Sophie Campbell
Campbell River,BC
Summary
I am an empathetic, grounded, and attentive recovery counselor with experience in stage 2 recovery programs. I work as a detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills and a drive to make a difference within community. My goal is to maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills while working collaboratively with co-workers, supervisors, and clients.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Youth and Family Recovery Coach
The John Howard Society of North Island-BC
10.2023 - Current
- Established trust and rapport with clients, creating a strong foundation for open communication and collaboration throughout the recovery process.
- Provided group, family, and individual counseling to support recovery goals.
- Fostered a supportive environment for group therapy sessions, encouraging open communication and mutual respect among participants.
- Utilized motivational interviewing techniques to help clients identify barriers to recovery and develop strategies for overcoming them.
- Promoted healthy lifestyle choices through education on nutrition, exercise, sleep hygiene, stress management techniques, and mindfulness practices.
- Maintained strict adherence to confidentiality standards, protecting clients'' privacy during the recovery process.
- Provided crisis intervention services when necessary, connecting clients with appropriate emergency resources as needed.
- Increased clients'' self-awareness by conducting regular assessments and facilitating reflective exercises.
- Working within the Stage 2 Recovery model and being flexible to meet the needs of the youth and families.
- Utilizing counseling related skills such as active listening, summarizing, motivational interviewing.
- Sending, receiving, and reviewing, referrals as appropriate for client needs.
- Engaging in case review, service planning, and clinical consultation with supervisors.
- Served as an advocate for clients within the healthcare system by communicating effectively with medical professionals regarding treatment plans and concerns.
- Leading program intake and coordinating between program staff.
- Strengthened relationships with community partners, enabling better access to resources and support services for clients.
Community Support Worker (Casual)
Pacific Coast Community Resources Inc.
07.2023 - 04.2024
- Support personal needs to client in order to promote an independent lifestyle
- Effective interaction with client in their home
- Support client towards engaging in community activities
- Providing support for personal care needs
- Support client in taking their medication and preparing daily meals
- Maintaining cleanliness and overall comfort and safety within clients home
- Following behavior and safety plan to promote wellbeing of client.
Activity and Supervision Worker
John Howard Society of North Island
06.2023 - 10.2023
- Support individual clients within engagement of community based, recreational activities
- Refer individuals to other resources and supports when necessary
- Promote individuals development of life-skills
- Motivate individuals to maintain cleanly personal and shared spaces
- Working in-line with integrated team to support individual towards independence
- Maintaining reliable work ethic and working various hours throughout weekdays and weekends
- Utilizing client centered and positive motivational language to promote wellbeing of individuals
- Help individual identify and pursue personal interests, work related goals, and recreational interests
- Maintain ethical role as a mentor and positive role-model for individual clients
- Identifying and intervening accordingly to situations when necessary
- Maintaining objective and concise notes
- Maintaining cleanliness of work environment.
Dining Room Supervisor and Host/Server
Marquise Hospitality - Berwick Retirement Communities
04.2021 - 06.2023
- Leading team of servers (making sure staff is on task and maintaining professional work ethic)
- Scheduling Front of House Staff
- Administrative work
- Communicating between Front of House Service and Back of House Staff
- Organizing and printing menus
- Providing professional service for personalized needs of the residents
- Bar Tending
- POS Open and closing
- Conducting Audits and receiving feedback throughout dining room
- Overlooking and making sure lunch and dinner service run smoothly, daily
- Greeting residents and guests daily.
Behavioural Therapist
Private Residential Teaching Home
08.2022 - 04.2023
- Following ABA behavioural plan
- Working in ratio with staff
- Providing and receiving feedback regularly
- Using clear, neutral, and empathetic communication skills
- Providing medication, meals, and supporting other personal needs of client
- Experience working in high stress situations
- Supporting client to engage and participate in community activities
- Taking objective, quantitative data
- Assisting in administrative tasks.
In-home Trainer
In-home Trainer Victoria
09.2021 - 04.2023
- Creating personalized exercise plans for clients
- Assisting in creating a safe space as an in-home trainer
- Utilizing skills of empathy, interpersonal communication skills, compassion, and coaching
- Maintaining Covid-19 safety guidelines as a trainer and guest in clients home
- Utilizing current and new research and exercise sicence in order to provide clients with high quality training.
Peer Mentor
Let's Talk Science
04.2021 - 04.2023
- Peer mentor for high school students interested in learning about future education in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
- Educate and support post secondary questions
- Assist in applications for post secondary school and or scholarships, student loans, etc
- Assist in discovering volunteer and co-op related opportunities
- Support student related questions
- Stand as a positive role model and leader.
Farm Hand
Islandia Farm
06.2021 - 08.2022
- Assisting and performing farm duties: Feeding and caring for animals
- Experience working with horses, sheep, chickens, ducks
- Cleaning pens/stalls
- Maintain cleanliness standards and covid-19 regulations
- Planting
- Gardening (watering, harvesting, weeding)
- Cooking
- Lawn care
- Hay bailing
- Cleaning eggs and maintaining cleanliness standards
- Maintaining farm sales stand.
Functional Trainer
F45 Campbell River
02.2021 - 08.2022
- Building relationships with members
- Introducing and leading groups of 10-30 people
- Selling memberships
- Providing personalized training for members
- Adhering to ACE certified personal training scope of practice.
Youth Coach
Gaining Confidence in the Gym With Sophie
09.2020 - 03.2021
- This is a functional training program with I created and offered for 13 - 17 year old girls at Lady Fit Gym
- Created, organized, and planned bi weekly workouts for a group of 12 teen girls
- Stood as a positive role model
- Educated on functional training, body weight strength, mobility, and overall wellness
- Educated on the mind-gut connection, nutrition, and mental health.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Psychology
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC04.2023
Some College (No Degree) - Social Sciences
North Island College
Campbell RiverHigh School Diploma -
Timberline Secondary School
Campbell River, BC01.2017
Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Leadership
- Trauma-Informed
- Mentorship
- Client Advocacy
- Goal Setting
- Motivational Interviewing
- Recovery planning
Certification
- FoodSafe Level 1
- Serving It Right
- Standard First Aid and CPR/AED Level C
- ACE Certified Personal Trainer
- Functional Training Specialist
- Nutrition Coach for Sports, Exercise, and Weight Management
- Class 5 Drivers License
- Trauma Informed and Emotional Support Training
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Youth and Family Recovery Coach
The John Howard Society of North Island-BC
10.2023 - Current
Community Support Worker (Casual)
Pacific Coast Community Resources Inc.
07.2023 - 04.2024
Activity and Supervision Worker
John Howard Society of North Island
06.2023 - 10.2023
Behavioural Therapist
Private Residential Teaching Home
08.2022 - 04.2023
In-home Trainer
In-home Trainer Victoria
09.2021 - 04.2023
Farm Hand
Islandia Farm
06.2021 - 08.2022
Dining Room Supervisor and Host/Server
Marquise Hospitality - Berwick Retirement Communities
04.2021 - 06.2023
Peer Mentor
Let's Talk Science
04.2021 - 04.2023
Functional Trainer
F45 Campbell River
02.2021 - 08.2022
Youth Coach
Gaining Confidence in the Gym With Sophie
09.2020 - 03.2021
Bachelor's Degree - Psychology
University of Victoria
Some College (No Degree) - Social Sciences
North Island College
High School Diploma -
Timberline Secondary School
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