Karen Hicks

• Supported students by providing individual assistance and supervising small groups of students during testing and other task completion.
• Oversaw students in classroom, common areas and lunch room to monitor, enforce rules and offer support.
• Improved classroom management by monitoring students and redirecting students to remain on task.
• Created and maintained positive relationships with students and colleagues.

• Developed lesson plans to teach course materials according to schedule.
• Taught 24 to 28 lessons per week.
• Enabled the practice of speaking during Oral English lessons to students of various levels Grade 1 to 8.
• Created exciting lessons using course materials to educate and engage students in the classroom.

• Conducted home visits, completed inspections and interviewed family members.
• Investigated reports of abuse and neglect.
• Provided supportive services to children placed in foster care.
• Writing statutory reports for Children's Court inquiries and renewing of foster care orders.
• Maintained thorough case history records and wrote detailed reports.
• Identified appropriate community resources and provided referrals for services.
• Participated in ongoing training to maintain licensure and enhance knowledge of relevant child development topics.
• Used job related software to maintain client records, prepare correspondence, reports and compile monthly statistics.

• Worked under the supervision of the home room teachers to prepare and implement lessons according to the curriculum.
• Substituted short term to teach basic computer skills.
• Supervised free play, outside play and learning and developmental activities.
• Ensured students completed homework during the allocated time at the homework center.

• Practiced all methods of Social Work including casework, group work, community work and research.
• Carried a caseload of 150 to 200.
• Conducted Intake and eligibility assessments for accommodation, frail care assessments, meals on wheels and transportation services.
• Conducted weekly visits to allocated residential facilities and a social club for Seniors.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary team of health care workers, occupational therapists and building managers.
• Investigated reports of abuse and neglect and offered ongoing emotional and practical support to at risk clients.
• Ran a monthly Dementia support group and assisted with in service training.
• Engaged in community awareness programs geared towards youth, seniors in the community and residential units about neglect, abuse and other issues affecting the elderly.

My role as a Social Worker is as previously listed under the same organization.