Camille Balda

• Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts
• Deliver lectures to 20+ students on topics such as group facilitation, harm reduction, professional boundaries, and crisis management
• Evaluate and grade students' classwork, presentations, assignments, timesheets, and papers
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students
• Regular meetings with student placement supervisors to insure success and support for students
• Challenged and motivated students through in-depth lectures and discussions
• Lectured and communicated effectively with students with varieties of needs and complex backgrounds
• Developed, maintained, and taught online courses.

• Maintain facilitator community of practice, where all facilitators (St. John Ambulance partners and in-plant) are able to receive updates and maintain connections with each other and team at national office
• Lead train-the-trainer program and review performance of new facilitators through co-teach and monitoring stages
• Assist in development of opioid poisoning training materials and adapt design of each course to fit needs of community
• Develop St John Ambulance's new Opioid Poisoning Instructor Trainor program
• Run 5-6 live virtual classes per week, covering topics such as recognizing opioid poisonings, and how to administer Naloxone to non-responsive individuals
• Collect class data, produce class reports to standard required by St. John Ambulance and Health Canada
• Facilitate content in accordance with St. John Ambulance's ethical standards and within provincial and federal regulations
• Work within small team of dedicated professionals towards goals of serving Canadian underserved communities
• Manage facilitator delivery of content in to ensure all skills are acquired

• Conducted analysis of community needs and resources to support strategic plans
• Initiated outreach and promoting OPRT program to new and existing stakeholders and community contacts across Canada
• Developed online classes and live events fostering loyalty and educating underserved communities about Naloxone & Harm Reduction
• Maintained internal records and produced regular statistic on program's evolution and impact
• Kept timely and organized records of all class participants
• Facilitated & Taught OPRT course to various groups, including indigenous communities, non-profit organizations, schools, businesses, and music festivals
• Providing feedback via rubrics and meetings with Train-the-Trainer candidates on how to deliver OPRT course affectively
• Incorporated & adapted multiple types of teaching strategies into virtual classroom to better support a wide breadth of knowledge regarding course materials
• Engaged with specialized training on Ontario Building Trades curriculum to deliver modified course content
• Facilitated OPRT classes to St. John Ambulance partners, staff, and clients on regular basis.

Aided in creation of partnership with The Works (Toronto Public Health) & The YWCA of Greater Toronto

• Designed harm reduction procedures and supported in policy making regarding on-site substance use
• Developed and implemented kit making protocols
• Equipped shelter and permanent housing floors with Naloxone, safer use kits, and educational resources regarding Toronto Drug Supply
• Trained and educated team of 30+ staff on Naloxone, and Harm Reduction philosophies
• Lead personnel for statistics, ordering, and inventory of all harm reduction supplies and Naloxone
• Managed caseload of 10-12 youth & adults actively engaging in substance use
• Offered therapeutic services and crises intervention
• Maintained up to date, trauma-informed, and organized case notes
• Supported in relevant internal and external referrals for service users
• Facilitated mediation and crises intervention.