Disability Support Worker with extensive experience at Worldwide Care, specializing in comprehensive care plan development and critical incident management. Expertise in manual handling and strong ability to build rapport with clients. Focused on enhancing community access and empowering individuals with disabilities to achieve personal goals.
Demonstrated ability to respect and value diversity in all its forms. This includes consulting and engaging effectively with families of diverse socioeconomic and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities inclusive of newly arrived refugees, LGBTIQA+ and community members with a disability. Demonstrated experience centring the voice of the child. Knowledge of the importance of a using a child centred approach when working in the family services sector, including a good understanding of child abuse and neglect. Understands, prioritises, and demonstrates the needs of the client. Aims for the best outcomes for clients, continuously strives to improve the clients experience, is strength based and outcome focused. Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of an engaging, dynamic, supportive and empowering team environment. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the community sector which may include specialist
skills in the following:
• strength based work with families
• utilising relevant intervention strategies and frameworks such as DHHS Best Interest
Framework, DHHS Child Protection reporting guidelines, Child, Youth and Families Act
(2005), Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework
(MARAM)
• children’s development needs
• drug and alcohol issues
• housing matters
• trauma
• family violence
• case noting
Referees upon request