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High School Assistant

Location:
Burnaby, BC, V5J 0C3, Canada
Posted:
June 17, 2013

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Grace Yeh ************@*******.***

Phone: Cell 778-***-**** Home 778-***-****

OBJECTIVE: Wellness Coach Job Position

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous lab work research experience involving critical thinking, organizational, and

analytical skills for data collection with a concentration in food and nutrition sciences

• Outstanding interpersonal communication skills, proven leadership skills and teamwork

related experience in community, school, and senior hospital services for over 5 years

• Independent, self motivated, efficient, and time managed individual displaying

responsibility and reliability

• Patient, caring, detail oriented and conscientious individual with strong adaptation to new

environment quickly

EDUCATION

2010- Present University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. - Bachelor of Land and Food

System Major in Food, Nutrition and Health

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Work-study assistant, UBC Korerner Library

September 2011 – continuing, 6 hours per week

• Showed organizational skills, proficiency and accuracy in managing multiple tasks by

straightening, shelving, shelf-reading, fine sorting, clearing, in housing and unloading

library books.

BioCycle Intern, South Vancouver Neighbourhood House April 2013 - continuing, 2 hours

per week

West 1 Community School Team Youth Engagement Intern, Maple Grove Elementary School

January 2012 – April 2013, 2 hours per week

• Organized, mentored, and collaborated with high school leaders to design and deliver

quality food and nutrition programs to elementary students

• Carefully administered all aspects from designing, delegating responsibilities to youth

leaders to lesson planning, organizing nutrition-based activities, and liaising with teachers

and parents

Diet Analysis Coordinator, Libra Nutrition

November 2011 – continuing, 8 hours per week

Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate multiple clients' personal nutritional profile of their

daily food intake

Efficiently compile data collection including serving quantity on clients' diet and physical

activities into reports for analysis utilizing computer skills

Research effective methods and created weight loss manual and healthy recipes for Chinese

population in Vancouver by conducting market surveillance

Taiwan Tech Trek Program Internship, Affiliated Experimental Elementary School of Chiayi

University

June 2012 - September 2012, full time

Promoted English speaking environment by teaching Canadian cultures, role-play, songs, games,

readers' theatre, stories, and held English conversation sessions, recorded English phrases

videos

Participated and assisted with technical supports and classroom organizations in an national

annual seminar that provided lessons for over hundreds of teachers to teach effectively

Designed and executed lesson plan to promote English speaking environment by teaching

Canadian cultures, role-play, songs, games, readers' theatre, stories, and held English

conversation sessions, recorded English phrases videos

First Place Award in outstanding presentation in the field of Humanities at TTT 2012 Academic

Conference

Awarded NT$3000 with top 6 TTT 2012 final report

General Member, USANA Health Convention

August 2011, one week

• Gained insight in nutritional research and the work of global Nutritionists and Scientists

by attending meetings, conferences at Utah State, Salt Lake City and actively engaging in

nutritional health training sessions

Executive Member Secretary, Interact IAAC

September 2008 – June 2009, 5 hours per week

Attained multiple tasks by setting meeting timeline to ensure projects are accomplished

according to set deadlines

Recorded meeting minutes, emailed the announcements and managed to compile new

volunteers’ contact information in an organized fashion.

Public Relations, Health Council

September 2007– June 2008, 1 hour per week

• Actively participate in meetings and group discussions to raise the awareness of health

issues by making posters, presentations in various school events such as RebelFest, which

is an annual event in Burnaby South Secondary School

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant, UBC Science Community Service Learning Project CSL

March 2011, 7 hours per day

• Enhance students’ leaning at Britannia Elementary School by sharing the learning

experiences in healthy food preparation, food security, food safe, and food sustainability

• Applied knowledge to real work situations by conducting experiment to raise the

awareness of scientific issues such as global warming, environmental pollution to the

students

• Increased interpersonal teamwork and knowledge of Science in participating in daily

meetings to discuss work progress and evaluate the work done by each group

• Improved public speaking skills by presenting information and teaching students in grade

5 to perform practical experiment

Leadership Team Member, South Burnaby Neighborhood House

August 2006 – 2010, 2 hours per week

• Attend daily meeting to facilitate and improve community and neighborhood where new

immigrants become connected and can find information and resources that will help them

settle in their new community

• Participated in group discussion related to news topics and social issues globally and

provincially to help raise the awareness of the community and its standing within the

global standard

• Planning special events such as Community Culture Nights and community clean-up,

fundraising over $1,000 for homeless support to create a healthy relationship in our

community

Grade 8 Mentor, Burnaby South Secondary School

September 2009 – July 2009, 1 hour per week

• Demonstrated commitment to initiative by mentoring high school students by planning

lessons, organizing worksheets, and cooperating with teachers and other mentors during

collaboration days

• Actively participated in a program to promote positive attitude in learning by supervising

grade 8 students, and by leading games and activities involving helping them to start

thinking about personal and academic goals through activities that are fun, interactive and

educational



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