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Victoria, BC, V*N*N*

Abdifatah Idle 250-***-****

ac8bac@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Developed procedures to assist in the assessment of clients to assure that their specific needs were met in a timely manner

Advocated tirelessly to assure that the rights of female children in the community were given top priority

Designed and implemented community-based sensitivity campaigns about FGM which raised the overall awareness of the community around this issue

Implemented structured, ongoing meetings to assist clients with their goals and to keep a record of attainment of goals to measure their progress

TEAMWORK SKILLS:

Coordinated with other social service agencies to create support systems to ensure that client’s needs were met in an efficient manner

Interacted with clients upon their arrival to begin the assessment process and to formulate a plan of action to address their particular set of needs and issues

Engaged in participatory awareness creation which increased the community understanding of FGM and the risks involved in this practise

Coordinated and interacted with clients on a daily basis as a support for them to achieve their goals

ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS:

Performed all duties, when instructed to, by the supervisor

Maintained all case records of the clients to ensure clarity and accuracy of information

Maintained the confidentiality of all clients records so as to insure the maintenance of the agencies reputation with clients and the community

Performed ongoing evaluation of the services rendered to the clients so as to ensure the client’s needs are being met by other agencies

WORK EXPERIENCE:

RECREATION OFFICER Cridge Center for the Family. July 2018-Current

Seniors department

COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER Thompson Community Service June-August 2018

WUSC SOCIAL CO-ORDINATOR University of Victoria Jan 2018 - Current Victoria, BC

University of Victoria

UVIC SRP Coordinator Victoria BC Sep 2017- April 2018

Appen Online web search Evaluator Sidney Jan 2016-Aug 2017 (Online) Australia

Refugee Community Mobilizer Dadaab, Kenya Feb 2016-August 2017

YOUTH AMBASSADOR Norwich Refugee Council (NRC) Feb 2015- Dec 2015

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATES:

BSc Computer Science University of Victoria Sept 2017

Victoria, BC

Certificate in Community Health Nursing Mount Kenya University

Nairobi, Kenya Apr 2017

Trauma Counselling Training Kenya 2015

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

Community Volunteer Somali Youth Tutoring Programme 2017- current

Victoria, BC

Youth and Women support worker UNHCR, Refugee Camp 2014-2015

Dadaab, Kenya

LANGUAGE:

English Somali Swahili

References available upon request

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