ERIC DICAIRE
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Education
**** – 2014 University of Ottawa
Honours B.A. with Major in Communications
And Minor in Music
2006 – 2010 Glengarry District High School
Ontario Secondary School Diploma
Professional Experience
April 2012 – present Sandy Hill Community Center
After School Program Director
Efficiently and effectively execute the after
school program in both official languages
Encourage exceptional staff performance through
diplomatic management tactics
Program fun new activities for the children of the
program
Data entry of participant information for exterior
funding of the program
September 2014 present Arts Program Instructor
Instruct new and intermediate guitar students and
help them develop new skills
Evaluate and adapt the course based on an
on the fly assessment of student’s abilities.
September 2014 – December After School Program Coordinator
Ensure attendance lists and special event
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programming is completed in a timely fashion.
Create compelling newsletters every month in
both official languages
Assist the program director in effectively
executing the after school program.
May 2014 – August 2014 Assistant Camp Coordinator
Directly assist Summer Camp Director in all
administrative tasks
Efficiently and effectively create class lists,
medical boards and authorized pick up lists on a
weekly basis.
Track, compile and synthesize vital information
for the staff of the Summer Camp program.
September 2012 – August After School Care/Summer Program Leader
Execute games and other programming with
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enthusiasm while also ensuring safety of children.
Participate and actively seek to build
relationships with participants in the program
January 2014 – May 2014 Youth Futures/Avenir Jeunesse
French Program Coordinator/Coordonateur du
Programme Francophone
Program and execute engaging activities for
youth between the ages of 13 and 17.
Provide leadership training that will increase the
confidence and sense of community among the
participants
Volunteer Work Art Child 2015
Develop and execute musical crafts and a guitar
January 2015
workshop for the children in downtown.
Promote arts and music in our community
through song, dance and playing instruments.
January 2014 – Present Youth@Work
Founder and Event Coordinator
Organize and execute fun community building
events that will help empower young people in
the Ottawa city core.
Conceptualize and execute personal initiatives
through strong organizational skills
Promote events through social media and
networking with community leaders and
journalists.
October 2013, 2014 Sandy Hill Haunted House
Event coordinator
Increased ability to conceptualize and initiate
themes and ideas for a large scale project
Improved management of resources through tight
budgeting
Demonstrated ability to implement creative and
out of the box solutions to problems at hand
Gained skills promotion through audio visual
media
July 2013 Museum of Aviation
Children’s Activities Leader
Run fun artistic games with children with energy
and enthusiasm
Guide special guests of the museum
Awards and Recognitions
House of Commons Community Service Award
Awarded by Minister Paul Dewar in recognition
of the creation of Youth@Work and my
participation in the community building event Art
Child.
Skills
First Aid Certified in First Aid, CPR and AED
Languages Advanced skills in oral English and French
Advanced skills in written English
Proficient in written French
Software Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint,
Excel)
Introductory knowledge of IBM SPSS Statistics
Introductory knowledge of Adobe Photoshop
Introductory knowledge of Final Cut Pro
Research Advanced knowledge of online journal databases
Augmented ability to find and synthesize relevant
information
Increased ability to connect abstract concepts to
real world examples
Other AODA, HIGH FIVE, Cash Handling, Guitar, Public
Speaking
References Available upon request