Summary
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Work History
Education
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Volunteer

Mackenzie Desjardins

Orleans, Ontario, Canada,ON

Summary

Caring and skilled candidate passionate about positively impacting programs and helping participants by providing professional support. Familiar with behavioural development and always looking for ways to improve operations and personalize assistance. Well-organized and resourceful with detail-oriented and conscientious approach.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Residential Worker CYC

Stepping Stones Foster Care
Ottawa, Ontario
06.2022 - Current
  • Working directly with teenager who has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  • Observing teenager by proactively identifying issues regarding emotional and physical development
  • Observing and engaging in play activities by identifying positive behaviours and areas in need of improvement; implementing behaviour redirection where appropriate
  • Working with supervisors and co-workers to address concerns, positive developments, and behavioural patterns
  • Participating in notes and data taking on behavioural issues, daily activities, food servings, and medications administered to teenager
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity

Field Placement Student

HANDS
North Bay, Ontario
01.2022 - 04.2022
  • Learned and implemented the fundamentals of Applied Behavioural Analysis
  • Shadowed and supported professionals within a 300-hour timeframe under supervision from a BCBA
  • Collected, arranged and input information into database system
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere

ECE Assistant

CPE Cannelle Pruneau Inc
Temiscaming, Quebec
06.2016 - 08.2016
  • Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families and children
  • Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness
  • Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group
  • Promoted physical, academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities

Education

Associate of Science - Behavioural Science

Canadore College of Applied Arts And Technology
North Bay, ON
04.2022

Skills

  • Empathetic
  • Dependable and Responsible
  • Crisis Situations
  • Safety Procedures
  • Behavior Redirection
  • Emotional Support
  • Instructional Strategies
  • Self-Motivated
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Decision-Making
  • Behavioral Support Plans (BSP)

References

Available upon request

Work Availability

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Timeline

Residential Worker CYC

Stepping Stones Foster Care
06.2022 - Current

Field Placement Student

HANDS
01.2022 - 04.2022

ECE Assistant

CPE Cannelle Pruneau Inc
06.2016 - 08.2016

Associate of Science - Behavioural Science

Canadore College of Applied Arts And Technology
Mackenzie Desjardins