Work

My first job was when I was a waitress/ chambermaid at a hotel in Rossburn, Manitoba. To most people this kind of job may seem to be easy, but the actual labour that’s required was a challenge. The duties were to disinfect the bathrooms, change all sheets and blankets on the beds, vacuum every inch of the room, and to dust every part of the room. You would not believe some of the things I found in rooms. These things I found are too gruesome to mention.

The second job I did was receptionist at the band office of Waywayseecappo First Nations. My duties were to answer all incoming calls for all the staff, take minutes for Chief and Council when the secretary was not available, operate the xerox machine, type and xerox the monthly newsletter, arrange and book meetings for Chief and Council, and order office supplies for band office. This type of job was very demanding and stressful because of certain individuals that were not so friendly. I was actually assaulted on the job at one time because of a misunderstanding due to gossip.

The third job I did was as a teacher’s assistant at the Wayway Community School. I worked there for five years. The duties were to work with children at all levels from Kindergarten to Grade Eight, to assist the teachers with daily assignments and lessons, and assist students when they needed the extra help, to supervise in and outside the school during recess and class time, and to do photocopying of the next day’s lesson. On top of all this, the teacher’s assistant was required to keep a daily log. We really had to focus on student behaviour plus attend and report to all staff meetings and attend a few educational workshops in Brandon, Winnipeg and Regina. There were times when I had to report incidents such as child abuse cases, and I had to stop the older students from fighting.