Lauren Johnstone

Participated in the daily functionings of the group home, including but not limited to; shift change and staff meetings, documentation, transportations, etc.

Responsible for planning and facilitating psychosocial educational groups for youth ages 15-17, surrounding a variety of life skills such as; cooking, budgeting, communication etc.

Responsible for facilitating a summer program for 10 youth ages 15-18, surrounding employability skills and mentorship.

Observed and participated over a 3 week period the functioning's of a residential facility, including but not limited to; building and maintaining relationships, documentation, counselling skills etc.

Responsible for the everyday functions of a preschool, including running a classroom of ~10-20 children, getting them ready for outdoors, overseeing rest time, serving meals, etc. Experience also includes working one-on-one with non-verbal youth, youth with behavioral irregularities, as well as youth with a variety of learning disabilities.

Observed over 4 days what the job of a youth worker entails in the residential setting