Diana Huxley
Craigieburn,Victoria
Summary
Compassionate Disability Support Worker with 9 and a half years of experience. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Committed with a history of meeting the organizations needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand and the participants quality of life.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Participant Transition Coordinator
Araluen Centre
Rosanna, Victoria
03.2023 - 12.2023
- Liaised with participants, families/careers, Support Coordinators,Allied Health Practitioners, and other stakeholders involved in the transition process.
- Provided support transition to new providers for participants.
- Maintained open communication with team members and stakeholders, resulting in successful project outcomes.
- Identified needs of participants promptly and efficiently.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
Practice Leader
Araulen Centre
Rosanna, Victoria
03.2020 - 12.2023
- Modeled, mentored and reinforced values in organizational culture and practice to staff whilst maintaining a safe and respectful work environment.
- Promoting quality through consistent good practice and role modelling.
- Managed daily operational duties including strategically scheduling team members to maintain efficient and safe staffing levels in line with participant ratios and support needs, management of delivering high level programs and overseeing daily financial expenditures.
- Implemented change in a positive manner in the best interests of the participants and the organization.
- Collaborate with participants families and allied health supports to ensure optimal awareness of support and wellbeing needs.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
Support Worker
Araluen Centre
Rosanna, Victoria
05.2014 - 12.2023
- Delivered choice-driven and person-centered activities to motivate individuals to enhance the quality of life of participants.
- Promoted independence, facilitate community inclusion and participation.
- Encouraged positive and socially appropriate behavior and effectively managing behaviors of concern.
- Performed personal care tasks, administered medication.
- Awareness of safe working conditions and implement safe working practices in all work areas.
- Report potential hazards, incidents and concerns in a professional and timely manner.
Education
Certificate IV in Disability
FYI Training Epping
Epping, VIC05-2014
Certificate III in Aged Care
Guidestar
Lalor, VIC11-2012
Skills
- High level of communicator
- Strategic thinker, problem solver
- Ability to lead and delegate under high pressure environments and meet deadlines
- Strong organizational skills
- Thrives with new challenges
Certification
- International Paramedic College-First Aid & CPR Certificate- 2024
- Defensible Documentation training (preventing Harm Initiatives) 2022
- Scope - Mealtime Assistance 2020
- The Auslan Company - Auslan Level 1&2 2018
- Intensive Interaction Australia - Introduction to Intensive Interaction 2018
Timeline
Participant Transition Coordinator
Araluen Centre
03.2023 - 12.2023
Practice Leader
Araulen Centre
03.2020 - 12.2023
Support Worker
Araluen Centre
05.2014 - 12.2023
Certificate IV in Disability
FYI Training Epping
Certificate III in Aged Care
Guidestar
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