Kristin Jones
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Professional Experience
Client Services Coordinator
Career Cycles - Toronto, ON - Canada(Freelancer - Since May 2008)
- Coordinated Who You Are MATTERS!TM Game Night events held in local venues to increase client base and brand awareness
- Designed marketing materials, built and maintained company website and developed online presence strategy including social networking outlets
- Maintained client database, and financial records to ensure prompt and efficient financial transactions and managed online calendars for 6 associates all working from different locations
- Provided clients with high quality, responsive, discreet and empathetic service in being matched with Career Counsellors and booking appointments within 24 hours
Career Counsellor (Practicum Student)
Pathways to Education - Regent Park - Toronto, AB - Canada(Cooperative Education Work - September 2007 - December 2007)
- Worked with students enrolled in the Pathways to Education program in Regent Park to coach them in decisions about volunteering and mentoring opportunities and College and University applications
- Coached students in one-on-one sessions
- Facilitated weekly information meetings
- Managed resources and created tools to help students be concrete in making well informed decisions
Career Counsellor (Practicum Student)
Lutherwood Youth Employment Centre - Kitchener, Ontario - Canada(June 2007 - August 2007)
- Worked closely with at-risk youth coaching them on life skills, job search and job maintenance skills as part of two unique programs targeted to youth facing the unique issues of poverty, foster-care and group-home living in the downtown Kitchener area
- Developed and delivered job search and employability related workshops to small groups of at-risk youth
- Developed and followed a Learning Plan with learning goals which were all achieved as part of my Practicum
