Mary Isijola
Edmonton
Summary
Caring Disability Support Worker skilled at working with individuals living with various issues. Versed in daily living support, meal preparation, and mobility assistance. Offers excellent interpersonal and communication skills developed through field experience.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Community Disability Worker
Family Ties Association
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Follow individual case plan, as set by members of the service team
- Ensure that there is proper implementation and compliance with all plan specifications; this includes completing clipboards and goal documentation
- Evaluate residents’ behavior through daily contact and monthly goal progress notes
- Ensure log books, reports and documentation is completed timely
- Assisting individuals in overcoming barriers and supporting them to develop positive and healthy relationships with their families and communities
- Application of strength based family-oriented approach to clients
- Weekly case reviews of the individuals and implement goal-oriented service plans
- Documented daily logs, prepare quarterly progress reports, and goal reviews
- Making suitable interventions in behavior management of individuals in the residence
- Participate in the service plan and report changes in the individual's condition
- Adapt and respond to individuals' requirements and wishes while working within the established service plan
- Ensured a positive routine was established and maintained toward optimum mental and physical wellness
- Providing personal assistance and care to indoor and outdoor individuals
- Educating and training people in becoming self-reliant and reducing dependency
Community Support Worker
Just like Family
10.2020 - 10.2023
- Educating and supporting individual to make use of community services related to their recreational, medical, learning, vocational, leisure and spiritual needs
- Maintaining verbal and written communication with management team concerning the individual
- Counselling individual psychologically in order to bring about positive attitudes and to ward off depression
- Supporting the individual through life skills teaching and in-the-moment learning, with a hands-on approach
- Ensuring the safety and well-being of the residents with mental health disorders and developmental delays
- Supporting the residents in community outings, vocational training, and in recreational activities
- Providing support services to individual with respect to maintaining a household, personal health, developing relationships, managing finances, active community inclusion, designated programs, and pursuit of goals identified in Person Centered Planning Meetings
- Assisting residents with mobility in and out of bed
- Supporting with groceries shopping and holiday decoration and clothes shopping
- Executing routine daily operations like cooking, cleaning, laundry and chores
- Assisting individuals with the tasks of daily living
- Perform and report household management duties as assigned
- Providing individual support to individuals and assisting them in improving quality of life
- Assisting individuals in day-to-day activities from personal hygiene to taking meals
- Provided reminders for medications and appointments and also administered medication to clients
- Lending compassionate support in fulfilling complex needs of individuals
- Acted as companion and assistant in grocery shopping, banking, community engagement
Elementary School Teacher
Eccowas Cosmopolitan College
02.2013 - 01.2020
- Prepared and administered grade-specific tests and examinations regulated by school district to monitor students' growth and to report progress to parents.
- Met with parents to review Individualized Education Plans for at-risk students.
- Established open communication and positive relationships with students, parents, peers, and administrative staff.
- Taught core subjects of social studies, and history.
- Reinforced positive behavior by encouraging efforts through affirmation statements and praising accomplishments.
- Administered various reading tests and determined student reading levels based on assessment findings.
- Created lesson plans to correlate with state curriculum standards and devised educational programs to meet educational objectives.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Provided regular feedback to students on progress and assigned grades based on performance.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Lethbridge College
Lethbridge,12-2024
Skills
- Life skills development
- Effective communication
- Relationship building
- Documentation management
- Confidentiality
- Active listening
- Youth engagement
- Client advocacy
Professional Development
- Completed High School
- Standard Level first aid certificate/AED
- Mental Health Rehabilitation Certificate
- Suicide Intervention/Self Harm Training
- Medication training
- Albert Food safety
- Intercultural Awareness
- Non-violence crisis intervention
- Abuse Prevention and Reporting
- Aboriginal Awareness
Languages
English
Full Professional
Certification
Completed High School
Standard First Aid CPR Level C + AED
Medication Administration Training
Timeline
Community Disability Worker
Family Ties Association
01.2024 - 01.2025
Community Support Worker
Just like Family
10.2020 - 10.2023
Elementary School Teacher
Eccowas Cosmopolitan College
02.2013 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Lethbridge College
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