I am super enthusiastic and love working with children. I love being outdoors, playing board games, and making crafts. I am part way through a nursing degree, and am currently working for Behaviour Innovations, a private agency that provides ABA services to children and their families. I also volunteer with the Strong Start to Reading program in Brantford. In the summer of 2017, I worked as a nanny for a child with Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Respiratory Distress (SMARD). Alongside the child’s primary caregivers, I bathed, fed, and provided medical care for the child. My secondary duties included preparing the child’s feed, putting away medical supplies, doing the dishes, completing the child’s laundry and other light housework. I learned how to communicate with this nonverbal child and anticipate his needs. We read together, went swimming, and even planned a Christmas party in July for his mom.

WORK EXPERIENCE Babysitting - 10mo old, (2019) Personal Support Worker, (May 2018 - December 2018) Nanny - Child with Special Needs, (May 2017 - September 2017) Playground Attendant at African Lion Safari, (Summers 2013 - 2015) VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Clinical Placement - Maternity & Newborn (2019) -Caring for and handling newborns -Feeding, swaddling, bathing, changing diapers -Blood glucose monitoring The Equestrian Association for the Disabled – TEAD, Hamilton, ON (October 2012 - 2015) -Aided children with disabilities in mounting and guiding the horse, and completing therapy exercises -Provided physical support to riders -Brushed and tacked horses according to the rider’s special needs Vacation Bible School (Summer to Present) -Organized various activities for children aged 4 - 13 -Modified crafts for students at different ability levels -Planned and taught lessons for preschool – grade 8 -Was responsible for the safety, personal care and discipline of children

McMaster University - Psychology & Neuroscience, Lakehead University - Nursing