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Mackenzie Dufour

7 Longbeach Drive, Leamington, Ontario


N8H 4H9
Cell phone: 226 344 5663
kenzie_girl@live.ca

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position for part time or full time employment with children or youth in child care centres,
schools, or residential care homes

EDUCATION
Working Towards Early Childhood Educator (RECE) 1 year Accelerated Diploma - St. Clair College
Centre for the Arts
Graduated and Certified Child and Youth Worker Advanced 3 year Diploma St. Clair College
Centre for the Arts
April 3rd to April 28th 2017 Completed Field Placement at The Childrens House Montessori; duties
included:
January 9th-February 3rd 2017 Completed Field Placement at Mount Caramel Catholic Elementary
School (Mount Caramel Latchkey); duties included: Diapering/Toileting routines, assisting with sleep
and meal times, assisting with creative time, interacting with team staff and parents; implementing
curriculum;
October 17th- November 11th 2016 Completed Field Placement at Delta Chi Child Care Centre;
duties included: assisting with rest time, toileting, snacks and lunch routines, transition times,
interacting with parents and staff, implementing and creating curriculum plans (large/small group)
March 14th-June 3rd 2016 completed field placement at Family Respite Services; duties included:
feeding and assisting with outings for children with behavioural and developmental challenges, also
assisting with daily updates with paperwork, and providing respite at both the Spago and Howard
residential homes. active participation in the Weekends with Friends Program; duties include:
assisting with intake and clothing inventories for children and families, completing day logs and home
logs, preparing meals, and providing care to children between 8-18 years of age. Spago residential
home; duties include: packing school lunches and assisting with outings and after school routines;
March 16th June 5th 2015 - Completed field placement at Kingsville Early Years Centre, Queen of
Peace After School Program. Duties included: preparing snacks for the children, negotiating with staff
and sitting in on staff meetings to discuss ideas and potentials for children and their families, assisting
with activities, and building relationships.
March 17th 2014-April 17th 2014 Completed Field Placement at Queen Elizabeth Elementary School
with the schools CYW; Duties included: Supervising special education and Grade 1 children,
assisting with lessons, photocopying, and providing one on one help; planned recreational activities
during recess as well as supervision and daily yard duty
June 2010 Graduated and obtained OSSD from Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School
January 2010 to June 2010 Co op placement at Queen of Peace Elementary School Learning
Enrichment Teaching; duties included: reading buddy, one on one tutoring for children with IEPs, and
planning activities for literacy.
January 2009-June 2009 Co op placement at St. Louis Elementary School Grade split class;
duties included: assisting in lesson plans, one on one help with science, math, literacy; planned
arts/crafts activities
January 2008 to June 2008 Co op placement at Queen of Peace Elementary School JK/SK class;
duties included: yard duty, planning arts and crafts activities, reading stories, organizing activities.
June 2006 Graduated from Queen of Peace Elementary School

WORK EXPERIENCE
2008-present Metro Ontario Inc./Food Basics
Cashier and Customer Service Clerk
Duties include: counting money, cashing cheques, selling lottery tickets, balancing tills, Western
Union Transactions, cleaning registers.
June 13th 2016-August 26th 2016 Discovery School Based Child Care (St. John De Brebeuf,
Kingsville Public School, Queen Elizabeth Public School)
o Program Support/ECE Assistant position
Duties included: assisting the RECEs with classroom support and behaviours,
supervising children on outings and field trips, kitchen cleanup, interacting with
parents and staff, attending staff meetings for additional information concerning
programming and ministry requirements.

CERTIFICATIONS
March 2017: Certificate for completing ECERS training
May 2016 NVCI (Non-Violence Crisis Intervention) Training Certificate
April 2016 WHMIS certification and Workplace Safety certification
March 2016- Certification of Safeguards Training through Family Respite Services (included AODA
and Ontario Human Rights Act training)
April 2015 Completed the Youth Homelessness Challenge

SKILLS AND ABILITIES


Able to work well under pressure
Very good with the public
Reliable
Professional
Team player
Hard-working
Excellent communication skills

REFERENCES

Chelsea Garraway
Child and Youth Worker
Family Respite Services
Cell phone: 519 324 6185
Email: cgarraway@familyrespite.org

Sandra Wolf
Assistant Executive Director/RECE
Discovery School Based Child Care
Office: 519 733 8202
Cell phone: 519 995 4854
Tina Staples
Windsor Essex Childrens Aid Society Worker (Leamington Office)
Phone: 519 322 0555
Cell phone: 519 890 9429

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