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Skye Olstead

Edmonton,Canada

Summary

My experience aside, the aspect of myself that I feel the most proud of is my passion for making connections with children, earning their trust and finding effective ways to empower them to communicate their emotions, needs and thoughts. I love seeing children who once felt stuck or unmotivated finally realize their potential to be themselves in ways that are understood, respected and appreciated.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Child and Youth Liaison

Family Futures Resource Network
04.2023 - Current
  • Designed and led healthy relationship programs for youth in a high school setting.
  • Created and facilitated art-based mindfulness programs for EYOC.
  • led programs in elementary schools that focused on bullying, mental health, emotions, relationships and communication.
  • Created and led the youth improv program, and the Creative Youth program.
  • Collaborated with other organizations to deliver successful programs for youth in Edmonton.
  • Successfully managed a busy schedule, balancing multiple programs and cases through EPS.
  • Experience with budgeting, planning, and executing community events and events with in in the organization as a member of the Social Committee.
  • Experienced with NewOrg and Appsquire for program management.
  • Experience with connecting clients to resources and empowering/assisting them in goal-setting and setting up appointments.

Educational Assistant

Edmonton Public School Board
04.2017 - 04.2023
  • Provided support to help students with special needs and social challenges,
  • Collaborated with teachers to come up with approaches to navigate challenges and improve student success.
  • Worked in BLA classrooms.
  • Helped children navigate challenging emotions and learn to identify/communicate them in healthy ways.
  • Built strong and secure connections with children that served as a sturdy foundation for inspiring growth and significant progress.
  • Learned a lot about the day-to-day struggles, challenges and dilemmas that tend to develop int he dynamics between teachers, families and students.
  • Developed a deep passion for helping to heal and empower students, parents and teachers to feel confident, supported, heard and capable while navigating their way through school system.

Education

Social Work Diploma

MacEwan University
Edmonton, AB
11.2022

Skills

  • Excellent at building connection and relationships with teachers, children and families
  • Prevention work through providing education on healthy relationships and emotional management to youth
  • Advocating for students and families, helping them to seek resources and make connections to help them flourish
  • Teamwork and collaboration internally and externally to create and implement programming, events and other projects
  • Work within schools, both in a one-on-one context and providing programming on relationships, communication and mental health
  • Behavioral Intervention
  • Program planning, development and management
  • authentic and connection-oriented approach to working with children and families

Certification

ASIST 11

Brainstory

Weaving The Threads of Inclusive Care for LQBTQ2S+ People

Indigenous Canada

Trauma-Informed De-escalation Strategies

Additional Information

Practicum Experience - School-based Social Worker (Edmonton Public School Board)

  • Group Work
  • Art-Based Mindfulness
  • Planning and Reflection
  • Strengths Based Approach
  • Trauma Informed Approach

Timeline

Child and Youth Liaison

Family Futures Resource Network
04.2023 - Current

Educational Assistant

Edmonton Public School Board
04.2017 - 04.2023

Social Work Diploma

MacEwan University

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