Amanda Dorter

Personal Support Worker

• Provide personal care, support with hobbies and support for activities of daily living.

Conductive Educator

• Designed and delivered programmes for participants with complex sensory-motor difficulties, teaching bespoke curriculum as well as functional and motor skills, emotional regulation,  boundaries and consent, self-identity and self esteem, confidence and iproblem-solving
• Identified current strengths, abilities and potential in individual participants
• As a member of the Assistance Technology team worked to develop Pace's integration and expertise with low and high tech assistive devices
• Set short and medium-term aims based on individual goals and a view to developing potential
• Worked as part of an interdisciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists and teachers across various classes and age ranges
• Provided guidance and ongoing support for parents, Learning Support Assistants and Personal Support Workers and other professionals working with our participants
• Assisted in training and coaching student-conductors and assistants within our conductive teams and associate services
• Tracked and measured progress with various tools, including using the ICF;
• Worked as part of a larger team to manage administrative tasks and general maintenance duties, do outreach to schools and community groups, and participate in fundraising activities

Conductive Student

• Worked with qualified conductive educators, teachers, and classroom assistants to deliver specialized sensory-motor programmes to children and adult summer camp groups
• Helped teach life skills and activities of daily living, including cooking and self-care, to children and adults
• Worked as part of a team to manage administrative tasks, participate in fundraising and general maintenance duties

Collective Management

• As part of a collective management team, managed finances, recruited, scheduled and coordinated volunteers and part-time staff, and carried out orders and promotions
• Developed and implemented education about food issues: workshops and articles on healthy/sustainable eating relationships between food security and other social justice issues
• Initiated and implemented programmes to increase access for disabled people to healthy food
• Performed day-to-day tasks: cashiering, ordering, stocking & merchandising daily opening and closing banking, cash-outs and reconciliations, maintenance & cleaning prepared “ready-to-eat” food, made daily and weekly orders from suppliers, and investigated potential new products and new suppliers

Freelance and Volunteer Consultant

• Developed and facilitated skill-building workshops for non-profits about conflict resolution, communication & decision-making, peer counselling/advocacy, accessibility & diversity issues
• Assisted groups with facilitation and policy development

Freelance Massage Practitioner

• Worked with clients to develop treatment plans and programs to meet their personal objectives
• Provided information and referrals to other modalities where appropriate

Coordinator

• Developed and maintained volunteer program, including training and development for peer support workers, part-time staff, and for our volunteer board of directors
• Supported young adults in identifying their strengths and interests and developing their engagement within their community
• Coached volunteers and board members in their roles within the centre
• Provided guidance and resources for students in their studies related to gender or diversity
• Developed partnerships with various organizations, committees and coalitions and conducted outreach activities for the centre
• Obtained $20,000+ in grants and a student fee-increase - doubling our organization’s funding
• Implemented new accessibility measures to accommodate various needs within the centre
• Engaged in crisis support, referrals, and long-term counselling, accompaniments and advocacy

Support Worker/Coordinator

• Provided short and medium-term advocacy and support for students
• Delivered support and advocacy training for other staff and external groups
• Successfully recruited, trained, and offered ongoing support for volunteers working on their own Human Rights projects and campaigns
• promoted activities of the office, fundraised and assisted with office restructuring

External Commissioner

• Elected to the executive collective of the University of Guelph student union
• Represented the interests of university students at provincial and federal levels
• Advocated for individuals particularly around student loans and international student issues
• Participated in education and awareness campaigns about student issues.

Asylum Support and Immigration Resource Team (ASIRT), Birmingham, UK

• Did intake, triage and front-line support work for people using the drop-in service
• Supported people filling out forms, booking appointments and requesting information
• Helped with promotion and organizational development

Change Now Youth Drop In Centre, Guelph, ON

• Provided support to “at-risk” youth aged 19-25

The Peak, Guelph, ON

• Solicited articles, provided copy-editing and editorial support for emerging writers
• Laid out articles for print publications
• Assisted with volunteer coordination and training, book-keeping, and organizational development

University of Wolverhampton

National Institute of Conductive Education

Kiné Concept Montreal, QC