Ghazala Tabasum
Barrie,Canada
Summary
Experienced Senior support worker with a strong background in providing direct assistance and fostering client relationships. Seeking to utilize my skills in community engagement, advocacy, and resource coordination to expand efforts and enhance support for under-served populations.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Support Worker
Empower Simcoe
02.2024 - Current
- Strong understanding of the Council on Quality and Leadership values, ability to implement Personal Outcome Measures and Basic Assurance into daily practices
- Strong knowledge of the Quality Assurance Measures Act
- Using a Personal Outcome Measures lens, act as the primary support person and lead support staff for people residing in the home
- Respectfully, making sure that my team provided support to the individuals effectively and promptly
- Strong collaboration skills to ensure support and services are provided effectively
- Manage crises and successfully identify, analyze, and solve problems
- Maintain a safe and healthy environment for all people supported and the team
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership through coaching and mentoring the team
- Supporting people to develop and realize individualized goals through the Individual Support Planning process in accordance with the desire of the person
- Ensuring the timely completion of support documentation and month-end documents
- Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to incorporate core competencies including customer service, communication, team work, initiative/self management and accountability, and adaptability
- Completing all required documentation in a timely and effective manner
- Providing guidance and direct support in areas identified as necessary related to activities of daily living, communication, emotional, physical and mental health, safety, finances, relationship development in an effort to foster independence
- Encouraging and supporting people in becoming active members of their community and assisting them with exercising full rights of citizenship
- Connecting people to resources & programs in the community based on their interests such as volunteer work to the community
- Providing back-up for co-workers
- Advocating on behalf of person supported for support.......
- Continuous learning
Educational Assistant (EA)
Peel District School Board/Simcoe County District School Board
12.2020 - Current
- Support students with special needs
- Assists with mobility of students with different abilities, including lifts, transfer and positioning to facilitate student independence and inclusion
- Work collaboratively and in conjunction with the special education team
- Supervise children at times and ensure their safety by recognizing potentially hazardous situations so that they may be prevented
- Participate in the development, implementation and monitoring of student support strategies and programs, including Growth Plans, Individual Education Plans (I.E.P) and Safety Plans etc., to ensure a safe and caring school environment
- Provide direct intervention, by student’s IEP and Safety Plan, in managing behavioral and safety
- Recent Board
Direct Support Professional
Community Living Oakville
04.2020 - 12.2023
- Demonstrate an understanding of job role and responsibility
- Take responsibility and assume consequences for own actions
- Follow through on commitments and responsibilities within established timelines, meet deadlines
- Update the manager and accept feedback and direction
- Know the procedure for On-Call and use this support appropriately
- Treat people supported with consideration, dignity, and respect, use people-first language
- Understand Person-Centered Planning and the process to develop Individual Support Plans
- Provide a variety of nutritional options based on personal and cultural choices
- Ensure actions promote rights, responsibilities, independence and decision making
- Adhere to all policies, including, but not limited to: abuse prevention, identification, and reporting, medication administration, financial support, intrusive behaviour intervention strategies
Education
Social Service Worker Program
Sheridan College
04.2020
Accounting and Payroll Program
Everest College
04.2008
Computer science & IT
Sindh
04.2003
Direct Support Leadership - Leader Ship
Georgian College of Applied Arts And Technology
Barrie, None04-2025
Skills
- Proficient time management
- Self-motivation
- Creative and dedicated
- Leadership Skills
- Problem Solving
- Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Empathy and Compassion
- Ability to Multitask
- Computer Skills
- Collaboration
- Confident in handling crisis situation
Certification
- CPI (blue card) - Empower Simcoe, Feb 2024 — Feb 2026
- Safe Management - Community Living Oakville, May 2020 — May 2020
- First Aid & CPR - Workplace Medical Corp, Feb 2024 — Feb 2027
LANGUAGES
English - Highly proficient
Urdu - Native speaker
Punjabi - Highly proficient
Hindi - Highly proficient
Timeline
Senior Support Worker
Empower Simcoe
02.2024 - Current
Educational Assistant (EA)
Peel District School Board/Simcoe County District School Board
12.2020 - Current
Direct Support Professional
Community Living Oakville
04.2020 - 12.2023
Accounting and Payroll Program
Everest College
Computer science & IT
Sindh
Social Service Worker Program
Sheridan College
Direct Support Leadership - Leader Ship
Georgian College of Applied Arts And Technology
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