Hunter Frech
Sault Ste. Marie
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated Child Protection Worker advocating for the safety, well-being, and best interest towards child, youth, and families. Skilled in crisis prevention and case management bringing forth extreme commitment. Proven ability to build trust with clients, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and develop care plans that prioritize child welfare. I am committed to trauma-informed practice, cultural sensitivity, and continuous professional development to ensure the highest standards of protection and support.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Child Protection Worker
Children's Aid Society of Algoma
05.2025 - Current
- Conducted assessments of child welfare cases to ensure safety and well-being of children.
- Advocated for children's needs within legal frameworks, ensuring compliance with CYFSA regulations and policies.
- Developed and implemented individualized service plans in collaboration with families and community resources.
- Provided crisis intervention support to families experiencing immediate challenges or threats to child safety.
- Maintained detailed documentation of all case activities, ensuring accuracy and compliance with agency policies and procedures.
- Maintained confidentiality at all times, adhering to strict ethical guidelines governing the handling of sensitive client information.
- Managed caseloads efficiently, prioritizing cases based on urgency and risk level.
- Building strong rapport with community agencies and practices working in liaison.
Community Support Worker
Community Living Algoma
08.2018 - 05.2025
- Supported Children, Youth, Adult, and Elders within Developmental Services
- Monitored medications and participated with medication administration as needed.
- GTube and Blood Glucose trained.
- Experience in personal care as well as independent living.
- Facilitated recreational activities that encouraged socialization and skill development.
- Served as an advocate for persons supported in securing resources such as housing, employment, food, clothing, as well as community resources such as SOYA, Algoma Youth Wellness Club, YMCA, counselling (ie; THRIVE), etc.
- Served as an advocate for persons supported voice, inclusivity, rights, empowerment, autonomy, choices, for people to live the life they want to.
- Supported families with residential supports providing support to child/youth, crisis intervention, desecration processes, redirection, maintaining healthy and transparent relationships, providing open and honest communication and feedback etc.
- Creative thinking with community involvement with persons supported such as volunteering opportunities, access, outdoor utilization, community parks, outdoor picnics, outdoor activities etc.
- Person centred support with the tremendous desire to support, teach, guide, skill build, while building and maintaining relationships
- Work in liaison with other agencies in the city, as well as participation within meetings (ie, Interagency Complex Cases).
- Ensuring that persons supported are living their best lives, the lives they want to live, and doing what they chose by actively listening, understanding their communication style, and being attentive and aware.
- Ensuring safety between staff to client and client to staff.
- Assisted with grocery planning/shopping, meal planning/prepping, cooking, budgeting, banking, cleaning, laundry, transportation, etc.
- Experience in Group Living, Community Living, Residential Living, as well as Independent Living and Host Family.
Supervisor
Sobeys
03.2016 - 05.2018
- Performed monthly inventory checks to ensure sufficient stock levels for all products.
- Trained new employees on company policies and procedures.
- Provided guidance and direction to subordinates regarding job duties and responsibilities.
- Resolved customer complaints in a timely manner while ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Collaborated with other departments to coordinate workflow processes between teams.
- Monitored employee productivity to provide constructive feedback and coaching.
- Managed safes up to 10k.
- Opened and closed the store as well as setting up the operations of the store.
Assistant Manager of Operations
Galaxy Cinemas
03.2010 - 10.2014
- Assisted in problem solving when issues arose through customer service, as well as with production and delivery.
- Maintained records of all operational activities including personnel information, inventory levels, customer service metrics.
- Managed budgeting activities related to operations including forecasting expenses, tracking spending, and preparing reports.
- Managed safes up to 12k.
- Specific delegation of tasks using critical future forward thinking.
- Scheduling of over 60+ employees in multiple departments.
- Scheduling showtimes while working diligently with head office.
- Well knowledgeable on all Microsoft platforms (ie., Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) as well as Google platforms (Google Mail, Google Docs, etc).
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Algoma University
Sault Ste. Marie, ON05-2023
Diploma - Business Administration
Sault College of Applied Arts And Technology
05-2020
Skills
- Case management
- Crisis Intervention
- Advocacy Skills
- Client Rapport Building
- Community Resource Knowledge
- Time Management Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Providing Psychologically Safe Environments
- Proactive Thinking
- Kind and Honest
Languages
English
First Language
Certification
- Full G license
- QSTRAINT
- Safe Management
- WHMIS
- CPR and First Aid Certified
- Naloxone Trained
Timeline
Child Protection Worker
Children's Aid Society of Algoma
05.2025 - Current
Community Support Worker
Community Living Algoma
08.2018 - 05.2025
Supervisor
Sobeys
03.2016 - 05.2018
Assistant Manager of Operations
Galaxy Cinemas
03.2010 - 10.2014
Diploma - Business Administration
Sault College of Applied Arts And Technology
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Algoma University
Education and Training
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