1. Usha Speer
24063 Oakwood Road
Oakbank, Manitoba R2C 2Z2
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jurnss@outlook.com (204) 222-3007
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
 Rehabilitation Practitioner Diploma; Over 10 year experience in Program planning for
persons with disabilities
 Deaf Studies certification; Over 10 years experience in Cultural, Language and
Community involvement
 Proficient in assisting clients with creating resumes and cover letters that resulted in
85% of qualified clients being called for interviews and getting the job of their choice
 Experience facilitating workshops on job search training strategies, resume and cover
letter development and interview preparation
 Received acknowledgement for developing strategic planning in recruiting clients and
increasing employed targets for the agency
RELEVANT SKILLS
Management Skills
 Developed a Deaf Services Marketing brochure that provided employers with a guide
to attracting, hiring and retaining quality employees
 Provided Deaf and hard of hearing students with supported work experiences that was
successful in empowering them to gain employability skills and find jobs
 Successfully created Power Point Presentations to Employers on ‘The benefit of hiring
individuals with a disability’ and ‘How to create a Deaf Friendly Work Environment’
 Successful career woman who has managed the home front for 3 teenagers
 Matched participants and employers with internships provided by the Provincial and
Federal Government that was successful in maintaining employment placements
 Successfully marketed new immigrants with poor English Language skills to potential
employers
 Effective in recruiting business champions that employ persons with a disability
Counseling Skills
 Empowered participants coping with mental health issues to job search effectively
 Ability to foster a positive focus for participants overwhelmed by rejection and who
lack a sense of hope
 Thorough knowledge on the Stages of Change Vocational Model and how to actively
empower clients to move from contemplation to action using necessary resources
American Sign Language (ASL)
 Fluent in ASL - Continuous use of ASL with Deaf individuals for the past twenty years
 Significant integration within the Deaf community and understanding of Deaf Culture

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PASSIONS
 Running –‘Runners never quit’. My motto for marketing participants to employers
 Cooking - They say that, ‘A way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.’ I have been
happily married since 1993
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Employment Marketing Counselor Reaching E-Quality 2008 - Present
Employment Services
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Signing Educational Assistant Linwood School 2003 - 2004
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Signing Educational Assistant Pacific Junction School 2002 - 2003
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Host family parent Connect Society 2001 - 2002
Edmonton, Alberta
Rehabilitation Practitioner/ Connect Society 1992 - 2001
Team Leader Edmonton, Alberta
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Deaf Studies Program Certificate Red River College/ 2007 - 2009
University of Manitoba
Rehabilitation Practitioner Diploma Grant MacEwan University 1990 - 1992
Mental Health & Canadian Mental Health 2011
Suicide Prevention Workshop Association
REFERENCES UPON REQUEST