DONNA BUDD

budd9064@saskpolytech.ca

EDUCATION

2019 – 2020 Disability Support Worker Program

(Pending) Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Saskatoon, SK
▪ During the first portion of my program relevant courses taken include
Wholistic Health, Basic Care Skills, Person-Centeredness, Crisis
Prevention, and Understanding Exceptionalities.

1996 Administrative Assistant Program

Saskatoon Business College
Saskatoon, SK
▪ During the program relevant courses taken included Records
Management, Organizational Behavior, Communications, Mathematics, and
Keyboarding,

SKILLS

Disability Support Worker

▪ Participating in a practicum within a CDBA group home has allowed me
to gain knowledge of basic care skills, become familiar with
documentation requirements, and to assist nonverbal individuals with
activities for daily living.
▪ Raising my 17-year-old son, who is on the autism spectrum with an
intellectual disability, has allowed me to gain insights into the care
required for a person living with a cognitive disability.
▪ Assisting a friend, who lives with rheumatoid arthritis, has provided
opportunities to promote independence within the community and home
settings.

Communication
▪ Collaboratively discussed methods to streamline administrative functions
during work at Concentra.
▪ Successfully gathered information to understand client needs through
effective communication, correspondence, and follow-up.
▪ Efficiently provided quality administrative support to coworkers within an
office setting.

Organization
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▪ Successfully applied for government funding, tracked how funds were

spent, and coordinated with various therapists to fully utilize funding
allocated for my son annually.
▪ Confidently prioritized job tasks to ensure good workflow and
coordination within an administrative team setting.
▪ Accurately processed data entry, address changes, returned mail, RRSP
transfers, as well as, printing and distribution of daily reports within
Concentra.

Team
▪ Coordinated meetings with various therapists to discuss goals and gains
for my son and gathered necessary documents required for renewal of
annual government funding.
▪ Acquired knowledge of various deposit products, anti-money laundering
procedures, and customer service practices to better serve clients and
fellow coworkers.
▪ Ensured deadlines and projects met with client service standards and
expectations from management in my role at Concentra.

WORK HISTORY

2000 – 2014 Administrator

Concentra
Saskatoon, SK
▪ Performed functions within Deposit Services including ordering supplies,
off-site storage procedures, correspondence for mail out, data entry,
document scanning, and answering interdepartmental inquiries.

REFERENCES

Darrell Mayes Stephanie Pasychny Donna Hughes

Instructor Practicum Supervisor Sr Business Partner
(Educational Reference) RPC People Office
Saskatchewan Polytechnic CDBA Concentra
306-659-4915 306-978-1130 306-956-1892
darrell.mayes@saskpolytech.ca cdba.kerr@shaw.ca donna.hughes@concentra.ca