HARMANPREET KAUR DHALIWAL
Preston,Australia
Summary
Compassionate and experienced Disability Support Worker with 4 years of experience delivering person-centred care in SIL, group, 1:1, and community settings. Highly skilled in active and passive support, medication administration, documentation, working with high-needs clients, and crisis management. Recognized for strong written and verbal communication skills. Reliable, adaptable, and deeply committed to upholding dignity, respect, and empowerment for all clients. Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education, with a passion for fostering inclusive support for children and adults alike.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Disability Support Worker
Scope (Aust)
Melbourne, Australia
08.2021 - Current
- Deliver person-centered support across SIL, day programs, and community access (1:1 and group).
- Provide personal care with dignity, safe manual handling/hoist, and mealtime assistance.
- Support AAC/non-verbal communication; give appropriate wait time, and verify understanding.
- Medication support (prompting, record-keeping MAR); liaise with the pharmacy for supply.
- Complete accurate progress notes, incident reports, and handovers to NDIS standards.
- Monitor health and safety; follow infection prevention procedures; escalate risks promptly.
- Coordinate effectively with families, colleagues, and allied health; maintain boundaries and duty of care.
- Experienced across early morning, afternoon/ evening, active night, and sleepover shifts; reliable attendance.
- Trained in PEG/enteral feeding, general epilepsy, manual handling, mealtime assistance, and CFM.
- Plan and support community access (activities, transport support, risk awareness).
- Strong digital literacy: electronic case notes, MS Word/Excel, app-based rostering.
- Implemented PBS—providing timely care, compassion, and professional assistance.
FreelancingHUB Internship
Deakin University
Burwood, Australia
11.2021 - 12.2021
Client Organization: Netball Victoria.
- Conducted literature reviews (PubMed) and an environmental scan to inform survey design.
- Designed and administered online surveys, cleaned, and organized response data.
- Built Excel datasets; used pivot tables, basic stats; produced charts and tables.
- Co-authored the client report, and synthesized findings into clear recommendations.
- Collaborated in a hybrid team using Teams/Zoom, and documented work in Word/Excel.
- Presented key insights to client stakeholders.
Education
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Melbourne Polytechnic
Melbourne, VIC06-2028
Skills
- Person-centred care
- Manual handling & transfers
- Team collaboration
- Digital literacy
- Personal care
- Infection control
- Shift flexibility
- PBS and management
- Safeguarding and & Reporting
- AAC/ non-verbal
Training Certificates
- CPR Certificate (Australian Red Cross, VIC) 04/01/25 to 04/30/26
- First Aid Training (Australian Red Cross, VIC) 04/01/24 to 04/30/26
Volunteer Experience
Genetic Support Network Victoria (Parkville, VIC) 06/01/22 to current
- Support community awareness events on genetic conditions, and connect attendees with services
- Event operations: registration, set-up/pack-down, ushering, crowd flow, and accessibility support
- Data collection and entry for event evaluations, maintain basic Excel trackers
- Liaise with the program manager and volunteers, clear email and phone communication, privacy and OHS compliance
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native/ Bilingual
Punjabi
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
FreelancingHUB Internship
Deakin University
11.2021 - 12.2021
Disability Support Worker
Scope (Aust)
08.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Melbourne Polytechnic