Jesse Nelson
Coaldale
Summary
Interested in the Peer Support Worker position with Alberta Health Services. Where I can serve clients within the field of social services and utilize my recent education, experience, and abilities, providing value to both the organization and community. I am currently in good standing and on the provisional registry with the ACSW (Alberta College of Social Workers).
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Child & Youth Worker
Closer to Home Community Services
05.2024 - 05.2025
- Provided key emotional support to special needs youth.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for children and adolescents.
- Enhanced youth development by implementing engaging and age-appropriate programs.
- Implemented behavior modification strategies to address challenging behaviors exhibited by young clients.
CARe Team
Canadian Mental Health Association
04.2023 - 09.2024
- Respond to low-to-moderate risk mental health emergency calls and help to decriminalize the response to mental illness, addiction, and homelessness. Duties within this position include providing short term care & referral to individuals as well as writing case notes to record client histories.
Volunteer Coordinator
Medicine Hat Foodbank
07.2021 - 09.2021
- During my time as a Volunteer Coordinator my job was to ensure a sufficient amount of volunteers were able to come in to cover the necessary labour that needed to be completed for that day. This involved actively recruiting volunteers when there were shortages as well as coordinating volunteer tasks within the organization such as bagging produce, building hampers, client interaction, etc.
Delivery Driver
Medicine Hat Foodbank
11.2020 - 07.2021
- Prior to the position as a Volunteer Coordinator I worked as a delivery and brown bag lunch driver. This work involved delivering food hampers to clients & families when there were a shortage of volunteer drivers as well as delivery to the schools of weekly prepared orders for the children's brown bag lunch program.
Education
Diploma - Social Work
Medicine Hat College
Medicine Hat, AB06.2023
H.S. Diploma - undefined
Medicine Hat High School
06.2008
Skills
- Oral Communication & Teamwork
- Problem Solving & Critical Thinking
- Continuous Improvement
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Computer Literacy
- Empathic Listening
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Child & Youth Worker
Closer to Home Community Services
05.2024 - 05.2025
CARe Team
Canadian Mental Health Association
04.2023 - 09.2024
Volunteer Coordinator
Medicine Hat Foodbank
07.2021 - 09.2021
Delivery Driver
Medicine Hat Foodbank
11.2020 - 07.2021
H.S. Diploma - undefined
Medicine Hat High School
Diploma - Social Work
Medicine Hat College
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