Aria Rattan
Brunswick,VIC
Summary
Dedicated and experienced community organizer and engager with highly developed interpersonal and educational skills. Motivated to apply breadth of experience in stakeholder engagement, facilitation, education, and presentation to supporting women facing legal barriers.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer Coordinator/Hospital Support Program
The Royal Women's Hospital
Parkville, VIC
07.2021 - Current
- Develop authentic and supportive relationships with volunteers and staff in multiple departments across the hospital.
- Leverage passion for the Women's values in supporting and encouraging the development of volunteers and volunteer performance.
- Assist Volunteer Program Lead in strategic planning and event planning.
- Contribute to and present training programs, orientation and training materials for volunteers
- Contribute to planning and development of volunteer engagement
- Build key networks within the hospital to to encourage and support staff to engage volunteers
- Ensure adherence to COVID-19 safety procedures and visitor restrictions.
- Maintain positive, empathetic, and calm demeanor amongst high volumes of people and sometimes overwhelmed, agitated, anxious, and escalated visitors and patients.
- Apply de-escalation techniques to sometimes very agitated consumers.
English Language Teacher
Universal English, SMEAG, Ability English
Melbourne, VIC
02.2019 - 09.2020
- Developed engaging, effective, and dynamic course plans with multimedia learning tools to meet variety of learning styles and needs.
- Leveraged intuitive and exuberant personality to foster a safe, focused and inclusive environment for students from various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Community Organizer and Engagement Volunteer
Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ)
Boulder, Colorado
02.2015 - 11.2018
- Developed accountable relationships with various organizations lead by impacted marginalized groups across Colorado.
- Planned, facilitated, and coordinated educational social justice education workshops for twenty to 200 people based on needs delegated by impacted groups in the Boulder and Denver community.
- Collaborated with various organizations and individuals to identify community needs.
- Identified potential partnerships with other organizations to expand services available in the area.
- Participated in local government meetings to ensure that concerns of the community were addressed.
- Facilitated weekly meetings to discuss internal operational issues, current events, impacting community and advocacy.
Bilingual Family Advocate
Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley
Longmont, Colorado
03.2015 - 10.2016
- Conducted screenings, intakes, and needs/risk assessments with adult and child shelter residents in English and Spanish.
- Assisted with family violence presentations in local high schools
- Provided strengths-based, client-centered, and trauma-informed advocacy and counseling to adult and child survivors of domestic violence from various cultural backgrounds.
- Supported shelter residents in connecting with and navigating community resources.
- Provided weekly case-management for adult residents concerning personal, family, and parental goals.
Counselor-in-Training Program Coordinator
Camp Jewell YMCA
Colebrook, Connecticut
06.2011 - 07.2014
- Trained and directly supervised six staff members to implement program.
- Seasonal summer position working 80 hours per week. Commensurate to 1.25 years in this position if within a normal 38 hour work week.
- Managed multiple C.I.T. and camp wide projects and events simultaneously.
Alternative Activities Coordinator
Forjando Alas Youth Organization
Uvita, Costa Rica
01.2014 - 06.2014
- Implemented comprehensive extracurricular program to address strategic objectives of organization.
- Built a sustainable network of community sponsors and volunteers to contribute time, money, and educational tours to the youth center.
- Managed and supervised all correspondence with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and professional development contacts.
Education
Diploma - Community Services
Rhodes College
Melbourne04-2024
Mental Health First Aid Peer Supporter
Royal Women's Hospital04.2022
Certificate IV - Business
Flinders International College
Melbourne, Australia01.2021
C.E.L.T.A. - Certificate in English Language Teaching To Adults
Cambridge University
New York, New York11.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Cultural Anthropology
University of Colorado At Boulder
Boulder, Colorado05.2012
OVA Training, Full Day
Royal Women's HospitalBachelor of Arts - Study Abroad Semester
University of Ghana
Legon, GhanaSkills
- Leveraging motivated and passionate attitude
- Staff training and development
- Developing organizational/community relationships
- Designing, and implementing learning resources
- Oral and written communication
- Adaptive and collaborative team player
- Multi-tasking and prioritizing
- Strategic thinking and planning
Timeline
Volunteer Coordinator/Hospital Support Program
The Royal Women's Hospital
07.2021 - Current
English Language Teacher
Universal English, SMEAG, Ability English
02.2019 - 09.2020
Bilingual Family Advocate
Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley
03.2015 - 10.2016
Community Organizer and Engagement Volunteer
Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ)
02.2015 - 11.2018
Alternative Activities Coordinator
Forjando Alas Youth Organization
01.2014 - 06.2014
Counselor-in-Training Program Coordinator
Camp Jewell YMCA
06.2011 - 07.2014
Diploma - Community Services
Rhodes College
Mental Health First Aid Peer Supporter
Certificate IV - Business
Flinders International College
C.E.L.T.A. - Certificate in English Language Teaching To Adults
Cambridge University
Bachelor of Arts - Cultural Anthropology
University of Colorado At Boulder
OVA Training, Full Day
Bachelor of Arts - Study Abroad Semester
University of Ghana
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