Cheryl Nicholson

Student Support & Coaching

• Provide academic strategy coaching tailored to individual student learning profiles, offering support and advocacy for students with disabilities, including those with ASD.
• Support students in developing executive functioning skills such as time management, planning, organization, and goal setting.
• Develop and deliver training sessions on study strategies, note-taking, accessibility tools, and academic success techniques.

Intake, Assessment & Accommodation Implementation

• Conduct initial intake appointments and assessments to evaluate the impact of a student’s disability on academic performance.
• Review and verify disability documentation to determine eligibility for accessibility accommodations.
• Collaborate with students, faculty, and staff to develop and implement individualized accommodation plans that support academic success.
• Developed strong rapport with students by actively listening to their concerns and empathizing with their experiences.

Accessibility Services Administration

• Oversee and manage a range of accessibility services, including academic accommodations, exam coordination, and assistive technology.
• Utilize the Symplicity system to process accommodation requests, schedule appointments and exams, apply approved accommodations, and maintain accurate records.
• Maintain confidential and detailed documentation of student interactions, accommodations, and services in compliance with institutional policies.

Policy, Compliance & Record-Keeping

• Ensure institutional compliance with Federal and Provincial disability laws and policies.
• Maintain accurate, organized, and confidential records related to student accommodations and accessibility services.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Foster strong working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and external organizations to promote an inclusive academic environment.
• Communicate effectively to ensure shared understanding of accommodations, processes, and expectations.

• Ensured student safety through diligent monitoring and adherence to care plans.
• Assisted students with daily student living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
• Collaborated closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans that addressed all aspects of the students wellbeing.
• Improved patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive care tailored to individual needs.
• Developed strong rapport with students by actively listening to their concerns and empathizing with their experiences.
• Served as primary COVID-19 resource contact for students and staff, developing policy guidelines to ensure health and safety compliance, and coordinating the efficient distribution of meals and critical information in alignment with social distancing protocols.
• Invigilated exams during midterms and finals ensuring exam integrity.

• Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress and concerns.
• Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, answering phones and filing and ordering supplies for a 40 bed unit.
• Experience in handling administrative and clerical functions of health care settings
• Possess practical experience of registering, discharging and scheduling appointments for a patient
• Ability to read, and interpret doctor's orders incl. prescription and medical instructions
• Ability to operate office equipment and learn new technology
• Matured to handle work pressure and emotional stress
• Ensured patient safety through strict adherence to regulations and maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.

• Mentoring/Training new care staff.
• Charting and documentation.
• Experience on units of Acute, Residential, Emergency and Physiotherapy
• Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
• Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores, and surgical site wounds.
• Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress and concerns.
• Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
• Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's/Dementia and muscular dystrophy.
• Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
• Streamlined communication between nursing staff, patients, and families to ensure comprehensive understanding of care plans.
• Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.