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Aria Rattan

Westport,CT

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Volunteer Program Coordinator

The Royal Women's Hospital
Melbourne, Australia
05.2022 - 04.2024
  • Managed the day-to-day operations of the program, ensuring compliance with applicable policies and regulations.
  • Participated in the development of new programs or modifications to existing programs.
  • Develop authentic and supportive relationships with volunteers and staff in multiple departments across the hospital.
  • Leverage passion for the Women's values in supporting and encouraging the development of volunteers and volunteer performance.
  • Assist Volunteer Program Manager in strategic planning and event planning.
  • Drafted communications about events, and changes in policy and procedures for internal distribution.
  • Assist in implementing strategies to take advantage of new opportunities for volunteer engagement.
  • Participate in recruiting and selecting volunteer candidates.

Hospital Support Team

The Royal Women's Hospital
Melbourne, Australia
07.2021 - 02.2023
  • Maintain warm, welcoming, and reassuring first point of contact for people entering the hospital.
  • Connect patients to correct hospital resources when needs are beyond the scope of hospital support worker expertise and duties.
  • Maintain positive, empathetic, and calm demeanor amongst high volumes of people and sometimes overwhelmed, agitated, anxious, and escalated visitors and patients.
  • Apply de-escalation techniques to sometimes very agitated consumers.

English Language Teacher

Universal English, SMEAG, Ability English
Melbourne, Australia
02.2019 - 09.2020
  • Developed engaging, effective, and dynamic course plans with multimedia learning tools to meet variety of learning styles and needs.
  • Leveraged intuitive and exuberant personality to foster a safe, focused and inclusive environment for students from various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Volunteer Community Organizer

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
Boulder, Colorado
05.2015 - 09.2018
  • Organized and facilitated conversations, meetings, and educational workshops with community members.
  • Participated in community conferences, trainings, and networking events.
  • Participated in local government meetings to advocate for the concerns of the community.
  • Assisted in coordinating logistics for public forums, workshops, and rallies.

Bilingual Family Advocate

Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley
Longmont, Colorado
03.2015 - 10.2016
  • Conducted screenings, intakes, and needs/risk assessments with adult and child shelter residents.
  • Provided strengths-based, client-centered, and trauma-informed advocacy, case management, and counseling to adult and child survivors of domestic violence from various cultural backgrounds.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Cultural Anthropology

University of Colorado At Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
05.2012

Diploma - Community Services

Rhodes College
Melbourne
04.2024

Certificate IV - Business

Flinders International College
Melbourne, Australia
01.2021

C.E.L.T.A. - Certificate in English Language Teaching To Adults

Cambridge University
New York, New York
11.2012

Mental Health First Aid Peer Supporter
Royal Women's Hospital
04.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Study Abroad Semester

University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana

Timeline

Volunteer Program Coordinator

The Royal Women's Hospital
05.2022 - 04.2024

Hospital Support Team

The Royal Women's Hospital
07.2021 - 02.2023

English Language Teacher

Universal English, SMEAG, Ability English
02.2019 - 09.2020

Volunteer Community Organizer

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
05.2015 - 09.2018

Bilingual Family Advocate

Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley
03.2015 - 10.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Cultural Anthropology

University of Colorado At Boulder

Diploma - Community Services

Rhodes College

Certificate IV - Business

Flinders International College

C.E.L.T.A. - Certificate in English Language Teaching To Adults

Cambridge University

Mental Health First Aid Peer Supporter

Bachelor of Arts - Study Abroad Semester

University of Ghana
Aria Rattan