Charlene Cave
Everton Park, QLD,Australia
Summary
Health professional with robust background in exercise physiology and health promotion. Known for developing effective exercise programs tailored to individual needs, contributing to improved patient outcomes. Strong team collaborator known for adaptability and achieving results, a dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude.
Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals, partnering with multidisciplinary health team to provide the best overall care possible.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Assistant
Uniting Care
05.2024 - Current
- Coordinated executive schedules, prioritising meetings and appointments for optimal time management.
- Developed and maintained efficient filing systems, ensuring easy access to critical documents.
- Assisted in project management, tracking progress and Handled confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact.
- Managed executive calendars, scheduling meetings and appointments and coordinating travel arrangements to optimise time.
- Streamlined executive communication by managing emails, phone calls, and scheduling appointments.
- Organised and coordinated conferences and monthly meetings.
- Provided professional administrative support during board meetings, including agenda preparation and minute-taking duties.
- Supported executives in decision-making processes by conducting research and presenting findings in clear formats.
- Facilitated training and onboarding for incoming office staff.
- Fostered positive work environment, organizing team-building activities and events.
- Enhanced efficiency of meeting outcomes by preparing detailed minutes and action items.
Holistic Support Worker
Total Wellness Supports
06.2022 - 12.2024
- Delivered personalised support to individuals with diverse needs, enhancing daily living skills and independence.
- Collaborated closely with healthcare professionals to develop tailored support plans for clients.
- Implemented effective communication strategies to ensure client understanding and engagement during sessions.
- Monitored client progress, adjusting support strategies to improve outcomes and address changing needs.
- Facilitated social integration activities, promoting community involvement and relationship building among clients.
- Advocated for client rights and needs, ensuring access to necessary resources and services within the community.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Helped clients manage and reach individual goals, supporting independent progression and social skills.
- Developed strong rapport with clients by consistently demonstrating respect, understanding, and genuine concern for their wellbeing.
Specialist Support
Vincent House Recovery Trust
08.2019 - 12.2021
- Focus on helping clients develop the skills and self-belief to maintain their wellness while being able to live the life they want.
- Aim to help people identify their own goals and aspirations then plan how we work together to achieve this.
- Help create an environment where everyone feels welcome and accepted.
- Trained clients during strength training, cardiovascular exercise and stretching.
- Educated clients on preventative care, nutrition, fitness, and stress management.
- Promoted total wellbeing by encouraging clients to improve nutrition, weight control and lifestyle.
Maori Health Assistant
Whatever It Takes - Home-based Rehabilitation Service for TBI Kaiawhina Hauora
02.2019 - 08.2019
- Following individual care plans to ensure the best and safest care possible.
- Delivering a high standard of care, working in partnership with our clients, there family, and support networks to achieve delivery of home-based rehabilitation and support services in the community.
- Skilled at record keeping, daily recordings, medication management, skin integrity, bowel management, bladder care, respiratory management, seizure management, and liaising with other health practitioners.
Wellness Coach
Mahitahi Trust - Maori Mental Health and Addictions Provider
05.2015 - 01.2019
- Perform health and wellbeing consults and reassessments every 6 weeks.
- Create individual exercise programs specific to the clients needs.
- Facilitate one on one gym session with clients and monitor progress against goals.
- Promote healthy lifestyle to the clients by educating them on the importance of exercise and nutrition
- Ability to build rapport quickly
- Assisted clients set and achieve realistic health and wellness goals
- Demonstrated safe and correct forms for each exercise and piece of equipment to reduce the risk of injury to the client.
Fitness Consultant
Configure Express Gym for Woman
06.2014 - 05.2015
- Facilitated one on one Personal Training sessions
- Performed health and well-being consults and reassessments every 6 weeks
- Wrote goal based individual exercise programs
- Administration duties reception include telephone/sales/ accounts/cleaning
- Explained use of exercise equipment to all participants prioritising safety at all times
- Planned and successfully led fitness classes with 20-person groups.
Physical Activities Educator
Compass Health - Primary Health Organisation
09.2013 - 10.2013
- Took on referrals from diabetic nurses, respiratory nurses, and cardiologists.
- Perform health and wellbeing consultants
- Identify other risks involved and suggest relevant health professionals
- Develop exercise program to do at home/gym/pool and initially offered support teaching skills to help manage their own ability using a pulse oximeter & the RPE scale.
- Followed up on clients to see how their plans were going.
- Motivated and supported clients to a high standard with a strong focus on behavioural changes.
Education
Certificate - Mental Health & Nutrition
University of Canterbury
Certificate - Mental Health & Addictions (Level 4)
Career Force
Post Graduate Diploma - Clinical Exercise Physiology
Universal College of Learning
Bachelor’s Degree - Exercise & Sports Science
Universal College of Learning
Skills
- Executive support
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Information confidentiality
- Interpersonal communication
- Travel coordination
- Exercise prescription
- Physical assessments
- Rehabilitation
- Health education
- Physical therapy experience
- Chronic disease management
- Exercise demonstrations
- Weight management
- Posture correction
- Gait analysis
- Managing pain
- Nutritional counselling
Timeline
Executive Assistant
Uniting Care
05.2024 - Current
Holistic Support Worker
Total Wellness Supports
06.2022 - 12.2024
Specialist Support
Vincent House Recovery Trust
08.2019 - 12.2021
Maori Health Assistant
Whatever It Takes - Home-based Rehabilitation Service for TBI Kaiawhina Hauora
02.2019 - 08.2019
Wellness Coach
Mahitahi Trust - Maori Mental Health and Addictions Provider
05.2015 - 01.2019
Fitness Consultant
Configure Express Gym for Woman
06.2014 - 05.2015
Physical Activities Educator
Compass Health - Primary Health Organisation
09.2013 - 10.2013
Certificate - Mental Health & Addictions (Level 4)
Career Force
Post Graduate Diploma - Clinical Exercise Physiology
Universal College of Learning
Bachelor’s Degree - Exercise & Sports Science
Universal College of Learning
Certificate - Mental Health & Nutrition
University of Canterbury
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