The mission of Albany Park Community Center is to serve, support and educate diverse and multicultural community members as they determine their own path of growth and development.• Work in collaboration with psychologists and other teachers in order to help children who come from low-income and broken families cope with stress and other issues at hand. • Help children develop positive social and emotional skills.• Serve as a mentor and an adult the children can trust in order to create a more positive environment and build relationships between children, their families, and the community. • Engage in activities in which the members of the community can get together to create a more positive living environment. • Create curriculums and hold workshops to help teachers implement activities to promote children’s problem-solving skills. • Work in collaboration with parents of children with behavioral problems, such as Autism, in order to help the parents manage their children more effectively and to assist the children accommodate in classroom environments and other situations. • Work effectively as a team player with other unit staff to support, model and implement the Positive Peer Culture to include additional group and unit coverage as needed to include performing physical management (SAMA) and emergency procedures (CPR, First Aide)• Guide students in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their problems.• Learn about new developments in the field by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, and establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.• Manage independently a class of 18-20 children ranging from ages 11-13

• Worked alongside the medical staff to assist patients’ with dietary needs.• Served patients while working in collaboration with their families.• Familiar with hospital’s protocols and the dietary responsibilities based on their illness or situation.