Ellah Yaary

• Provided personalized care and attention to children's needs, fostering a nurturing environment.
• Developed and implemented engaging educational activities to promote cognitive and social development.
• Coordinated daily schedules, ensuring timely transportation and participation in extracurricular activities.
• Maintained open communication with parents regarding children's progress and behavioral concerns.
• Developed strong relationships with parents, maintaining open communication about each child''s progress and needs.
• Assisted clients with daily living activities to enhance independence and quality of life.
• Developed personalized care plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

As a volunteer with Flying Fox, I supported children and people living with disabilities to fully engage in camp and community programs. This role required a high level of empathy, adaptability, and commitment to person-centred support.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Direct support and inclusion: Assisted participants with daily living tasks, personal care, and social engagement, ensuring each individual felt safe, valued, and included.
• Relationship building: Developed meaningful connections with participants and their families, fostering trust, independence, and positive peer relationships.
• Promoting wellbeing: Supported emotional regulation, encouraged resilience, and responded appropriately to behavioural and emotional needs.
• Team collaboration: Worked closely with staff and volunteers to provide consistent, high-quality care, contributing to planning, debriefing, and continuous improvement of support practices.
• Advocacy and dignity: Ensured participants were treated with respect and autonomy, promoting choice, voice, and empowerment.
• Safety and responsibility: Maintained duty of care at all times, demonstrating awareness of risk management, safeguarding practices, and organisational policies.
• Key Skills Developed
• Strong foundation in disability support and inclusive practice
• Person-centred care and ability to adapt support to individual needs
• Effective communication skills with participants, families, and teams
• Behaviour support strategies and conflict resolution.
• Teamwork and collaboration in fast-paced, community-based settings.

• Experience in hospitality / customer service for over six years.
• Experience in disability support work.
• Experience communicating effectively with people of all age groups, including children, parents, colleagues and managers / supervisors.
• Highly organized individual who is able to multitask and adapt in challenging and different circumstances.
• Previous experience training new team members and managing employees.
• A team player who is able to work well with other individuals as well as alone when needed.
• Fundraising
• Recordkeeping
• Team leadership
• Verbal and written communication

• Handling coffees and multiple plates.
• Experience in a busy, high end café.
• Aiding with pouring shots / coffees.
• Opening and closing café duties.
• Operated cash registers to process cash, credit and debit transactions.
• Served customers by preparing food trays for consumption and packaging up takeout orders.
• Maintained cafe cleanliness by wiping down tables and counters, restocking condiment bar, emptying trash receptacles and mopping and sweeping floors.
• Processed orders and sent to kitchen employees for preparation.
• Answered customers' questions, recommended items, and recorded order information.

• Handling coffees and multiple plates.
• Experience in a busy, high end café.
• Aiding with pouring shots / coffees.
• Opening and closing café duties.
• Operated cash registers to process cash, credit and debit transactions.
• Served customers by preparing food trays for consumption and packaging up takeout orders.
• Maintained cafe cleanliness by wiping down tables and counters, restocking condiment bar, emptying trash receptacles and mopping and sweeping floors.
• Processed orders and sent to kitchen employees for preparation.
• Answered customers' questions, recommended items, and recorded order information.