Jade Rantanen
Brisbane,QLD
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Support Facilitator
Real Support
08.2022 - Current
- Providing support to parents/carers to maintain a safe environment for their children.
- Facilitating contact sessions between parents and their children.
- Providing families with ongoing emotional support.
- Supporting parents to strengthen their parenting skills using psychoeducation, reflections, constructive feedback, and practical assistance.
- Engaging young people in meaningful goal-orientated activities to promote wellbeing.
- Providing outreach to young people who are self placing.
Domestic Violence Caseworker
Open Haven
01.2023 - 07.2023
- Assisted clients in identifying community resources and connecting with appropriate services.
- Provided clients with advocacy through support letters, referrals, assistance with attending appointments, and court support.
- Assisted clients in developing a personalised recovery plan.
- Provided clients with ongoing emotional support.
- Assisted clients with accessing Domestic violence support payments.
- Participated in professional development and training opportunities to enhance skills.
Disability/Mental Lifestyle Assistant
Kapital Care
09.2019 - 12.2021
- Supporting individuals with a drug dependency
- Medication administration
- Assistance with individual's recovery and therapy tasks
- Providing individuals with in-home personal care
- Providing emotional support to individuals and their families
- Encouraging and supporting individuals to manage their domestic responsibilities
- Meal preparation assistance
- Liaising with other professionals such as doctors and therapists to ensure consistency of support provided
- Enabling individuals access to community facilities such as appointments, shopping or social support activities etc
- Overnight sleepover Shifts
- Mentoring individuals -helping to set goals and work towards achieving them
Education
Bachelor of Social Work -
Southern Cross University
QLD2024
Certificate III Individual Support Disability -
Reach For Training
ACT12.2021
Certificate III Community Services -
Canberra Institute of Technology
ACT06.2021
Certificate III Early Childhood Education And Care -
Ectarc
ACT01.2016
Year 12 Certificate
Erindale College
Canberra12.2015
Timeline
Domestic Violence Caseworker
Open Haven
01.2023 - 07.2023
Support Facilitator
Real Support
08.2022 - Current
Disability/Mental Lifestyle Assistant
Kapital Care
09.2019 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Social Work -
Southern Cross University
Certificate III Individual Support Disability -
Reach For Training
Certificate III Community Services -
Canberra Institute of Technology
Certificate III Early Childhood Education And Care -
Ectarc
Year 12 Certificate
Erindale College