Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Hobbies and Interests
References
Professional Development
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JASON MASON

Adelaide,SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive experience in program development and group facilitation at Autism SA. Expertise in assessing needs and creating impactful lesson plans that foster independence and confidence in participants. Recognized for strong leadership and effective communication, driving positive community engagement and support initiatives.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Group Facilitator

Autism SA
02.2020 - Current
  • Responsible for managing a team of CSI Group Facilitators.
  • Responsible for the content development aligned to the expected program outcomes, contemporary content updates, planning meaningful activities and training and developing others in the facilitation of group programs.
  • Work closely with the key roles within the Community Support and Inclusion team and act as the primary point of contact for participants and possible key stakeholders when needed.
  • Creating schemes of work and lesson plans to deliver to adults who are at the next step of their life, whether that be study, Employment, relationships and confidence enhancement.
  • Ensuring that each individual attending are obtaining a person centred plan with support to reach their goals whilst keeping open communication routes with families and other disciplines involved in their care.
  • Assessing the needs required for Groups at the current time and positively inputting what is needed whether that is facilitators concerns or participants.

Group Facilitator

Autism SA
01.2018 - 01.2020
  • I have been a Group Facilitator for over two years with Autism SA, being very involved in writing, developing, and delivering the content of the program paying particular attention to a person-centered approach as our participants have varied needs.
  • Since taking up the role I have encountered many wonderful experiences of personal growth and enjoyed the building of trusting relationships within the program.
  • Within my time frame of working as a group facilitator I have had the good fortune of mentoring new staff, volunteers and University students who have been placed within our program.
  • I have found that during these times I have displayed a strong leadership role disseminating good practices, a professional ethic and most of all enabled the process of building positive relationships within the team.
  • My openness, transparency and listening skills have served well in bringing unity within our team of facilitation, there have been a few occasions where I have used my initiative to objectively deal with organizational issues that have arisen with positive outcomes.
  • Historically I have used my teaching qualification to enable me to write bespoke content, risk assessments and individual support plans for our past and current participants which has been an asset to utilize.
  • I have received positive feedback in supervisions via line managers and also colleagues who have shared that they have been motivated when working alongside myself as I display a proactive approach and innovative visualization.
  • I am very reliable and consistent, have an extensive knowledge of working within dynamic groups promoting safe educational and non-judgmental environments which affords itself to comfortable learning and facilitation.

Support Worker

Autism SA
10.2018 - 02.2019
  • Supporting individuals in their home and community.
  • Promoting independence throughout an individual daily routine.
  • Work with family and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure consistent and best care is provided.
  • Work alongside a team of support workers and client coordinators, striving to reach outcomes and goals that benefit the individual within our care.

Managing Director and Qualified PMVA Tutor

Safe Approach Training
01.2005 - 01.2018
  • Developed and built the business in 2005 (Safe approach Training) and established a strong customer base of care setting companies.
  • Fostering excellent relationships with customers, building trust and rapport.
  • Created and manage a business website.
  • Write and revise handbooks and training materials to reflect changing training requirements.
  • Maintain professional liability insurance.
  • Operate autonomously in all facets of business – strategic planning, operations and oversee the daily operations of the business.
  • Being a change agent in restrictive practices during PMVA training.
  • Analyze complex scenarios and utilize problems solving skills.
  • Meeting/liaising with organizations to gain understanding of business and client’s needs and collaboratively identify best practice solutions.
  • Preparing and overseeing the administration of budgets, cash flow, account payments and financial planning in order to ensure financial goals are met.
  • Recruiting, training, managing and supervising PMVA tutors and perform regular employee evaluations to determine areas of improvement.
  • Ensure all staff complies with legal guidelines and policies.
  • Conduct training needs analysis and develop customize training solutions.

Senior Support Worker/ Qualified PMVA Tutor

Llanarth Court Hospital (Specialist Forensic Mental Health Services)
07.1995 - 02.2005
  • Helping clients to develop their independence daily living skills in accordance with their individual care plan.
  • Provide care for clients who have complex and challenging needs in terms of their behavior, emotional, psychological and developmental wellbeing.
  • Demonstrated an understanding of distress caused by and social and personal consequences of mental illness for the client and their careers.
  • Ensuring that client’s wellbeing, safety and quality of life were always promoted.
  • Assisting and participating in a wide range of activities, including individual assessment program planning with clients.
  • Developed skills to engage and deescalate situation when assisting clients who have made threats or been physically aggressive.

Education

GED -

Merthyr Tydfil Tech
Merthyr Tydfil
01.2011

Pontypridd University
01.2007

Ebbw Vale College
Ebbw Vale
01.1996

Skills

  • Program development and lesson planning
  • Group facilitation and community engagement
  • Risk and needs assessment

Certification

  • Safety intervention Facilitator
  • A Grade instructor GSA Level 3 Safe Guarding
  • PGCE Teaching
  • NVQ Health and Social care

Hobbies and Interests

  • Communication: Presentation skills
  • Teach one-on-one and large groups
  • Post incident management and report writing.
  • Interpersonal skills: Compassion
  • Awareness of self and others
  • Strong leadership
  • Empathic
  • Leadership skills
  • Respond to conflict
  • Negotiation skills
  • Mentorship
  • Crisis Management
  • Active listening
  • Change management: Strategic planning and Thinking
  • Management skills
  • Understanding of best practice and research
  • Integrity: Honest with strong moral principles
  • Uphold confidentiality
  • Uphold people’s rights
  • Set a good example
  • Value diversity
  • Respectful
  • Upholding people’s rights
  • Practice effectively
  • Change management
  • Strategic planning
  • Compliance & standards
  • Networking
  • Risk mitigation
  • Understanding behavior’s and meeting people’s needs

References

  • Terry Heenan, Head of management of Aggression, Elysium Healthcare, tmva@btinternet.com, 07834006310
  • Ross Morris, Nursing Director, Priory healthcare group, RossMorris@priorygroup.com, 07971428662

Professional Development

  • Protecting children and everyone’s business.
  • Falls Prevention.
  • Preventing and responding to violence in the work place.
  • Partnering with clients and the community.
  • Clinical Handover.
  • Aboriginal Cultural Learning.
  • Basic Life Support.
  • Mates to Managers.
  • Reporting of Abuse.
  • Diversity in the workplace.

Timeline

Senior Group Facilitator

Autism SA
02.2020 - Current

Support Worker

Autism SA
10.2018 - 02.2019

Group Facilitator

Autism SA
01.2018 - 01.2020

Managing Director and Qualified PMVA Tutor

Safe Approach Training
01.2005 - 01.2018

Senior Support Worker/ Qualified PMVA Tutor

Llanarth Court Hospital (Specialist Forensic Mental Health Services)
07.1995 - 02.2005

GED -

Merthyr Tydfil Tech

Pontypridd University

Ebbw Vale College

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