Lesley Clark

33 Kingham Road
Acton, Ontario
L7J 1S3
289-839-2774
lesleyclark@hotmail.ca

Education
Educational Assistant Diploma
September 2014 Present
Sheridan College, Oakville
Expected graduation date April 2016
Program includes courses in: Behaviour Strategies, Education and Assistive Technology,
Learning Disabilities, Teaching Strategies, Personal Care and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Completed 2 EA practicums for a total of 30 days
Currently completing final 20 day practicum
Maintaining a 4.0 GPA
General Arts and Science Certificate
September 2007 April 2008
Fanshawe College, London
Completed all requirements in receiving certificate
Completed courses includes: Computers, English, Marketing and Science
Ontario Secondary School Diploma
Acton District High School, Acton
Completed all requirements to receive diploma
Was a member of the high school girls softball team

September 2002 - June 2007

Training and Professional Development

SAFEtalk Training
LivingWorks Education

February 2016

Trauma Informed Response Training

Sheridan College, Oakville

February 2016

Mental Health First Aid Training

Mental Health Commission of Canada

January 2016

CPI- Crisis Prevention Intervention

Crisis Prevention Institute

September 2015

Standard First Aid & CPR Level C with AED Awareness

Workplace Medical Corporation

September 2015

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Upcoming Training Scheduled:
New Safer and Accepting Schools
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

March 2016
March 2016

Technology Skills

As part of the EA Mobile Computing Project I have skills in: Word Processing,
PowerPoint, Internet research, email, spreadsheets, PC and Mac platforms
Have experience with Google Docs, Google Hangout and Google sites
Completed courses in Educational Technology and Assistive Technology
Explored Google Read and Write, Kurzweil and various applications related to assistive
technology

Related Employment
Parkview Childrens Centre - Supply Early Childcare Assistant
Dec 2015 January 2016
Adapted to new classrooms and children
Ensured childrens safety indoors and outdoors
Monitored lunchtimes and served meals
Followed proper diapering procedure
Completed paperwork outlining childrens days and accomplishments

Related Experience
Irma Coulson Public School
January 2016
Halton District School Board
Currently completing a 20 day practicum
Working with students in Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 3
Gaining experience with students on the Autism Spectrum
Gaining experience with challenging behaviours
Working with students to provide academic assistance while using a variety of supports
such as verbal/non-verbal prompting and scaffolding
Parkholme School
September 2015
Peel District School Board
Completed a 20 day practicum
Worked in a medically fragile classroom with students aged 13-21

Gained experience with personal care such as feeding and dressing (jackets, hats etc.)
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Observed the use of Hoyer lifts on a regular basis

Observed feeding with gastrostomy tube
Provided with an opportunity to create an activity for students based on specific goals

MacKenzie-Smith Bennett Public School

January 2015
Halton District School Board
Completed a 10 day practicum
Worked in a Life Skills classroom supporting students in grades 6-8
Gained experience working with students on the Autism Spectrum and a variety of
behaviours
Worked on a variety of life skills including money, social skills and cooking
Provided with an opportunity to create an activity for students based on specific goals

Additional Employment
Fraser Direct Line Worker
July 2015-September 2015
Working on an assembly line
Responsible for working in a timely manner to help meet deadlines
Responsible for maintaining a clean work environment
Canadian Tire Housewares Department
Providing customer service in the housewares department
Responsible for putting stock away
Responsible for maintaining a clean work environment

March 2015- July 2015

Field Performance Group- Technical Support Representative

August 2009- August 2014
Responsible answering phones to provide technical support for customers
Worked independently in a fast paced environment
Responsible for training new employees

References available upon request.