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Overview
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Education
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Certification
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Ambrose  Cardinal

Ambrose Cardinal

Edmonton,AB

Summary

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Program Coordinator

Creating Hope Society Of Alberta
01.2023 - Current
  • Developed and maintained relationships with external partners to facilitate program operations.
  • Scheduled and supervised staff meetings to discuss new ideas and update participants on program details and milestones.
  • Created a Elder's Advisory committee that would both guide program decisions and be involved in creating meaningful relationships and to provide cultural knowledge for youth.
  • Managed an operational budget of over 50,000 program spending dollars.
  • Pursued and successfully obtained over 30,000 grant dollars for programming.
  • Created, designed and implemented programming for the Indigenous Boys Matter Too! Indigenous Male Youth Wellness Program.
  • Created case-notes and created support systems for over thirty participants.
  • Managed program assistant to sustain the operation of the program.

Director

Edmonton Heyoka Healing Society
10.2020 - Current
  • Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
  • Provided professional insight on the ways in which the organization would operate
  • Pursued Grants and Created external and internal organizational partnerships for over 100 participants.

Cultural Advisor

Sohkastwaw Lodge
09.2022 - 02.2023
  • Created Cultural Programming for Two Dene Tha' families, who have extensively involved within the Children and Family Services System, and who have intergenerational trauma's..
  • Coordinated ceremonies and educational programming for 14 Staff members.
  • Conducted one -on- one cultural actives with families and children.

Program Oskapewis

Creating Hope Society Of Alberta
10.2021 - 01.2023
  • Assisted with planning and coordinating day-to-day and special program activities.
  • Worked with over 60 Youth, and created meaningful relationships.
  • Created and updated records and files to maintain document compliance.
  • Managed both digital and physical filing systems and retrieved documents as required.
  • Delivered top-notch administrative support to office staff, promoting excellence in office operations.
  • Provided creative and cultural resources for the program coordinator
  • Built meaningful and engaging connections with Youth, Elders and Community Partnerships

Indigenous Cultural Support Worker

NCSA
09.2020 - 05.2021
  • Provided housing and cultural support to youth aged 16-24 facing Homelessness during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  • Created Cultural Wellness programming for over thirty participants during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
  • Housed over 5 youth, while managing a cultural caseload of over 30.

Summer Researcher

Rupertsland Institute of Excellence
05.2020 - 08.2020
  • Conducted qualitative research based on different Indigenous services provided by various universities across the world
  • My job was to develop a Metis student services framework that included an emphasis on culture and community involvement.

Summer Researcher

Metis Nation of Alberta
05.2019 - 08.2019
  • Conducted various talking circles based around Metis people's experience with diabetes
  • Created the framework for a culturally relevant diabetes deliverable, which would incorporate western knowledge and Indigenous knowledge
  • The end result was based upon the desires and needs of various community members.

Education

Bachelor of Kinesiology -

University of Alberta

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Needs Analysis
  • Team Oversight
  • Report Creation
  • Program Management
  • Community Building
  • Cultural connection and teachings
  • Creative Thinking

Accomplishments

  • Edmonton art council: Artist in Residence- SNAP SUPERTRAIN LRT Design Project 2023
  • Capital City Press Anthology: Published short story “FORGOTTEN TREATIES” 2023
  • Roger Smith Research Award- faculty of ksr, nantâwihiwêwin may-august 2018
  • Punch Jackson excellence in library services award partnership with gela (nantâwihiwêwin) 2018
  • Belcourt Brosseau city of edmonton award 2017
  • Belcourt Brosseau métis award 2015,2016,2018


Certification

  • First aid Class C
  • Alberta Health Services- Food Handling Certificate
  • Circle of Courage: Reclaiming Youth at Risk Certificate
  • Class 5 Driver's License

Timeline

Program Coordinator

Creating Hope Society Of Alberta
01.2023 - Current

Cultural Advisor

Sohkastwaw Lodge
09.2022 - 02.2023

Program Oskapewis

Creating Hope Society Of Alberta
10.2021 - 01.2023

Director

Edmonton Heyoka Healing Society
10.2020 - Current

Indigenous Cultural Support Worker

NCSA
09.2020 - 05.2021

Summer Researcher

Rupertsland Institute of Excellence
05.2020 - 08.2020

Summer Researcher

Metis Nation of Alberta
05.2019 - 08.2019

Bachelor of Kinesiology -

University of Alberta
  • First aid Class C
  • Alberta Health Services- Food Handling Certificate
  • Circle of Courage: Reclaiming Youth at Risk Certificate
  • Class 5 Driver's License
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