MaKayla Wallace
Niagara Falls,Canada
Summary
Compassionate Child Youth Worker accustomed to promoting emotional and social development for at-risk youth. Well-versed in defusing high-pressure situations and offering empathy to promote trusting and inclusive atmosphere. Strong background in leadership, mentoring and community enrichment.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Child and Youth Worker
Hatts Off: Child, Youth & Adult Treatment Services
Grimsby, Canada
09.2022 - Current
- Facilitate therapeutic activities
- Prepare meals for the adolescence
- Go on outings with residents
- Take residents to appointments, extracurriculars
- Offer support to residents through best suitable methods for the individual
- Record daily behaviors, health concerns, moods, interactions with peers\staff of residents
- Conduct resident meetings
- Administer medication at designated times
- Promoted to Shift Coordinator for designated week as of August 2023
Placement
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Niagara
Niagara Falls, Canada
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Complete match monitorings
- Write-up casenotes based off phone calls and interviews
- Facilitate Go! Girls groups
- Organize client and volunteer files
- Navigate through the Service Delivery Platform
Babysitter
Niagara Falls, Canada
11.2015 - 09.2020
- Responsible for the supervision and safety of children in care ages 0-12 years
- Created an age-appropriate learning environment to keep children engaged
- Prepared healthy meals and snacks ensuring any dietary restrictions were met
- Helped children with their homework, performed various housework duties, hygiene and dressing assistance as needed
- Provided encouragement and emotional support to children
- Communicated and worked with guardians\parents to ensure children's needs were fully met
High-school Cooperative Education Placements
Loretto and Father Hennepin Catholic Elementary Schools
Niagara Falls, Canada
01.2019 - 02.2020
- Working with students in grades 4-5
- Assisted students with math work, sounding out words and learning to read
- Assisted with marking of assignments\tests
- Facilitated physical education activities in the gym
- Administrative tasks such as photocopying
Volunteer
Niagara Support Services
Niagara Falls, Canada
10.2019 - 01.2020
- Supported participants with disabilities ages 10-18 with varying community programs
- Facilitated activities that helped strengthen social-emotional learning
- Ensured proper materials were provided to promote success during activities
- Assist during recreational outings with youth in the community
Education
Child and Youth Care -
Mohawk College
Hamilton, ON04.2023
Secondary School Diploma -
Saint Michael Catholic High School
Niagara Falls01.2020
Skills
- Experience working with children and youth with disabilities
- Leadership and communication
- Organization and time management
- Conflict resolution and safety precautions
- Ability to facilitate curriculum and recreational activities
- Youth mentoring
- Crisis intervention
- Self-care strategies
- Life skills coaching
- Mental health support
- Positive reinforcement
- Physical fitness encouragement
- Activity planning
- Meal preparation
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- Care plan development
Certification
- First Aid and CPR, 04/22
- WHMIS, 09/22
- UMAB (Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behavior), 01/23
- LivingWorks - Suicide Awareness
Volunteer Experience
Niagara Support Services, Niagara Falls, ON, 10/19, 01/20, Supported participants with disabilities ages 10-18 with varying community programs, Facilitated activities that helped strengthen social-emotional learning, Ensured proper materials were provided to promote success during activities, Assist during recreational outings with youth in the community
Timeline
Placement
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Niagara
01.2023 - 04.2023
Child and Youth Worker
Hatts Off: Child, Youth & Adult Treatment Services
09.2022 - Current
Volunteer
Niagara Support Services
10.2019 - 01.2020
High-school Cooperative Education Placements
Loretto and Father Hennepin Catholic Elementary Schools
01.2019 - 02.2020
Babysitter
11.2015 - 09.2020
Child and Youth Care -
Mohawk College
Secondary School Diploma -
Saint Michael Catholic High School