Ashlee McNaughton
St Leonards
Summary
Dedicated individual With 16 years in the community services sector, skilled in peer support, youth work, case management, behavior management, complex behavioural issues, mental health support work and family collaboration. Proven ability to implement therapeutic interventions, build strong rapport and assist in creating and maintaning positive outcomes through a multi-collabrative and client focused approach.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
ISA (Inclusion Support Assistant in Kindergartens)
Gateways
Geelong
01.2024 - Current
- Assisted lead teacher in developing engaging lesson plans and activities.
- Supported individual child needs through personalized attention and encouragement.
- Maintained a safe and clean environment.
- Collaborated with staff to organize educational materials and resources.
- Helped managed behavior by applying positive reinforcement techniques.
- Engaged children in play-based learning to foster social skills and creativity.
- Communicated effectively with parents regarding child progress and needs.
- Implemented therapeutic interventions to enhance child social skills and communication.
- Collaborated with families to provide support and resources for behavior management.
Education Coordinator
Kelly Club
01.2022 - 01.2023
- This rewarding role saw me coordinating before and after care services for primary aged students.
- Oversee care and responsibility of multiple children
- Create and execute activity plans, meal preparation, excursions and incursions
- Create ongoing relationships with caregivers, educators and colleagues
- Mandatory reporting of unsafe practices as per internal and external policies
- Responsibly worked autonomously to ensure safety of multiple children each day
- Successfully grew the enrolment numbers, levels of satisfaction and overall engagement with the program reported by clients
Private Nanny
01.2019 - 01.2021
- In this role I worked for a family, caring for their multiple children, overseeing tasks such as transportation, food preparation, homework assistance, activity planning and execution.
- Transportation, education support, meal preparation and light cleaning duties for family of three children and two professionally working parents
- Following schedules, ensuring each child attended their extra-curricular activities
- Building rapport with children and parents, ensuring a happy, growth-minded environment
- Built solid foundation of child-care, grew reputation as a reliable worker
Mental Health Outreach Worker
Richmond PRA
01.2014 - 01.2017
- In this position I worked with clients in their home and on community visits to assist with facilitation of tasks of daily living.
- Supervision of clients, promotion of healthcare and medication adherence
- Working independently as well as in a team environment
- Balancing petty cash purchases and budgeting cash allocation
- Practical use of skills learnt during studying the Certificate IV in Mental Health
Assistant
Nareen Terrace Retirement Village
01.2013 - 01.2014
- In this role I utilised my skillset to assist with the organising and running of the retirement village and their numerous functions, resident needs and adhering to the internal and external policies.
- Ensuring proper cleaning standards of community facilities
- Liaising with resident committee
- Following organisation guidelines and policy
- Successfully prepared multiple functions for the residents, management and planning committees
Integration Aide
Peninsula Specialist College
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Whilst on a placement opportunity, the school approached me to work on an ongoing basis as an in-class integration aide.
- Working alongside classroom teacher to facilitate learning of students
- Understanding the curriculum and relaying this to students
- Caring for the emotional, social and psychological wellbeing of students
- Utilised learning from Certificate IV in Mental Health to real-world scenarios
- Building a positive learning space and motivating students
Outreach Worker
Karingal Health
01.2008 - 01.2012
- This rewarding role was my introduction into disability and Mental Health outreach work both in clients’ homes and within the community and assisted care settings.
- Individual and group support, including planning and actioning tasks, activities, outings and networking events
- Assessing of needs and referrals to relevant specialists
- Adhering to internal training and upskilling
- Working autonomously with people with multiple disabilities and complex conditions to reach their goals, assist with tasks of daily living, to promote social, emotional, and overall wellbeing
- Maintained multiple ongoing clients and positive interactions with them, their families and management
Education
Advanced First Aid Certificate -
Certificate IV - Community Services
Certificate IV - Mental Health
Skills
- Child engagement
- Behavior management
- Family collaboration
- Communication strategies
- Client support
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Conflict resolution
- Rapport building
- Resourcefulness and initiative
- Client assessment
- Medication adherence
- Care coordination
- Support planning
- Peer support
- Boundary setting
- Outreach services
- Life skills coaching
- De-escalation techniques
- Family support
- Resource linkage
- Social skills training
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
ISA (Inclusion Support Assistant in Kindergartens)
Gateways
01.2024 - Current
Education Coordinator
Kelly Club
01.2022 - 01.2023
Private Nanny
01.2019 - 01.2021
Mental Health Outreach Worker
Richmond PRA
01.2014 - 01.2017
Assistant
Nareen Terrace Retirement Village
01.2013 - 01.2014
Integration Aide
Peninsula Specialist College
01.2013 - 12.2013
Outreach Worker
Karingal Health
01.2008 - 01.2012