Godwin Chandy
Cambridge,Canada
Summary
Community Service Worker specializing in situational assessments, conflict resolution and effective communication. Encourage clients to promote optimum mental, emotional and behavioral health in collaboration with other members of health care team. Demonstrates assessment, treatment planning and advocacy skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supportive Housing Worker
OneRoof Youth Services
Kitchener, ON
02.2023 - 01.2024
- Worked closely with human resources to support tenant management and organizational planning.
- Identified needs of youths promptly and efficiently.
- Provided crisis intervention and emotional support to youth in need of assistance.
- Assisted with the intake process by gathering information from clients and developing individual service plans that met the needs of each tenants.
Child and Youth Care Practitioner
Shift
Fort Smith, NWT
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Performed ongoing monitoring of care plans to evaluate effectiveness, documenting interventions and goal achievements and suggesting changes accordingly.
- Maintained accurate records of all interactions with clients in a timely manner.
- Participated in outreach initiatives aimed at providing information about available services.
- Created individualized behavior plans for each client based on the initial assessment results.
Shelter Support Worker
House of Friendship
Waterloo, Ontario
11.2020 - 12.2021
- Provided emotional and practical support to vulnerable adults.
- Encouraged clients to participate in social activities that promoted their physical health and mental wellbeing.
- Delivered one-to-one sessions focused on developing communication skills, problem solving techniques, self-confidence building.
- Managed challenging behaviour from clients in a calm manner by utilising de-escalation techniques.
- Update intake and bed capacity on HIFIS regularly.
Juvenile Justice Board-DCPU
Kollam, Kerala
01.2018 - 06.2018
- Provide life skill teaching and training to children and youth
- Record and report developments of youth to the supervisor
- Monitor daily activities and behavior of the youth in the facility and escort them off grounds
- Facilitating meetings of children with their parents.
Education
PGDM - Public Service
Conestoga College
05.2020
PGDM - Community Development and Social Service Management
Conestoga College
05.2019
Graduate - English Language and Literature
St. Thomas College
Kerala, India01.2018
Skills
- Crisis Intervention
- Resource Navigation
- Client Needs Assessment
- Client Advocacy
- Safety Planning
- Confidential documentation and recordkeeping
- Attention to Detail
- Conflict Resolution
Certification
- Certificate in Social Work and Criminal Justice System
- Certified in Standard First Aid &CPR/AED Level C
- Certified in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
- UMAB Training.
Timeline
Supportive Housing Worker
OneRoof Youth Services
02.2023 - 01.2024
Child and Youth Care Practitioner
Shift
01.2022 - 12.2022
Shelter Support Worker
House of Friendship
11.2020 - 12.2021
Juvenile Justice Board-DCPU
01.2018 - 06.2018
PGDM - Public Service
Conestoga College
PGDM - Community Development and Social Service Management
Conestoga College
Graduate - English Language and Literature
St. Thomas College
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