Rico Sam

Experience

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  The Alley

  Apr 2017 - Aug 2018

  Shift Team Lead
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  The Dentons Group

  Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

  Media Planner

  - Support with brand development for a start-up aiming to create a community network of executive assistants.- Drafted, produce and edits videography content- Market research and analysis the needs of the executive assistant needs within the Toronto region

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  CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice 都可茶饮

  Sept 2018 - Dec 2018

  Barista
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  Centre for Immigrant and Community Services

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Research and Liason Intern

  Community Research and Outreach internship- Created a resources for newcomer parents to find childcare services within the Markham region.

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  Centre for Immigrant and Community Services

  Oct 2020 - Mar 2024

  - Maintained the Youth Program registration portal, oversee data management, and makenecessary adjustments to program registrations.- Offered guidance and assistance in addressing any programming-related questions or concerns.- Assist in the preparation of program materials, resources, and logistics to ensure smoothprogram execution.- Provided advice and recommendations to Youth workers to ensure the successfulimplementation of programming.- Prepared the OCMS report for review by the Program Manager.- Generated Family Wellbeing program stats and reports and submit them to the ProgramManager for review and analysis. Show less - Created and support several youth programs catered towards helping recent immigrant youth (Extra-curricular, academic, & recreational activities – Supporting over 2000 Youth annually)- Effectively lead, trained, and support the team through all program process- Outreach to external organization to partner and provide better services to newcomer youth- Organized and managed a Summer Camps of over 70 youth.- Created and optimized the entire registration system of over 6000 participants yearly. Show less

  • Independent Contractor

    Jan 2024 - Mar 2024

  • Youth Program Coordinator

    Sept 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Youth Worker

    Sept 2021 - Sept 2022

  • Temporary Youth Worker

    Feb 2021 - Sept 2021

  • Research Assistant

    Oct 2020 - Feb 2021
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  The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association (TCCSA)

  Jan 2024 - Mar 2024

  Newcomer Mental Health Specialist

  - Provide individual short-term mental health counselling for newcomers through identifying problems and goals, and presenting local community options- Liaised with partner agencies and community stakeholders to facilitate effective service delivery of mental health services for newcomers and to promote mental health awareness and education- Developed mental health support resources through community events and presentations at local community venues, places of worship and businesses- To organize regular training for staff members and volunteers about different mental health-related topics- Created a new volunteer database system for both client and work side information in-take Show less

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  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto

  Jul 2024 - now

  Data and Impact Specialist

  - Collecting quantitative and qualitative data from BBBST’s database or from BBBST various stakeholders (i.e. parents, children, volunteers, etc.)- Cleaning up BBBST’s database system on a regular basis to ensure accuracy of the data and reports.- Analyzing the collected data and reporting the findings internally and externally in various formats (i.e. summaries, charts, graphs, etc.)- Gathering relevant data and current trends from across the city, province, and country to stay updated on topics concerning mentorship and other issues within the government and non-profit sector.- Supporting with improving system processes by using technology to enhance the stakeholder experience throughout the mentoring journey. Show less