Implementing new programs that strengthen families and the community by building parent’s skills and confidence. Facilitating Health Canada’s Nobody’s Perfect positive parenting program and a one-on-one Goal Setting program. Assisting the Client Services Director with a weekly parent program, skill building workshops and overseeing social work student placements.Continued tasks from my previous role at JFJ:Providing counselling and support services for unplanned pregnancy… Show more Implementing new programs that strengthen families and the community by building parent’s skills and confidence. Facilitating Health Canada’s Nobody’s Perfect positive parenting program and a one-on-one Goal Setting program. Assisting the Client Services Director with a weekly parent program, skill building workshops and overseeing social work student placements.Continued tasks from my previous role at JFJ:Providing counselling and support services for unplanned pregnancy, parenting, and adoption.- Crisis counselling, options exploration, and adoption information.- Advocating for birth parent’s and providing grief support in private adoption.- Facilitating individual, family, and group sessions.- Coordinate social service providers (pregnancy centres, CAS, hospital social workers/staff). Show less

Counselling and support services for unplanned pregnancy, parenting, and adoption.- Crisis counselling, options exploration, and adoption information.- Advocating for birth parent’s and providing grief support in private adoption.- Facilitating individual, family, and group sessions.- Coordinate social service providers (pregnancy centres, CAS, hospital social workers/staff).

Providing care to children 15 months – 2 years old in a play-based learning environment.- Creative planning according to “How Does Learning Happen” ON’s pedagogy for early years.- Documenting and communicating children’s development to families.

Engaging supporters and strengthening the professional network.- Public speaking and education events in the community.- Assisting Program Manager with parenting program planning.- Secured grant funding for the First Annual Young Parents’ Retreat.- Collaborated with local food bank to open a ‘Food Pantry’.- Lead campaign raising over $10, 000 and organized annual golf tournament.

Efficiently allocated tasks to three student workers.Managed a clothing drive and community clothing give away.Planning and implementation of summer day camp for children including ordering supplies, registration, and creative decorating.

Student placement aiding the office and overseeing monthly family appointments.- Care Cupboard: Scheduling, intake assessment, and monthly family appointments.- Research: produced graphed results of data collected from closed adoption files.