Megan S.| Broomfield, CO
$20-25/hr
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8 yrs exp
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25 yrs old
Part-Time Special Needs Recreation Caregiver
Responds within a few hours
I am passionate about helping people with special needs have access to outdoor recreation. While living in California I worked with a young woman with an Intellectual Disability. Together we went hiking and I taught her how to surf. Through this experience I watched her grow drastically in many aspects of life. According to her and her mom, surfing and hiking gave her a greater sense of identity as an athlete, improvements in physical tenacity, enthusiasm in hiking/surfing which translated to other areas of her life, social currency, independence, time management skills, map reading, and more. The outdoors is very therapeutic for me and I want to help people with disabilities out on the trails!
Experience with people with Special Needs:
Special Education Teacher (Pre-School) - 1 Year
Non-Profit Mentor for adults with disabilities - 3 years
Special Needs Caregiver - 2 years
I/DD Service Coordinator - Current
Miss Amazing Pageant - Volunteer (1 Year)
Respite Night - Volunteer (1 Year)