Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
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Desiree April

Clyde North

Summary

Knowledgeable Disability Support Worker with solid background in providing compassionate care and support to individuals with disabilities. Successfully facilitated daily living activities to enhance clients' quality of life. Demonstrated excellent communication and problem-solving skills to effectively address clients' needs.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet goals.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Disability Support Worker

Help at Hand Support Services
05.2022 - Current
  • Enhanced quality of life for clients with physical and intellectual disabilities through compassionate care and assistance.
  • Maintained safety with tidy, clean, and hazard-free home environments.
  • Kept detailed daily logs with care actions, patient behaviours, and incidents.
  • Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
  • Assisted clients in reaching personal goals through targeted skill-building activities and therapeutic interventions.
  • Monitor client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviours to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
  • Worked closely with therapists and other specialists to implement prescribed interventions consistently, leading to measurable improvements in client functioning.

Disability Support Worker

Omnicare
07.2020 - 07.2021
  • Ann Curby (03 94848102) AnneK@omni-care.com.au
  • Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
  • Drove clients safely to social activities and appointments.
  • Developed strong interpersonal relationships with clients, earning their trust and respect through consistent empathy and understanding.
  • Supported clients in maintaining a clean living space by assisting with household tasks such as laundry, meal preparation, and general tidying.
  • Kept detailed daily logs with care actions, patient behaviours, and incidents.

Disability Support Worker

Mable
02.2019 - 02.2021
  • All aspects of personal care, shower assistance, personal grooming, skin integrity checks.
  • Transfers - including manual hoist, electric hoist and slide board. Meal preparations / assistance.
  • House hold tasks and light domestic support, community access.
  • 1300 73 65 73 Wayne Scott

Kitchen hand

Contemporary
10.2017 - 12.2019
  • Assist Chef in food preparation. Serving hot meals to Residents and stock up Pantries, cleaning preparations and unpacking deliveries. Dispose of rubbish, clean up spillages, follow all Hygiene, Health and Safety Regulations, maintain a positive and motivated work ethic in the kitchen at all times.

Education

Certificate III in Disabilty - Disability Studies

ACE Community College

Skills

  • Proficient nursing assistant
  • Experience in diverse care settings
  • International work exposure across three countries
  • Fully committed to providing a high standard of care for patients/residents, showing empathy, compassion and sensitivity
  • Commitment to providing a customer focused service, ability to work as an effective team member
  • Ability to be flexible and prioritise own work, effective communication, listening and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work under stressful conditions, excellent time management and organizational skills
  • Sensitivity to cultural and ethnic differences, ability to maintain strict confidentiality
  • Willingness to learn and ability to adapt positively to changes, enthusiasm and motivation for performing a job to its highest possible standard, physical ability to perform a broad range of tasks
  • Understanding of principles of hygiene and cleanliness, ability to contribute to the quality of patient care
  • Ability to apply health and safety related skills and knowledge to all work practices, ability to work within infection control policies and guidelines, punctual and reliable

Certification

  • Aged Care Certificate 3 (New Zealand)
  • CHC30408 Certificate 3 Disability
  • CHCCS411C: Work effectively in the community
  • CHCDIS301C: Work effectively with people with disabilities
  • CHCDIS302A: Maintain an environment to empower people with disabilities
  • CHCDIS323A: Contribute to skill development and maintenance
  • CHCICS301B: Provide support to meet personal care needs
  • CHCICS302B: Participate in the implementation of individualised care plans
  • CHCICS303A: Support individual health and emotional well being
  • CHCICS305A: Provide behaviour support in the context of individualised plans
  • CHCDIS313A: Support people with disabilities
  • CHCICS411: Communicate using argumentative and alternative communication strategies
  • CHCICS406B: Support client self-management
  • CHCDIS322A: Support community participation and inclusion
  • CHCWHS312A: Follow WHS safety procedures for direct care work
  • CHCCS400C: Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework
  • Certificate: Food Safety Level 1
  • Certificate in First Aid (2020-11-24)
  • Orientation Module Completed
  • Infection Control Training Covid-19

Timeline

Disability Support Worker

Help at Hand Support Services
05.2022 - Current

Disability Support Worker

Omnicare
07.2020 - 07.2021

Disability Support Worker

Mable
02.2019 - 02.2021

Kitchen hand

Contemporary
10.2017 - 12.2019

Certificate III in Disabilty - Disability Studies

ACE Community College
Desiree April