Adam Akhrif
Ottawa,ON
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Swim Instructor
Aqua Tots Swim Schools Kanata
03.2024 - Current
- Taught daily swim instruction to students varying in ages and skill levels.
- Maintained CPR, First Aid, and lifeguard certifications to ensure preparedness for emergency situations during lessons.
- Promoted a fun learning environment through engaging activities and games designed to reinforce essential swimming skills.
- Improved swimmer confidence by providing consistent positive reinforcement and constructive feedback on technique.
- Adapted teaching techniques to different learning styles.
Aquatic Educator
KidsCanSwim Kanata
03.2023 - 10.2023
- Managed a maximum of 5 different kids at a time in 30 minute intervals
- Effectively kept up a unique curriculum while adjusting and tailoring it to each childs needs
- Listened to concerns from customers both parents and children and provided them with constructive responses
- Shadowed multiple new trainees and effectively introduced them into the curriculum
- Strove for excellency and became one of the few instructors that received multiple written praise and recommendation from multiple kids and parents
Volunteer
GREPOM/Birdlife Maroc
07.2021 - 08.2021
- Coordinated efforts with local volunteers to clean up the ocean
- Led a small team of volunteers and came up with a more effective strategy to clean up more ocean waste
- Learned the native language to communicate with the local indigenous Moroccan Berber community
- Volunteered with a team to deep dive and pickup trash beneath the ocean surface
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Law
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON04.2025
Technical Skills
- Managed and created documents with Microsoft Office applications; Microsoft word, Excel, etc in managing a family real estate business
Created a website for a family real estate business and played a large role in expanding its presence online - Effectively highlighted models of banking across the globe through class research project and presented alternative models and methods for the current banking system in Canada
- Attended, analyzed and summarized the judicial review hearing of Sultan Liton Parvez c. Canada (Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration) T-468-23, and dissected the statutory framework of the case and the standard of review
- Thoroughly researched and analyzed the weaponization of defamation against survivors of sexual assault and how cases such as Galloway v. A.B shed light on the weaknesses of current anti-SLAPP legislation in Ontario and British Columbia
- Created multiple detailed case briefs on several legal cases that ranged from international law to criminal and civil law
- Wrote a legal factum on a sample case on behalf of a party for a school final assignment
- Demonstrated analytical skills by mapping family business data revenues through Excel
- Effectively demonstrated time management by teaching multiple babies, children and teens in one pool in my position as a swim instructor while effectively communicating with parents detailing program requirements.
- Keeping meticulous records of students' progress, attendance, and achievements
- Dealt with intensive encounters and resolve issues, conflicts, and emergencies in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated legal research skills in submitting numerous assignments such as legal case briefs and research papers that resulted in A’s
Communication Skills
- Fluent in Arabic and English: oral, written, and reading
- Intermediate knowledge in French: oral, and reading
- Communicating with team members as a leader and bringing everyone together as a team
- Demonstrated Clear and concise communication by conveying instructions and information clearly and concisely, ensuring that kids and parents of all ages understand
- Exercised clear active listening skills by attentively listening to both children and parents, addressing their concerns, answering questions, and providing feedback while maintaining an efficient environment
- Effectively and constructively critiqued inefficiencies in my previous position that allowed for a more efficient curriculum and implementation of new rules
- Successfully coordinated with team members during group projects and showed excellent leadership skills
- Presented multiple legal case briefs and judgments in front of an audience which resulted in A grades
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Swim Instructor
Aqua Tots Swim Schools Kanata
03.2024 - Current
Aquatic Educator
KidsCanSwim Kanata
03.2023 - 10.2023
Volunteer
GREPOM/Birdlife Maroc
07.2021 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Law
Carleton University
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