MEREDITH NELSON
St.Catharines,ON
Summary
Enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of job expectations and motivated to learn, grow and excel in all aspects of work.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Behaviour Counsellor
Bethesda Services
Vineland, ON
01.2009 - Current
- Supporting individuals diagnosed with developmental and intellectual disabilities, mental health, and severe behavioural challenges
- Provide clients with support from least intrusive to most intrusive (physical management) interventions during crisis management by following a behaviour support plan
- Administration of client medications, including psychotropic medication
- Completing individuals monthly finances, banking and submitting weekly petty cash statements
- Supporting individuals with monthly Behaviour Support Plans, Six month goals and yearly Individual Support Plans
- Ensure client files, forms, logs, and records are systematically organized and documented within the Nucleus program
- Educate clients on how to identify and communicate emotions
- Advocate for program changes to ensure better quality of life for clients
- Working with a network of Individual Personal supports,such as Occupational /Physio Therapists, Social Workers, Behaviour Therapists, ODSP/OAP workers
- Submitting Staples,Cardinal Health and Mandatory Special Necessities (MSN) orders for individual needs
- Monthly Health and Safety Inspections throughout the program and submitting maintenance requests
- Following the Mission Statement and Values along with the Policies and Procedures of the organization
- Daily meal preparation for ten Individuals, weekly grocery shopping and meal planning.
Community Support Leader
Ontario March of Dimes
St.Catharines, ON
03.1997 - 02.2009
- Planned and implemented programs designed to enhance the efficiency and safe delivery of Community Support Services.
- Managed and approved program resources, human and financial, to meet the program objectives
- Trained,supervised and evaluated support staff services
- Developed and revised a master schedule in accordance with consumer service and budgeted hours
- Provided administrative support for programs(i.e
- Correspondence,file management, coordinate staff meetings and staff orientation and training
- Provided direct care to consumers such as, personal care, lift and transfers,meal prep and feeding
- Provided supports to enhance clients to lead a better quality of life.
Education
WHMIS Part 1 and 2- WHMIS Regulation and GHSFire Extinguisher PASS SystemOntario Public Health- Covid - undefined
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Certified Personal Support WorkerCertified Developmental WorkerCertified Safety Care Crisis Prevention TrainingCurrent Standard First Aid, CPR C, AED - Red CrossCurrent First Aid in Opioid Poisoning Emergencies 1.0 and Opioid Harm ReductionCrisis and Trauma Training for - undefined
Cultural Competence and Indigenous Cultural Safety - undefined
IPAC Fundamentals trainingPAC Core Competencies- 6 Modules - undefined
Skills
- MS Office and Excel
- Relationship development
- Excellent Administrative Skills
- Team management
- Organization
- Problem resolution
Timeline
Behaviour Counsellor
Bethesda Services
01.2009 - Current
Community Support Leader
Ontario March of Dimes
03.1997 - 02.2009