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Valentina Posada Orozco

Toronto,Canada

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Residential Support Worker

John Howard Society of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
10.2021 - Current
  • Documentation of all contact with residents in a log book
  • Writing incident and occurrence reports as situations indicate
  • Assess individual restrictions for residents on statutory release and day parole
  • Conduct random calls to residents and confirm their location during weekend passes
  • Administer medications as needed
  • Developed interpersonal relationships with residents in order to assist in the attainment of goals while maintaining professional boundaries
  • Used the risk management and the RNR model for decision making and goal planning for the residents
  • Assisting residents in the process of obtaining identification, job searching, and apartment searching
  • Coaching residents to set SMART goals once they are released into the community
  • Guiding residents to take accountability when missing their scheduled call ins, arrival, departure calls and attitude towards others in the house

Record Suspension Coordinator

John Howard Society of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
06.2019 - Current
  • Meet with individuals one-on-one to determine eligibility for a Record Suspension and be up to date with legislation changes
  • Providing guidance through the process of fingerprint and photograph destruction with the police
  • Working co-operatively and effectively with co-workers and students to complete follow ups and complete applications
  • Conduct monthly presentations for our community partners and clients interested in learning about the application process
  • Outreach to employment agencies and community programs to advise on the program and create partnerships.
  • Working cooperatively with courthouses throughout Canada to obtain necessary documents for our clients, such as method of trial, sentence, charge, date of sentence, certified court documents, and crown disclosures.
  • Collect programs fees, payments, invoices and work cooperatively with the finance manager
  • Compile monthly departmental statistics and detailed reports when requested by supervisor.
  • Suggested staffing and departmental resolutions

Mental Health and Justice Student Worker

Margaret’s Housing and Community Support Services
Toronto, Canada
04.2018 - 07.2018
  • Provide support to women and men who are experiencing mental illness and who have committed low-risk offenses
  • Provide court support, mental health pre-diversion, diversion, release planning and referrals as needed
  • Created a database for the agency with resources and contact information for client specific such as addiction, housing and hospitals

Education

Addictions and Mental Health Post-Graduate Certificate -

Algonquin College
Ottawa, ON
04.2025

Bachelor of Social Science - Criminal Justice

Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Toronto, ON
04.2019

Community and Justice Services Diploma -

Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Toronto, ON
06.2016

Skills

  • Bilingual communicator
  • Crisis Prevention Intervention
  • Enhanced Reliability Security Clearance
  • Mental Health First Aid
  • Mental Health First Aid (Youth)
  • Understanding and managing aggressive behavior
  • Naloxone training
  • First Aid and CPR Level-C
  • Anti-Bias and Inclusion
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • Challenging Behaviors in Youth
  • Addictions and Youth
  • De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Residential Support Worker

John Howard Society of Toronto
10.2021 - Current

Record Suspension Coordinator

John Howard Society of Toronto
06.2019 - Current

Mental Health and Justice Student Worker

Margaret’s Housing and Community Support Services
04.2018 - 07.2018

Addictions and Mental Health Post-Graduate Certificate -

Algonquin College

Bachelor of Social Science - Criminal Justice

Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning

Community and Justice Services Diploma -

Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning

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