Viviana Rubio
St Catharines,ON
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Efficiency-driven with open and clear communication style and self-motivated approach. Dedicated to establishing safe operations to solve problems with minimal oversight. Strong experience in ESL education, translation, occupational health & safety training, and administration. Genuine interest in immigration law and newcomers’ settlement.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Health and Safety Administrator
Budget Environmental Disposal
Hamilton, Ontario
11.2020 - 12.2022
- Established best practices in workplace safety and environmental quality programs with corrective action plans.
- Implemented procedures and practices for site employees to protect workers.
- Utilized statistical analysis to improve awareness, change behavior and drive continuous program improvement.
- Coached employees and contractors to engage.
- Inspected or evaluated workplace environments, equipment or practices to verify compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
- Trained new employees in proper safety procedures to minimize accidents with proper behaviors.
- Conducted safety training or education programs to demonstrate use of safety equipment.
- Maintained and updated emergency response plans or procedures.
- Inspected specified areas to verify presence of fire prevention equipment, safety equipment and first-aid supplies.
- Wrote technical reports, data entry and queries into various safety and health databases.
- Trained workers on Asbestos Abatement (253W) -Registration of trainees to the MLITSD
- Management of health and safety information through the Safety Management software Sitedocs
- Annual medical exams scheduling
- Purchase of Personal protective equipment and inventory
Translator and Trainer
Budget Environmental Disposal
Hamilton, Ontario
11.2019 - 11.2020
- Translated client documents between languages - English into Spanish.
- Translated important departmental materials.
- Facilitated communication for people with limited english language proficiency.
- Elaborated on concepts and ideas expressed between languages.
- Researched industry-specific terminology to accurately transition between languages.
- Delivered real-time, accurate oral translations and interpretations for clients.
- Checked original sources or authors to confirm translations retained meaning and intent.
ESL Teacher
Universidad San Martin
01.2018 - 06.2018
- Provided one-on-one instruction for non-English speaking students within classroom settings.
- Improved student grammar and conversational skills through role play assignments.
- Built relationships with students of diverse cultural, social and economic backgrounds.
- Customized instructional plans to meet individual student skill levels and learning styles.
- Performed skill evaluations to discover areas of interest and competencies in students.
- Led self-guided exercises to improve student understanding of spelling, punctuation, style and pronunciation.
- Delivered performance results to dean of students each semester.
- Adapted curriculum to fit program participants' abilities and needs, using preassessment followed by in-progress assessments to confirm learning fulfillment.
- Graded and provided feedback on student assignments, papers and examinations.
- Input student grades and attendance records into school databases and reported student progress.
ESL Instructor
Smart Training Society
04.2012 - 10.2017
- Provided one-on-one instruction for non-English speaking students within classroom settings.
- Customized small group and individual classroom activities based on differentiated learning needs.
- Developed lesson plans to teach course materials according to schedule.
- Employed kinesthetic, visual and auditory approaches to make lessons interesting and interactive.
- Organized extracurricular opportunities such as conversation clubs and field trips to help students use language in real context
- Michigan English Test (MET) proctor.
Elementary ESL Teacher
Centro Educativo Distrital Calasanz
09.2010 - 03.2012
- Built relationships with students of diverse cultural, social and economic backgrounds.
- Developed lesson plans to teach course materials according to schedule.
- Organized supplementary materials in English for all students.
- Created interesting and age-appropriate reading lists to expand English vocabulary and comprehension skills.
- Performed skill evaluations to discover areas of interest and competencies in students.
- Maintained positive classroom culture through behavior management techniques.
- Cultivated classroom environment focused on inclusion and growth, fostering both social and academic development.
- Offered hands-on learning opportunities to develop student self-esteem and life skills.
- Prepared, administered and graded daily work and tests to evaluate student's progress.
- Provided positive feedback with emphasis on learning from mistakes to establish solid foundation for progress.
- Referred to district standards to plan lessons and prepare students to take standardized assessments.
Education
Master of Science - Education
Brock University
St. Catharines, ON10.2019
Bachelor of Science - Bilingual Education
Universidad El Bosque
Bogota08.2013
Skills
- Problem Resolution
- People Skills
- Supervision & Leadership
- Planning & Organizing
- Data Management
- Training & Development
- Critical Thinking
- Reliable & Trustworthy
- Computer Skills
Accomplishments
- 2020 International women of the year award – Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Center
- Participant in the development and translation of Budget Enviromental's Health and Safety Program - awarded for The best Health and Safety Program during the 2021 World Demolition Summit
Certification
- Seminar: Pedagogical Research: challenge for the teacher of the XXI century – “La investigación pedagógica: reto para el maestro del siglo XXI” • May 2008
- Seminar: XVI International seminar of bioethics, science and technology – “Seminario internacional bioética, ciencia y tecnología” • August 2008
- Seminar: Education and New technologies - “Educación y nuevas tecnologías” • September 2010
- Seminar: Strengthening technology in education – “Fortalecimiento de la tecnología en la educación” • June 2011
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act • November 2019
- Supervisor due Diligence • March 2019
- Supervisor Health and Safety Awareness in 5 steps • March 2019
- Worker Health and safety Awareness in 4 steps • November 2019
- Fire Extinguisher hot work safety and awareness • January 2020
- Fit Tester • April 2021
- 253W Asbestos Abatement worker • June 2020
- First Aid training • January 2020
- Lead Safety and Awareness • January 2020
- Workplace Violence and harassment • November 2019
- Silica safety and Awareness • January 2020
Timeline
Health and Safety Administrator
Budget Environmental Disposal
11.2020 - 12.2022
Translator and Trainer
Budget Environmental Disposal
11.2019 - 11.2020
ESL Teacher
Universidad San Martin
01.2018 - 06.2018
ESL Instructor
Smart Training Society
04.2012 - 10.2017
Elementary ESL Teacher
Centro Educativo Distrital Calasanz
09.2010 - 03.2012
Master of Science - Education
Brock University
Bachelor of Science - Bilingual Education
Universidad El Bosque
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