Collins Obila
Adelaide,South Australia
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Aged Care Support Worker
Vicna
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Supported older adults to maintain dignity, independence, and quality of life within residential and community settings.
- Deepened understanding of person-centred practice, patience, and respectful communication.
- Attentiveness to physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs while working collaboratively with families and healthcare professionals.
- Developed strong skills in empathy, safeguarding, professional boundaries, and culturally sensitive care.
- Learned that aged care is not simply about assistance with daily living but about honouring life stories, preserving autonomy, and upholding respect at every interaction.
Social Work Placement
Pasadena Community Centre
02.2024 - 06.2024
- Worked alongside individuals experiencing financial hardship, housing instability, and social isolation.
- Required effective assessment skills, referral coordination, and advocacy.
- Engaged directly with community members, strengthening ability to build trust and apply ethical decision-making within real-life contexts.
- Reinforced belief that social work must remain grounded in compassion while being structured by professional accountability.
Research-Based Placement
Flinders University
03.2025 - 07.2025
- Conducted a scoping review on integrating environmental sustainability into social work education.
- Strengthened research literacy, critical analysis, and academic writing skills.
- Worked extensively with research databases, collaborated with librarians and academic supervisors, and applied systematic review methodologies.
- Strengthened ability to integrate theory, evidence, and practice while reinforcing commitment to evidence-informed and forward-thinking social work.
- College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
Youth Worker
Edmen Agency
01.2023 - Current
- Demanded resilience, trauma-informed practice, and strong professional judgement.
- Supported young people in care requiring emotional regulation skills, crisis management, and consistent advocacy.
- Worked with young people experiencing complex trauma, behavioural challenges, and systemic disadvantage, ensuring their safety, stability, and development remain central to all interventions.
- Department for Child Protection
Support Worker
Bowden Lodge
01.2023 - Current
- Supported Aboriginal men navigating recovery and reintegration.
- Required cultural humility, accountability, and strengths-based practice.
- Deepened understanding of culturally safe engagement and reinforced commitment to social justice and reconciliation.
Timeline
Research-Based Placement
Flinders University
03.2025 - 07.2025
Social Work Placement
Pasadena Community Centre
02.2024 - 06.2024
Aged Care Support Worker
Vicna
01.2023 - 01.2024
Youth Worker
Edmen Agency
01.2023 - Current
Support Worker
Bowden Lodge
01.2023 - Current