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Amy Garvey

Richmond,VIC

Summary

Compassionate disability coordinator with comprehensive knowledge of social service programs and community resources. Skilled at identifying needs and developing effective plans of action to provide intervention and assistance. Possesses strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

food and beverage attendant

Steep Port Douglas
03.2024 - Current
  • Engaged with customers, by giving recommendations and finding them products they will like
  • Prepared drinks fresh, following correct ingredient measurements
  • Prepared sushi, cooking rice, preparing ingredients
  • Used POS system
  • Ensure food safety measurements were implemented.

Wait Staff Member

Salsa Bar And Grill
05.2024 - 07.2024
  • Greeted customers and sat them at there tables
  • Took drink and food , giving recommendations on nice wines and dishes
  • Made sure waiter stations were always clean and up to a high standard
  • Build a good rapport with customers, ensuring they had a great experience
  • Having good memory on wine types and regions so I have better knowledge for the customer
  • Delivered food to tables and knowing each dish in detail.

Social Care Worker

St Michaels House
02.2022 - 01.2024
  • Key-worked individuals helping them meet goals they set, identifying their needs in assessment of needs and creating support plans
  • Linked in with multidisciplinary team to help create social stories to aid service users in transitions and with behaviors
  • Performed general housekeeping and laundry duties for clients and service users
  • Adapted my communication method with each service user as they each had different communication methods
  • Worked with individuals with profound intellectual disabilities who had complex needs
  • Worked with individuals with different medical needs including ileostomy bag, epilepsy
  • Worked with unfamiliar service users and met their needs based on support plans
  • Provided support with meal preparation, eating and drinking
  • Used compassion, empathy, and respect to build trusting relationships with service users and family members.

Customer Assistant

Tesco Superstore
08.2021 - 06.2022
  • Provided excellent customer service
  • Assisted customers by helping them with queries
  • Used my knowledge and expertise to help make their shopping trip more satisfactory
  • Worked at various different sections using different skills
  • Handled cash and card payments with accuracy
  • Performed daily opening and closing functions and inventory management.

Server / Kitchen Hand

Harbour Bar
06.2019 - 08.2021
  • Served Customers by taking orders and engaging with them
  • Prepared and cooked food
  • Cleaned and ensured safety standards were met
  • Safekeeping of money
  • Provided a high standard of customer service
  • Checked on tables to ensure guest satisfaction, anticipated additional needs and happily fulfilled additional requests.

Placement Disability Worker

St John Of Gods
01.2022 - 02.2022

· Work shadowed staff to see how they approach tasks

· sat in and observed while service users were doing QQI classes

· assisted in teaching service user's new skills e.g., road safety

· Interacted with service users by adapting my communication methods to suit each individual

Placement Aged Care

Four Ferns Nursing Home
06.2021 - 07.2021

· Carried out activities with clients

· with service users mostly verbal

· Assisted service users at dinner time helping them feed by following FEDS guidelines

· Brought service users for walks in the garden encouraging socialising

· Carried out an intervention with a group of service users to help improve their wellbeing

Volunteer Aged Care

Beaufort Day Center
08.2018 - 04.2019

· Greeted clients at the door and hung up their coats.

· Interacted with clients.

· Served food.

· Catered to their needs.

Education

Applied Social Studies In Social Care -

Technological University Dublin
06.2022

Leaving Certificate -

Loreto Secondary School
01.2019

Skills

  • Communication Skills
  • Multidisciplinary
  • Time Management
  • Multitasking Skills

Personal Information

Nationality: Irish/Ireland

Timeline

Wait Staff Member

Salsa Bar And Grill
05.2024 - 07.2024

food and beverage attendant

Steep Port Douglas
03.2024 - Current

Social Care Worker

St Michaels House
02.2022 - 01.2024

Placement Disability Worker

St John Of Gods
01.2022 - 02.2022

Customer Assistant

Tesco Superstore
08.2021 - 06.2022

Placement Aged Care

Four Ferns Nursing Home
06.2021 - 07.2021

Server / Kitchen Hand

Harbour Bar
06.2019 - 08.2021

Volunteer Aged Care

Beaufort Day Center
08.2018 - 04.2019

Applied Social Studies In Social Care -

Technological University Dublin

Leaving Certificate -

Loreto Secondary School
Amy Garvey