SALAUDEEN RASHEED
Edmonton,Canada
Summary
Professional Youth Development Specialist with strong record of fostering positive growth and resilience in young individuals. Adept at creating and implementing programs that support emotional, social, and educational development. Strong focus on teamwork, flexibility, and achieving impactful results. Skilled in conflict resolution, mentoring, and community engagement, with reliable and adaptable approach to changing needs.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Child and Youth Care Worker
Maple Tree Consulting and Support Services
04.2024 - Current
- Support youth in urgent care programs, including those without placements in CIIRT facilities
- Supervise family time programs, monitoring foster children’s visits with their parents and documenting observations
- Facilitate court and community transportation for youth while maintaining detailed records of events
- Assist new staff with onboarding, training on documentation practices, and adherence to accreditation guidelines
- Participate in case conferences, prepare case notes, and complete critical incident reports
- Ensure compliance with the Child and Youth Enhancement Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and Protection of Personal Information Act
- Complete Indigenous Awareness Training to improve cultural sensitivity and competency
Youth Worker (Complex Case)
EMCN
09.2022 - Current
- To provide supportive counseling, referrals, and information, to empower clients to solve and cope with problems and crises arising from immigration
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, and engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork
- Assists clients in navigating government systems including completing required documentation
- Periodic and ad hoc reporting for presentations with stakeholders
- Provide case management services according to the client's level of need through the use of assessments, information orientations and referrals, accompaniments, home visits, follow-ups, and advocacy to assist clients to live independently and integrate successfully using anti-oppressive and empowerment-based practices
- Community Outreach and connecting clients to our services
- Enlighten youth on the justice system and individual rights
- Liaise with government, community groups, educational institutions, volunteers, and others regarding services for clients
- Work with the Manager to use storytelling to promote the need, value, and impact of youth
- Work well with young people and others who have differing perspectives and strong views on what is best for young people, including when these views are different
- Work outside of normal business hours, and travel at different times depending on business needs
- Organize and facilitate group information, orientation sessions, and outreach initiatives
- Completed necessary reports and documentation to maintain thorough, accurate case records
Child and Youth Care Worker Supervisor
Care
09.2022 - 04.2024
- To provide supportive counseling, referrals, and information, to empower clients to solve and cope with problems and crises arising from immigration
- Provide support for youth with complex behavioral and mental health needs
- Trauma Informed Care practices
- Work with over10 staff on rotating shifts to provide support for client
- Provide clients with daily activities
- Interact friendly with clients and colleagues
- Organize and implement daily activities for clients
- Make sure wellness check is done on clients
- Harm reduction model
- Completed clear and concise documentation of youth behavior and actions
- Aided with crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and offering peer counseling
- Completed clear and concise documentation of youth behavior and actions
Immigrant Settlement Facilitator
Immigrant Centre Manitoba
11.2020 - 08.2022
- To provide supportive counseling, referrals, and information, to empower clients to solve and cope with problems and crises arising from immigration
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity
- Network with the community and build relationships, strengthening existing connections and forming a rapport with newcomer youth and their families
- Conduct in-depth assessments of client needs and develop settlement plans
- Identify barriers to clients' settlement and integration and create a plan to address identified barriers
- Through a Case Management service model, assist clients with information and orientation, referrals, and supportive services for all clients
- Provide crisis intervention as required
- Identify barriers to clients & settlement and integration and create a plan to address identified barriers
- Liaise with the government, community groups, the Justice system, educational institutions, volunteers, and others regarding services for clients
- Organize and facilitate group information, orientation sessions, and outreach initiatives
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently
Family Support/Youth Worker Supervisor
Raise Health Care
04.2020 - 08.2022
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity
- Analyze the donors' needs and inspire and manage the donor relationship cycle, including prospect identification, qualification, cultivation, donor solicitation and stewardship opportunities
- Work with team members and volunteers to implement specific fundraising plans
- Work with the Manager to use storytelling to promote the need, value, justice, and impact of youth in Canada
- Grow stakeholders and partners to strengthen relationships, increase engagement and grow fundraising opportunities and potential
- Work with young people and others to resolve these challenges
Fund Development Coordinator
Good Neighbors Canada
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity
- Analyze the donors' needs and inspire and manage the donor relationship cycle, including prospect identification, qualification, cultivation, donor solicitation and stewardship opportunities
- Work with team members and volunteers to implement specific fundraising plans
- Work with the Manager to use storytelling to promote the need, value and impact of Good Neighbors Canada projects
- Grow stakeholders and partners to strengthen relationships, increase engagement and grow fundraising opportunities and potential
- Work with young people and others to resolve these challenges
Education
Diploma - Personal Support Worker
Lead City University Ibadan
Scarborough, ON08.2016
Certificate - International Development
Centennial College
12.2015
Bachelor of Science - International Relations
Lead City University
10.2012
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Motivational interviewing
- Conflict Management
- Collaborative/Team
- Crisis intervention
- Presentation Skills
- Meeting Facilitation
- Creative problem solving Child Intervention Check Safety Protocols
- Program Development
- Intake Experience
- Youth Advocacy Organized and creative Group and Individual
- Attention to Detail Policy Development
- Childcare
- Computer Networking
- Case management
- Crisis Management
- Experience with children
- Therapeutic Exercise problem-solver Sessions
- Behavioral Therapy
- Diverse perspectives
Certification
- Standard First Aid with CPR Level C + AED
- Suicide Prevention Training (asset)
- Mental Health First Aid (asset)
- Trauma-Informed Care Certification
- Brain Story Certification (asset)
- Insurance with 2million Liability
Timeline
Child and Youth Care Worker
Maple Tree Consulting and Support Services
04.2024 - Current
Youth Worker (Complex Case)
EMCN
09.2022 - Current
Child and Youth Care Worker Supervisor
Care
09.2022 - 04.2024
Immigrant Settlement Facilitator
Immigrant Centre Manitoba
11.2020 - 08.2022
Family Support/Youth Worker Supervisor
Raise Health Care
04.2020 - 08.2022
Fund Development Coordinator
Good Neighbors Canada
01.2016 - 12.2016
Certificate - International Development
Centennial College
Bachelor of Science - International Relations
Lead City University
- Standard First Aid with CPR Level C + AED
- Suicide Prevention Training (asset)
- Mental Health First Aid (asset)
- Trauma-Informed Care Certification
- Brain Story Certification (asset)
- Insurance with 2million Liability
Diploma - Personal Support Worker
Lead City University Ibadan
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