Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Community Work
Additional Information
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McKinnley Brady

Summary

My objective is to find permanent fulltime employment that fulfills my need to help people. A dedicated Social Service Worker provides exceptional professional care and implements appropriate interventions. Utilizes variety of resources to identify unique needs and assist vulnerable populations. Adept at establishing strong rapport with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Housing Diversion Worker

Youth Opportunities Unlimited
05.2021 - Current
  • Duties include completing intakes with youth, provide various supports such as diversion from homelessness and/or shelter stays, provide supports for accessing appropriate housing options geared towards the youth's wants and needs, actively engage with the community through the Middlesex Situation Table and the Middlesex Homeless Action Committee, present housing workshops for youth in pre-employment programs, and track/organize statistics.

Security Specialist

Entourage Health Corp
12.2019 - 05.2021
  • Duties included completing/creating audits to keep track of Camera issues, Alarm issues etc., ensuring staff and/or visitors are following Health Canada Regulations, Access Control, completing Incident Reports, monitoring Cameras, investigating Camera recordings when there is an HR concern and completing Daily Reports and Patrols.

Support Worker

Crest Support Services
07.2017 - 12.2019
  • Duties included providing support to clients with mental health disabilities within the agency with their day-to-day lives.

Loss Prevention Investigator

Loss Prevention Services
11.2016 - 05.2019
  • Duties included constant patrols of the designated sites, performing citizen's arrests for theft and/or fraud
  • Filling out incident reports when crime is committed on site, and using reasonable force when accused did not cooperate.

Intervener

Canadian Deaf/Blind Association -renamed ‘Sensity'
10.2017 - 10.2018
  • Duties included providing one on one support to clients within the agency.

Security Officer

Spillet Security
08.2014 - 08.2015
  • Duties included constant patrols of the Resort and the Staff Accommodations, enforcing the policies of the Hotel while ensuring the safety of the guests and staff, handling a variety of calls such as medicals or domestic disputes, writing incident and daily reports and working alongside the RCMP for certain calls that may require their assistance.

Education

Social Service Worker

Fanshawe College of Applied Arts And Technology
Simcoe, ON
06.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Brock University
St. Catharines, ON
06.2014

High School Diploma -

Holy Trinity Catholic High School
Simcoe, ON
06.2011

Skills

  • Client Advocacy
  • Familiar with American Sign Language
  • Disability Support
  • Emergency response training
  • Referral Coordination
  • Caseload Management
  • Homelessness Prevention
  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Mental Health Training

Certification

  • ASIST Training
  • First Aid for Opioid Poisoning Emergencies
  • Circles Canada: Bridges Out of Poverty
  • safeTALK
  • Provincial Health Commission of Canada: Ontario Core Indigenous Cultural Safety Mental Health
  • Mental Health Commission of Canada: Mental Health First Aid Supporting Youth
  • Wilfred Laurier University: Situation Table Learning Modules
  • Emergency First Aid and CPR/AED Certification (expired but recertification booked for April 19th)

Community Work

  • Participated as an amateur fighter for the Fight to end Homelessness Charity Boxing Event (July-November of 2022 & 2023)
  • Volunteer at Strathroy Ribfest (2021 & 2022)
  • Port Rowan Food Bank (02/2017-09/2017)
  • Sprucedale Youth Centre (Juvenile Detention Centre) Volunteer: Volleyball and Games night (11/2014-08/2015)
  • Leadership Connection: received 106 hours of Community Service (2007 & 2007)
  • Annual volunteer worker for “Easter Seals Help the Kids Run” event (2008 & 2009)

Additional Information

Joe Winser

Manager of Social Services

Middlesex County


Josh Smith

Community Navigator

Middlesex County Social Services


Josina Pranger

Youth Crash Bed Coordinator, CYC

YFC Strathroy


*Reference contact information available upon request

Timeline

Housing Diversion Worker

Youth Opportunities Unlimited
05.2021 - Current

Security Specialist

Entourage Health Corp
12.2019 - 05.2021

Intervener

Canadian Deaf/Blind Association -renamed ‘Sensity'
10.2017 - 10.2018

Support Worker

Crest Support Services
07.2017 - 12.2019

Loss Prevention Investigator

Loss Prevention Services
11.2016 - 05.2019

Security Officer

Spillet Security
08.2014 - 08.2015

Social Service Worker

Fanshawe College of Applied Arts And Technology

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Brock University

High School Diploma -

Holy Trinity Catholic High School
McKinnley Brady