Arslan Ashraf
Adelaide,SA
Summary
Goal-oriented Child Youth Worker with experience in planning and organizing appropriate youth and community programs. Skilfully assess mental, physical and emotional requirements of children and young people. Compassionate and warm professional recognized for analysing situations accurately and effectively. Spirited youth worker dedicated to serving as advocate and interacting with youth. Bringing around 3 years of experience in working with relevant populations such as at-risk or high needs individuals, aged and mentally or behaviourally challenged people. Committed to improving clients' behaviour through coping skills and other therapeutic interventions. Collaborative professional possessing excellent clinical knowledge and judgment combined with strong documentation and problem-solving abilities.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Child and Youth Worker
Baptist Care SA
05.2023 - Current
- Provide key emotional support to special needs of youth.
- Collaborate with family visits, medical appointments and therapy sessions for young people.
- Teach life skills and coping mechanisms to youth in one-on-one and group sessions.
- Prepare potential reports to define goals, weaknesses and strengths of children and young people.
- Work with at-risk youth to assist with societal reintegration after prolonged institutionalization.
- Successfully placed over a number of children and young adults into supervised programs.
- Documented data and completed accurate updates to case records.
- Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
- Intervened in crisis situations and counseled children experiencing emergencies and disruptive incidents.
- Developed and implemented programs to support children's mental health and well-being.
- Worked with educational team to develop Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for students.
- Collaborated with school personnel, parents and mental health providers to maintain comprehensive and integrated approach to student services.
- Implemented research-based interventions and strategies to support positive behavior and social-emotional development.
- Conducted outreach to families and other community partners to identify ways to address social, emotional and behavioral needs.
Personal Care Assistant
Estia Health
07.2020 - 05.2023
- Built strong relationships with clients/residents to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Engaged residents in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to registered nurses.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
- Assisted residents with self-administered medications.
- Conferred with supervisor to discuss residents' condition and medical care.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
- Maintained strong connections within caregiver community to gain continuous knowledge.
- Liaised with key accounts to deliver targeted administrative household support.
Field Placement Student
AMC The Change Factor
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Collaborated with effective improvement plans in alignment with goals and specifications.
- Shadowed fully qualified professionals to gain deep understanding of assessment, intervention and consultation processes.
- Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
- Organized client meetings as instructed and guided by supervisors.
- Maintained overall safe work environment and enforcement of safety procedures.
- Helped meet changing demands by recommending improvements in the service delivery systems or procedures.
- Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
- Optimized consumer experience by delivering superior services and effectively troubleshooting issues under the supervision of other staff members..
Field Placement Student
One Care Support Services
05.2021 - 07.2021
- Worked with senior case managers to coordinate team development activities and trainings.
- Assisted with researching grants, organising meetings, making phone calls and grant writing tasks.
- Maintained database systems to track and analyze operational data.
- Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
- Identified clients' needs and possible changes for service improvements.
Education
Bachelor of Applied Social Science - Community Services
Torrens University Australia
Adelaide, SA08.2022
Certificate III in Individual Support - Aging And Disability
APT Training College
Level 1/ 118 King William St, Adelaide, SA 500007.2020
Higher Secondary Education - Faculty of Science (Pre-Medical)
Govt Murray College Sialkot
Mohalla College Road, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan08.2016
Skills
- Family Support
- Community Outreach
- Client Advocacy
- High-Risk Populations Identification
- File Management
- Community Referrals
- Client Documentation
- Trauma Informed Care Framework
- Crisis Intervention
- Client and family rapport
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Clinical quality program standards
Timeline
Child and Youth Worker
Baptist Care SA
05.2023 - Current
Field Placement Student
AMC The Change Factor
04.2022 - 06.2022
Field Placement Student
One Care Support Services
05.2021 - 07.2021
Personal Care Assistant
Estia Health
07.2020 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Applied Social Science - Community Services
Torrens University Australia
Certificate III in Individual Support - Aging And Disability
APT Training College
Higher Secondary Education - Faculty of Science (Pre-Medical)
Govt Murray College Sialkot
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