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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, ON

Child and Youth Care Advanced Diploma -

Fanshawe College
Woodstock, ON
04.2024

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
Michel Palimaka