Reshma Ashwin

Dedicated and hardworking individual looking for an entry-level position as a Dietary Aide. Excellent customer, hard-working professional who is always punctual and works well under pressure.

SUMMARY:

Dedicated and hardworking individual looking for an entry-level position as a Dietary Aide. Excellent customer, hard-working professional who is always punctual and works well under pressure.

SKILLS INVENTORY:

- Basic food safety
- Meal planning & food preparation
- Cleaning & sanitation
- Time Management
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent leadership skills - Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) - Excellent Customer service
- Promote well-being and confidence among retired seniors
- Engage in activities and apply basic knowledge of psychology, promoting senior’s mental health in a social environment
- Excellent data analysis and data management skills - Fluent in English, Tamil and Kannada

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Customer Relations Officer
2018-2020
Glass and Crockery firm, Bangalore, India
- Improved customer sales of glass and crockery products by 20% by arranging exhibitions, employing and mentoring new joiners, and providing competitive quotation rates for selling. Regular follow-up with clients to complete their buy orders.
Caregiver
2016-2017

Private Home Senior Care, Bangalore, India
- Improved the mental health of a senior who was bedridden for her chronic illness with constant care assistance and companionship. The senior was suffering from chronic depression due to her physical condition. Worked on the dietary suggestion to improve her mood swings and helped her with the meditation and visualization process.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

Community Mental Health Volunteer
2015-2016
Retirement Homes (multiple), Bangalore, India
- Provided emotional counselling to cope with their distress and chronic diseases.
- Provided peer group counselling to recover from their mental state due to their physical illness.

Research Assistant Volunteer
2011-2013
Name of the Researcher: Deepa Selvakumar PhD, Bangalore, India
- Worked with autistic children (students who have social interactive challenges, insensitivity and cognitive dysfunction)
- Worked in the field of Gerontology (Study of old age people), their emotional imbalances and health anxieties related to chronic diabetics and cancer.
- Worked with de-addiction centres such as alcoholic anonymous and their life during and after the recovery from addiction, effects and prevention of relapse.
- Assessed IQ of Children from Government Schools who came from impoverished environments and broken families to enhance their academic performance.

EDUCATION:
B.A. Psychology
Mount Carmel College (Autonomous)
Bangalore, India
2011

ADDITIONAL TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
 

Milestones to Employment for Newcomer Women, Achēv
2022 

- Essential Skills for the Workplace | Personal Goal Setting | Ontario Employment Standards Act

- Workplace Culture & Ethics | Employer Expectations | Stress Management
 

- ORCA Training
2022
 

- Basic and Mandatory Compliance training ORCA’s the Learning Center (22 Modules)
 

- ServSafe Food Handler Certification (Traincan Inc.) 2022 YWCA
 

*** Pursuing PSW Certificate program from Anderson College – completion by 2023 January. ***