Alecia Ngai

532 Hamptons Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta | (403) 471-5322 | alecia.ngai@outlook.com

Objective
To pursue a career in an environment that continues to challenge me and further develop my
professional skills, while allowing me to fulfill my passion for helping others.

Education

BACHELOR OF COMMUNITY REHABILITATION AND DISABILITY STUDIES | 2013

- 2017 | UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

DISABILITY STUDIES DIPLOMA | 2010 - 2012 | MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA | 2009| SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL HIGH SCHOOL

Professional Experience

RESPITE WORKER | FSCD | SEPTEMBER 2010 PRESENT

As a respite worker, I am responsible for caring for the individual in their home; allowing the
parents to have a break from the stress that is often associated with the extra care needed for
individuals with disabilities. Typically, my duties include taking the child of the bus after
school, preparing a snack, carrying out hygiene routines, engaging them in interesting and
stimulating activities, working on word and number recognition activities, and generally
supervising and caring for them.

PRACTICUM STUDENT | CALGARY SCOPE SOCIETY | SEPTEMBER 2016 APRIL

2017

Completed 260 hours

Main project work involved setting up and customizing their ShareVision website, developing
and giving a basic training presentation for staff, providing a summary handout of the training
session for staff use, and creating a detailed user manual for future use of staff and managers
Assisted with the Adult Social Knowledge and Social Knowledge in Practices groups offered
to clients of SCOPE
 Completed extensive research about leadership, succession planning, and designing leadership
development programs

PRACTICUM STUDENT | CEREBRAL PALSY KIDS AND FAMILIES | SEPTEMBER

2014 - JANUARY 2015

Completed 130 hours

My work included contacting individuals and businesses seeking donations for the silent
auction at the annual Light Up a Kids Life Christmas party. I was responsible for updating a
spreadsheet used for tracking who was contacted, who donated, and what was donated. On the
day of the Christmas party I helped to set up and monitor the silent auction tables.
Some side projects I worked on included reviewing and updating resource documents and
collecting inspirational quotes for use in the newsletter.

PRACTICUM STUDENT | DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RESOURCE

CENTER | JANUARY 2012 APRIL 2012

Completed 150 hours

This was the final practicum during my Disability Studies Diploma program at Mount Royal
University, and focused slightly less on direct service and more on learning about
organizational structure and framework, development of services and programs, and
managerial levels within an organization. I was also heavily involved with the afternoon client
and staff training workshops, where I assisted my supervisor in facilitating the discussions and
workshops. On one occasion I was given the opportunity to facilitate a workshop on my own
as my supervisor had an unexpected meeting she needed to attend
After getting to thoroughly experience the new program, I was tasked with evaluating it. I
developed surveys for the staff to complete, and collected anecdotal feedback from the staff
and clients. I then analyzed the feedback I collected and summarized my findings in a report
for my supervisor and other managers at the agency.

PRACTICUM STUDENT | CHRISTINE MEIKLE SCHOOL | SEPTEMBER 2011

JANUARY 2012

Completed 100 hours

The focus of this practicum was developing an Evidence Based Rehabilitation Intervention
(EBI) program for an individual at our placement, who was experiencing challenging
behaviors. Initially the time I spent in the classroom was spent getting to know the children
and observing them for potential challenging behaviors they may exhibit. I then had to decide
which child to choose to develop a behavioral intervention program for. The remainder of the
practicum involved me carrying out the four phases that are involved in creating and
implementing and EBI program.
PRACTICUM STUDENT | CAPITOL HILL ELEMENTARY | SEPTEMBER 2010
APRIL 2011

Completed 125 hours

This was my very first practicum placement and it possessed a main goal of introducing
students to what frontline work with individuals with disabilities is like. I worked with
children with special needs in one of the two Teaching of Attitude, Social Skills, and
Communication (TASC) classes at the school.
My duties included assisting the children in their scheduled daily activities such as, morning
circle time, arts and crafts, physical education, cooking, smartboard learning games, lunch
time routines, sensory stations, fine and gross motor skill building, swim therapy, supervising
during recess, music, and many other tasks related to working on independent goals. Through
observation of the professionals in the classroom and participation in daily routines I learned
about the roles and duties of special education teachers as well as educational aids.

CASHIER/SALES ASSOCIATE | BED BATH AND BEYOND | OCT. 2009 APRIL 2010
My duties included assisting in the initial store setup and opening, providing superior customer
service, merchandising, full knowledge of working the cash register for sales and returns,
assisting in opening/closing the store and cashing out register, and top/back stocking.

SALES ASSOCIATE | THE ALDO GROUP INC. | JULY 2007 OCTOBER 2009
My duties included providing excellent customer service, merchandising displays, retrieving
and selling products, ringing sales through the cash register, assisting in daily opening/closing
of the store, and organizing/unloading stock