Twila Lavigne
Support worker
Chilliwack,BC
Summary
Mature Support Worker offering 2-year background providing vulnerable individuals with care to improve quality of life. Polished in administering developmental screenings and providing mentoring services. Warm and friendly professional committed to orchestrating support for families dealing with various issues such as domestic violence, substance abuse and mental illness. Certified in addiction and mental health .
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Support Worker
Hope transition society
British Columbia
11.2023 - Current
Client engagement worker
Ruth and Naomis Mission
Chilliwack, BC
01.2023 - Current
Supervisor
Dollarama
Chilliwack, BC
10.2021 - Current
- Give and hand out nightly tasks to make sure all are done close or open store handle cash, break skids, clear inventory and carts clean and face store
Labourer
Express Employment Professionals (Scott builders)
Olds, AB
08.2019 - Current
- Operate forklift and skid steer for material handling (passed A&b operators course) -Prep heavy equipment for sandblast and paint -Disassemble instrumentation and piping from tanks and separator packages -Maintenance painting and brush and roller painting -Small airless spraying of latex paints
Labourer
Express Employment Professionals (Scott builders)
Carstairs, AB
08.2019 - Current
- Operate forklift and skid steer for material handling (passed A&b operators course) -Prep heavy equipment for sandblast and paint -Disassemble instrumentation and piping from tanks and separator packages -Maintenance painting and brush and roller painting -Small airless spraying of latex paints
Housekeeper
Pomeroy Inn & Suites
Olds, AB
06.2019 - Current
- Clean and strip room in a timely manner for stays and check-outs put away clean linen and stock cart.
- Bed making
- Dusting, vacuuming
- Dishes
- Pick up trash
- Sweeping, mopping
09.2017 - Current
- Work in Value Added department doing packaging, labelling, and operation of multi vac machine.- Work on kill floor sorting animal components for distribution and tagging carcasses for production - Work in production department bagging of animal components for distribution - Active member and participant of Health and safety committee (have health and safety certificate) - Active member and participant of the social committee
Supervisor
Sandpiper Golf Resort
Harrison Mills, BC
- Current
- Cleaning cabins, inspected employees work, cover shifts, closes, made task lists
Labourer
SUNGOLD SPECIALTY MEATS
Innisfail, AB
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Cleaning machines, prepping meat, chucking hides, bagging on line, tagging on kill floor
Housekeeper/supervisor
Pomeroy Inn & Suites
Canmore, AB
03.2020 - 10.2020
- Housekeeping duty's
- Laundry
- Making room schedule for staff
- Input of clean and dirty rooms
- Checking rooms
- Stocking and cleaning of supply room
Secretary
Western Manufacturing
Hythe, AB
01.2017 - 09.2017
- Reports and filing - Entering employee daily timesheets into company software resource system
Housekeeping
The raccoon and beachfront resorts
Sylvan Lake, AB
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Clean and disinfecting washrooms - Laundry and bed making - Dusting and Vacuuming - Dishes - Pick up and trash removal - Sweeping and Mopping
Retail and customer service
Liquor Town
Lacombe, AB
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Customer service (Achieved my liquor sales certificate) - Daily cash handling and balancing. - Store shut down and opening. - Inventory control and stock receiving- Shift lead
Custodian
Liquor Town
Lacombe, AB
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Part time - General cleaning duties - Mopping and sweeping of office space - Window cleaning - Dusting of desks and counter tops
Education
CdI College
Red Deer, AB06-2022
Skills
- Construction Laborer
- General Labor
- General Laborer
- Landscaping
- Factory
- Laundry
- Manufacturing
- Warehouse Experience
- Housekeeping
- Life Skills Development
- Emotional Support
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- First-aid and CPR
- Personal care assistance
- Behavioral support
- Documentation abilities
- Daily living assistance
Certification
- Certification of completion
- Professional workplace boundaries
- Vicarious trauma
- Informed care in frontline settings
- Substance use awareness and safety
- NHA-CL6. Medication reconciliation
- (ROM'S) (MHSU)
- Peer support in housing
- Mental health & substance use
- VCH home support orientation
- Violence prevention report and communicate post-incident
- Dementia care
- Violence prevention-risks and behaviours
- Violence prevention- assess and plan 115. Violence prevention-Develop Behavioural 2
- Violence prevention- de-escalation communication 1 +2+3
- Harm reduction
- WHMIS - provincial course
- Responding to adult abuse
- Substance use : supporting recovery
- Skin and wind care : caring for patients with wounds
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone (suboxone)
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Naloxone administration
- Eating disorders and substance use
- Brain injury 101
- Suicide prevention
- Blood and body fluid exposure protocols
- CPR+First Aid
- Food safety and hygiene
Timeline
Support Worker
Hope transition society
11.2023 - Current
Client engagement worker
Ruth and Naomis Mission
01.2023 - Current
Supervisor
Dollarama
10.2021 - Current
Housekeeper/supervisor
Pomeroy Inn & Suites
03.2020 - 10.2020
Labourer
Express Employment Professionals (Scott builders)
08.2019 - Current
Labourer
Express Employment Professionals (Scott builders)
08.2019 - Current
Housekeeper
Pomeroy Inn & Suites
06.2019 - Current
Labourer
SUNGOLD SPECIALTY MEATS
01.2019 - 01.2021
09.2017 - Current
Secretary
Western Manufacturing
01.2017 - 09.2017
Housekeeping
The raccoon and beachfront resorts
01.2010 - 01.2012
Retail and customer service
Liquor Town
01.2008 - 01.2010
Custodian
Liquor Town
01.2008 - 01.2009
Supervisor
Sandpiper Golf Resort
- Current
CdI College
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