Clara Abisola Adelakun
La Crosse,WI
Summary
Outgoing Volunteer providing experience helping non-profit organization with daily tasks and needs. Friendly and helpful when assisting employees and visitors requesting services. Driven by cause to work diligently to accomplish measurable impact.
Attentive social service specialist with background providing professional observation, assessment and individualized services. Seasoned at teaching skills to boost quality of life and promote positive interactions. Focused on delivering and propelling seamless care through consultation with caregivers.
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer
Amie L. Mathy Center Boys And Girls Clubs
04.2023 - 12.2023
- Improved community engagement by organizing and joining various volunteer initiatives.
- Enhanced local environment through regular neighborhood cleanups.
- Promoted community wellness by participating in health education workshops.
- Fostered social inclusion through the joining cultural awareness events and celebrations.
- Strengthened community bonds by joining social events that brought diverse groups together.
African Sisters Education Collaborative Program Coordinator - Nigeria
Daughters Of The Holy Spirit Nigeria
09.2016 - 08.2022
- Responsible for the recruitment and retention of student sisters and professional staff reflective of the diversity of the organization policy
- Provide administrative support for the evaluation of all student sisters, and professional staff
- Facilitate a residential environment conducive to students and staff success, development, and engagement through the application of a programming model focused on the principles of community development, along with a residential education learning plan
- Actively participant in partner University management meetings as assigned
- Collaboratively design and implement strategic residential facility learning plans inclusive of academic staff, center staff, and student sisters' involvement
- Participate in the adjudication of higher-level cases inclusive of religious congregation superiors' notification and appeal processes
- Cross check all the student sisters school expenditure through our programming budgets and sent to the head office for approval and wire transfer process to the partner university
- Provide administrative support to the Country Director to recruit and select qualified student sister to participate in the Sisters Leadership Development Initiative program, Higher Education for Sisters in African; undergraduate and post graduate degrees, Scholars to be approved for Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate; CARA
- Provide administrative support to the Country Director to attend meetings and give annual report to the collaborators; Nigeria Conference of Women Religious
- Lead annually the recruitment process for student sisters to join the Higher Education for Sisters in Africa program either for undergraduate or post graduate program in collaboration with liaisons in partner universities, and in consultation with the Country Director
- Schedule all Higher Education for Sisters in Africa and/or Scholarship program activities in collaboration with the Country Director
- Organize Higher Education for Sisters in Africa and/or Scholarship programs orientation and reflective learning workshops both in person or virtual
- Support the Country Director and Regional Director to finalize locations for general African Sisters Education Collaborative workshops and other convening's
- Ensure facilities are functional and that the computer lab is in good operation with internet connection and that contracts for technical persons are up to date; inform the Country Director of any issues that need addressing and ensuring proper maintenance of the facility after each use
- Collaborate with Country Director, the facilitators and center staff in preparing daily schedules and ensuring that program workshops run smoothly
- Communicate promptly to African Sisters Education Collaborative head office regarding all Higher Education for Sisters in Africa and/or Scholarship activities in country
- Conduct periodic site visits to partner universities/colleges and work with superiors of the Higher Education for Sisters in Africa students' sisters to promptly address any concerns raised
- Support the Country Director with student sisters' orientation and procurement of materials for facilitators and students in the Higher Education for Sisters in Africa program
- In collaboration with the Country Director, organize transportation, welcoming and hosting of facilitators/program visitors
- Participate in a duty rotation, responding to student sisters emergencies/code of conduct violations
- Create Themed Living Communities based of student sisters' interest
- Create service team options for the student sisters during physical training, workshops or seminars
- Provide leadership to our Living Learning Community
- Maintain high visibility and accessibility, and initiate regular communications with the University community, including Vice Chancellor, Registrar, Bursar, Dean of Faculties and students' sisters
- Sensitivity to the community served in a private, Catholic institution of higher learning and the learning community for other learning program
Assistant to Vice Provincial Bursar
Daughters of the Holy Spirit-Nigeria
01.2009 - 08.2016
- Managed a suite-style community of 62 religious' sisters
- Supervised and mentored the daily operations of 12 staff members straight line-style building
- Participated in a duty rotation, responding to staff members emergencies/code of conduct violations
- Adjudicated staff members conduct hearings in collaboration with the Office of the Vice Provincial
- Worked with the sister in the vice province archive to do filling, sorting and organizing the paper work documents
- Work on programming some information in the computer with permission from the leadership team
- Organize communities of sisters to come visit the archive
- Work with the expatriate sisters and the country immigration office to do valid immigration papers and update as at when due
- Work with the country immigration office to renew the sisters Nigeria Passport as at when due
- Work with the country immigration office and the sisters who need Nigeria Passport for the first time
- Make arrange for itinerary for any sister who is travelling out of Nigeria and who is coming back to Nigeria
- Redesigned the residential programming model to support the religious institutional mission and trained needs of staff members
- Supervised the staff members in the implementation of life skills, vocation skill, civic engagement, and social justice programming
- Implemented large-scale green initiatives and developed educational programs and campaigns as a member of the Living Learning Communities Committee in the whole of the vice province
- Developed staff evaluation instruments and interview processes as a member of the bursary Life Staffing Committee
- Designed a first-year experience community development initiative and programming model addressing the developmental needs of first-year staff members at the project committee of the vice province of the congregation
- Organized professional development opportunities and mentored co religious sisters interested in the Basic technology in computer, Book Keeping/ Records in daily life, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Basic Affairs field in house maintenance
- Assisted with design for Room Selection Guide and processes by which we conducted room selection for religious sisters' Local and International meetings, workshops and seminars
- Advised the staffing committees, mentoring and providing leadership development to the project committee members
- Supervised some vacation Resident groups in the development and implementation of programming for vacation school students and students on retreat or in workshops Access Programs
- Coordinated shopping and catering in hospitality committee during Resident trainings, meetings and retreat
- Budget created for Appreciation and Motivation used for staff members schedule periodically
- Worked at St Mary Catholic Church Ayetoro as a Youth Animator 2009-2012
- I gave talk to the Catholic Women Organization of the parish and I serve on different committee at Diocesan level
- Worked at St Joseph Catholic Church, Kelebe, Oke-Odo Osogbo as a catechism teacher, Children Liturgy Animator, Youth Animator, Parish Council Member, Visitation Committee Member
- I also gave series of talk to Catholic Women Organization of the parish and Catholic Youth organization
Teacher
Holy Spirit Catholic Nursery & Primary School
05.2007 - 01.2009
- Taught Christian religious Knowledge from Primary One through Primary Four
- Taught Catechism of the Catholic Church from primary One through primary Six on the school assembly every Wednesdays and Fridays
- I prepared the pupils for the reception of the sacraments according to the rite of the Catholic Church
- Trained seventeen teaching staff members and five non-teaching staff on the ethics of journeying with pupils and Child Abuse training as a policy in the Catholic Diocese of Oyo
- Nigeria
- Worked with the Music teacher to build the school choir
- Communicate with the school chaplain and making arrangement for school Masses with the pupils and teachers
- Supervised and mentored 4 student teachers on their teaching practice
- Planned and facilitated evaluation sessions of the student teachers with the supervisors from their tertiary institutions
- In the absence of the head teacher, I mark the lesson notes at the start of each day
- Participated in series of committees and meetings for the school and at the diocesan level
- Coordinated skill acquisition vocation classes for primary three and four pupils in making tie dye fabric
- Served as the school bursar, collection of school fees from parents and guardian before the bank policy was established
- I worked in the school store where text books, stationeries, school uniform, school cardigan and caps are school to the parents
- Served in an on-call duty rotation and served as a member of the security and emergency officer
- I worked in the local parish; St Anthony Catholic Church, Ilora as a choir member, children liturgy instructor, a catechism teacher and visitation committee member
Novice
Daughters of the Holy Spirit Novitiate
05.2005 - 05.2007
- Began the training as a canonical novice
- Introduced to the life of the catholic church as a baptized catholic who is searching to serve God in the religious
- Introduced and began fully the daily schedule in the formation house; rising, morning prayer, breakfast, morning task, classes on the churches learning and history of the congregation, mid-day prayer, lunch, rest, evening classes, time for spiritual reading, evening prayer, dinner, recreation, re-reading of the day and lights out
- A day in a month for retreat/recollection
- Farm work is twice in a week
- We produce some of the food stuff as well
- Shopping is twice in a month on rotation
- Travelling for inter novitiate class once a week
- No communication with the family nor anyone and no travelling for visitation
- Go to a distant outstation on a Sunday as directed by the priest in charge with a sister for communion service, children liturgy and catechism classes
- Go for visitation to families and to hospitals nearby the Formation House
- Sent to a community for six weeks for community experience
- Second year was the Apostolic year, introduced to the life of the congregation
- Various courses, seminars and workshops from experts to help us gain wisdom
- Daily schedule continues as well
- Communicating with family members
- Travelling for vacation to families
- Sent to a community for three months of community experience
- Parents or immediate family members come for meeting with the congregation in preparation for first vows
- May 2007, I profess my first vows
- I left the novitiate to be reside and be part of a religious community
Postulant
Daughters of the Holy Spirit Postulate House
02.2004 - 04.2005
- Introduced and began fully the daily schedule in the formation house; rising, morning prayer, breakfast, morning task, classes on the self-development, churches learning, mid-day prayer, lunch, rest, evening classes, time for spiritual reading, evening prayer, dinner, recreation, re-reading of the day and lights out
- A day in a month for retreat/recollection
- Farm work is twice in a week
- We produce some of the food stuff as well
- Travelling for seminars and workshops twice in a month
- Attending celebrations
- Worked at Maryland Nursery & Primary school for nine hours in a week before classes begin in the house
- Work in the bookstore and taught Christain Religious Knowledge to Primary One through Four
- Helped to read to the pupils nd listen as they read also
- Weekends for shopping on rotation
- On Saturdays and Sundays, worked in the local parish with the choir, as a youth animator and teach catechism classes
- Left the Postulancy in April, went on vacation and resumed to the Novitiate in May 2005
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
National Open University of Nigeria
Jos South Plateau State01.2020
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
The Polytechnic Ibadan
Ibadan Oyo State12.1998
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing
The Polytechnic of Ibadan
Ibadan Oyo State Nigeria10.2002
Skills
- Flexible Schedule
- Event Setup
- Team building
- Operations Support
- Food Distribution
- Community Service
- Relationship Building
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Public Speaking
- Active Listening
- Multitasking Abilities
Writing, Singing, Cooking, Dancing
I was introduced to these skills since my childhood, just a part of me.
Timeline
Volunteer
Amie L. Mathy Center Boys And Girls Clubs
04.2023 - 12.2023
African Sisters Education Collaborative Program Coordinator - Nigeria
Daughters Of The Holy Spirit Nigeria
09.2016 - 08.2022
Assistant to Vice Provincial Bursar
Daughters of the Holy Spirit-Nigeria
01.2009 - 08.2016
Teacher
Holy Spirit Catholic Nursery & Primary School
05.2007 - 01.2009
Novice
Daughters of the Holy Spirit Novitiate
05.2005 - 05.2007
Postulant
Daughters of the Holy Spirit Postulate House
02.2004 - 04.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
National Open University of Nigeria
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
The Polytechnic Ibadan
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing
The Polytechnic of Ibadan
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