personal goals through implementing individualized plans of care.• Reinforced resident’s life, social and community skills.• Helped individuals connect to community resources and supports.• Promoted a healthy and active lifestyle by running various recovery programs.