Michel Palimaka
Kitchener,ON
Summary
Skilled multitasker with superior work ethic and good teamwork, problem-solving and organizational skills. Willing to take on any task to help team. Reliable and dedicated team player with hardworking and resourceful approach.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Second Year Child and Youth Care Practicum Student
Lutherwood Children's Mental Health Center
01.2024 - 04.2024
- Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Improved student behavior management by implementing consistent routines, clear expectations, and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Provided one-on-one support for students with learning disabilities, enabling them to excel in their coursework, and classroom expectations.
- Ran numerous treatment groups on different skill development I.E. organization skills, self-care, and relationship building.
Day Care Worker
Centre Educatif Les P'tits Sauterelles
03.2023 - 12.2023
- Encouraged social interactions and engagement using positive reinforcement
- Maintained child-friendly environment
- Distributed food, napkins, and beverages in preparation for snack time
- Meticulously sanitized toys and play equipment for overall cleanliness and safety.
First Year Child and Youth Care Field Placement Practicum Student
Howard Robert Elementary
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Observed children to recognize and maintain strong awareness of developmental progress
- Communicated respectfully and thoughtfully with parents and guardians
- Developed age-appropriate lessons and activities to support skill-building
- Constructed age-appropriate goals and outcomes to assist children with special needs and developmental delays to achieve success.
Education
Ontario College Certificate: Engineering -
Conestoga College
Cambridge, ONChild and Youth Care Advanced Diploma -
Fanshawe College
Woodstock, ON04.2024
Skills
- Highly attentive to details and subtle changes in people
- Efficient at problem solving and thinking outside the box
- Exceptional patience with child, youth, and adults
- Team oriented and collaboration with staff, and youth
- Adept French speaker
- Strength-Based communicator
- Energetic and enthusiastic self-starter
Languages
French
Professional Working
Timeline
Second Year Child and Youth Care Practicum Student
Lutherwood Children's Mental Health Center
01.2024 - 04.2024
Day Care Worker
Centre Educatif Les P'tits Sauterelles
03.2023 - 12.2023
First Year Child and Youth Care Field Placement Practicum Student
Howard Robert Elementary
01.2023 - 04.2023
Ontario College Certificate: Engineering -
Conestoga College
Child and Youth Care Advanced Diploma -
Fanshawe College