Denise Ballon Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Establishes strong working relationships with foster home and group home providers (agencies), foster parents and CAS workers.• Engages with vouth to help them determine and develop their circle of support.• Assists youth with exploring possible housing options, mentors, and caregivers and determine if positive matches are possible.• Completes a full investigation into possible support networks and people available to the youth, expand circle of support by connecting youth to culturally appropriate groups and engage the extended family or community.• Supports potential caregivers in exploring the possibility of them becoming a caregiver for the youth, navigating concerns, and conduct necessary training with a unique focus on how to support older youth in a home environment.• Completes housing assessments and interviews for safety, evaluation, and appropriateness of the trained and screened potential caregiver. Ensures that safety and well-being practices are implemented.• Provides support to both caregivers and vouth to ensure a successful placement.• Provides all services within an understanding of anti-oppression, anti-Black and Indigenous racism, diversity, LGBTQ+ positive and anti-poverty values and principles.

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Providing specialized day-to-day care and counselling to women and girls who have been impacted by sexual exploitation and/or human trafficking• Providing direct service, assessment and case management services to all youth living in the transitional house using a trauma informed approach • Assesses and works with clients in order to implement a strategic plan of care while providing ongoing support • Facilitates daily life-skills programming • Oversees the operations of the transitional house including monitoring its health and safety, fostering its sanctuary, enforcing house rules, policies and procedures, responding to crisis situations, and other duties as required • Maintains positive relationships and interacts with various segments of the community (CAS, client family members, neighbours, property management personnel, etc)

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Working in an interdisciplinary team to deliver services to youth aged 12-17 with complex mental health issues • Provides a safe and therapeutic environment in which clients goals are actualized• Operating under a Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) milieu to support youth in setting goals and developing skills to achieve them• Develops and maintains therapeutic relationships with clients, families and guardians• Models positive social and problem solving skills while being skilled in behaviour management

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Offering residential services and mental health treatment to youth ages 15-17 residing at Brennan House• Supervision and case management of youth residing in the home• Assessing and implementing a treatment plan for the duration of youth’s stay• Facilitating supportive counselling and social/recreational programming• Life skills teaching such as cooking, linkages with other community services and independency• Advocacy for highest quality mental health services• Empowering youth through a strength-based approach• Creating case notes and other required documentation

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Case management of youth between the ages of 18-24 living within a transitional housing setting at Brennan House A.C.T.S.• Connecting youth to appropriate community resources• Attending and supporting youth with appointments where necessary• Facilitating resident meetings and life-skills programming• Conduct unit inspections and weekly check-ins with the youth

Milton, Ontario, Canada

• Food service, operational and guest service management • Vista and audit verification duties• Verifying any incoming funds, in addition to total funds in safe every morning and night• Ensuring employees follow proper cash handling procedures• Verifying end of night inventory• Conducting food safety checks• Ensuring employees follow proper food handling procedures• Leading and managing a dedicated team of employees• Quickly and efficiently dealing with various types of guests concerns• Conducting monthly JHSC meetings• Conducting annual cast reviews

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

• Working alongside other transitional youth workers to provide support to youth ages 16-24 within the Halton Region who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of being homeless• Provide case management to a caseload of youth • Support youth with goals towards obtaining and sustaining affordable housing• Facilitate access to services within the Halton Region such as housing, financial, employment, education and counselling• Meet and attend appointments with youth• Meet with community partners • Work with family members of youth• Attend team meetings as required • Assist with client surveys in regard to feedback about the program

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Shadowing and providing support to children and youth with various developmental exceptionalities• Learning about the Developmental Individual-Differences Relationship-Based (DIR) and Floortime Model• Implement strategies and knowledge based on the DIR/Floortime Model• Participate in weekly meetings with the placement supervisor • Contribute to program and activity planning for children within the classroom• Complete and run creative stationary and active activities while using the DIR approach• Conduct sensory breaks to promote self-regulation• Supervise children during lunchtime • Complete relevant readings related to placement• Completing weekly agenda checklists

St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

• Working within various drop in After-School Programs and Teen Programs• Working with children and youth from various backgrounds • Acting as site coordinator and program leader • Verifying attendance – making sure children sign in and out• Supervising and conducting various programming, activities and games for children• Assisting children with homework • Providing and distributing snacks for children who attending program• Acting as a mentor and offered support to children and youth

St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

• Offer support to all children in the classroom• One on one support with children with behavioural difficulties • Assist teacher with classroom lessons• Conducting sensory room breaks

Advanced Diploma, Child And Youth Care (Honours)

Bachelor'S Degree Of Arts, Social Sciences