Kris Mehaffey

Kris Mehaffey

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  • Timeline

  • About me

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  • Education

    • Northwestern University

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      Specialization Social Media Marketing

      Social Media Marketing Specialization from Northwestern/Medill.

    • University of Colorado Boulder

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      Specialization Intro to Public Relations and the Media
    • Georgian College

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      Advanced Diploma, Child and Youth Worker (CYW)
  • Experience

    • Camp Winston Foundation

      Jun 2012 - Jun 2015
      Counselor

      Counselor supporting youth with complex neurological disorders.

    • Blooming Acres

      Apr 2013 - May 2016
      Team Leader

      Supervisor of a team supporting youth with complex neurological disorders in a residential setting.

    • Simcoe County District School Board

      Jan 2014 - Sept 2016
      CYW & Educational Assistant

      Supporting all youth within the educational system including youth with multiple complex needs in life skills classrooms and ASD Classrooms.

    • Bartimaeus Inc.

      Jun 2015 - May 2016
      Direct Care Worker (Private Contractor)

      Support for clients who are exhibiting moderate to severe behavioural difficulties; for individuals who may also be experiencing social, emotional and psychiatric difficulties, and for individuals who are developmentally challenged. Focusing on supporting families and the individual by addressing and stabilizing difficult or unusual behaviours.

    • Blooming Acres

      Jul 2017 - Jun 2021

      Residential Care Manager for youth with complex neurological disorders in charge of supporting 10-20 staff supporting neurologically challenged youth in a therapeutic home environment while working with Doctors, Occupational Therapists, Psychologist, Behavior Therapist, Social Workers and Families. Special projects manager in charge of implementing client management systems and maintaining working systems within the group home for data collection and analysis, policy and procedure and client management systems manualization and internal review/revision of administrative and internal documentation.I am also Manager of Programming (Interim)

      • Residential Care Manager

        May 2016 - Jun 2021
      • Special Projects Manager

        Jul 2017 - Oct 2018
    • Horseshoe Valley Environmental

      Jan 2021 - Jan 2021
      Sales Marketing Coordinator
    • Upper Canada Child Care

      Nov 2021 - Jul 2022
      Lead Teacher
    • Second Family Social

      Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
      Founder, Manager of Operations
    • Autism Ontario

      Aug 2022 - now
      Care Coordinator - Service Navigation
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CARE Educator Certification

      Cornell University
      Jun 2019
    • Developing Self-Awareness

      LinkedIn
      Apr 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Cornell University, Residential Childcare Project Certification

      Georgian College
      Dec 2011
    • JHSC Part 1 Certification Training

      Industrial Safety Trainers Inc.
      Mar 2018
    • Human Rights & Restrictions: Clarifying the Confusion!

      Behavior Development Solutions®
      Apr 2021
    • JHSC Part 2 Certification Training

      Industrial Safety Trainers Inc.
      May 2018
    • 4 Seasons of Reconciliation

      First Nations University of Canada
      Sept 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Indigenous Awareness Certification

      Indigenous Awareness Canada
      Jul 2019