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Donna Marsden

Christies Beach,South Australia

Summary

Compassionate professional with focus on providing high-quality home support. Skilled in assisting with daily living activities and fostering safe, comfortable environment. Known for building strong relationships and delivering personalised care tailored to individual needs.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Home Support Worker

Resthaven
01.2023 - 01.2025
  • Assisting older people living independently in the community with daily activities as per their care plan such as personal care, cleaning, shopping, social visits, outings and group activities.
  • Respite care at the company cottage providing personal care, meal preparation and facilitating group activities.

Parent and Class Representative

At Home
01.2007 - 01.2025
  • Company Overview: Perth - Dubai - Adelaide
  • Managing my household and three separate, concurrent schedules for my children
  • Parent Teacher representative - providing the communications link for class information and building the class community by organising events and meet ups
  • Teacher's assistant for weekly swimming lessons where I provided support to the class by working with children who were not confident in the water
  • Perth - Dubai - Adelaide

Student Carer

St Basil's Aegean Age Care
03.2023 - 04.2023
  • Completed a 5-week work placement as a part of the Certificate III in Individual Support course

Child Care Worker

Swanbourne Child Care Centre
01.2006 - 01.2007
  • Company Overview: Perth
  • Provided a nurturing, caring happy environment for the children under my care through play-based activities
  • Worked with the other staff towards the continuous improvement of the centre's operations
  • Perth

Service Controller

Icon Technology
01.2005 - 01.2006
  • Company Overview: Perth
  • Managed the work schedules and work priorities for the on-call technicians
  • General office administration duties
  • Perth

Retail Assistant and Store 2IC

Best & Less
01.2000 - 01.2005
  • Company Overview: Sydney & Perth
  • Store 2IC - Store and Personnel Management at a busy Sydney Store
  • Retail Assistant & Cashier - store cash handler and stock keeper, Staff WHS representative
  • Customer Service, visual merchandising
  • Sydney & Perth

Education

Cert III - Individual Support (ageing and disability)

Norgrove Training
01.2023 - 12.2023

NDIS eLearning courses - NDIS Worker Orientation, Supporting Effective Communication, Supporting Safe and Enjoyable Meals

01.2023 - 12.2023

First Aid Training - undefined

Surf life Saving SA
01.2022 - 12.2022

Cert IV - Small Business Management

Onkapringa Tafe
01.1998 - 12.1998

Diploma - Beauty Therapy

Onkapringa Tafe
01.1998 - 12.1998

Skills

  • Interpersonal Communication Skills
  • Planning and organisational proficiency
  • Excellent time management
  • Proficient in using Microsoft office programs

Custom

National Police Check

Timeline

Student Carer

St Basil's Aegean Age Care
03.2023 - 04.2023

Home Support Worker

Resthaven
01.2023 - 01.2025

Cert III - Individual Support (ageing and disability)

Norgrove Training
01.2023 - 12.2023

NDIS eLearning courses - NDIS Worker Orientation, Supporting Effective Communication, Supporting Safe and Enjoyable Meals

01.2023 - 12.2023

First Aid Training - undefined

Surf life Saving SA
01.2022 - 12.2022

Parent and Class Representative

At Home
01.2007 - 01.2025

Child Care Worker

Swanbourne Child Care Centre
01.2006 - 01.2007

Service Controller

Icon Technology
01.2005 - 01.2006

Retail Assistant and Store 2IC

Best & Less
01.2000 - 01.2005

Cert IV - Small Business Management

Onkapringa Tafe
01.1998 - 12.1998

Diploma - Beauty Therapy

Onkapringa Tafe
01.1998 - 12.1998
Donna Marsden