Joseph Oladapo
Social worker
Sydney,NSW
Summary
Dedicated Social Worker that is accomplished and energetic in helping people of all ages and nationality with strong communication skills, a common-sense approach to problem solving, an intuitive understanding of human behaviour and a steady personality. Motivated leader with strong organizational and prioritizing abilities likewise implemented effective programmes to support clients to develop skills and abilities so they are more able to live as independently as possible and to help them participate in the community.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Case Worker
Department of Communities and Justice
Sydney , NSW
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Schedules monthly interaction with foster families, care workers and families involve in ongoing case
- Works with families to help them understand how to create a more productive environment for each family member, especially their children
- Provides counselling to family members and schedule follow-up meetings with families that have been reunited
- Collaborates with other public resources to get the best results possible for each family
- Attends case summary reviews and other official procedures involved in the resolution of each open case file
Disability Support Worker
Civic Disability Services
Sydney, NSW
06.2021 - Current
- Provided direct care plan to each client by their service plan and as directed by the manager
- Assisted in developing and implementing client-specific programs to help clients build strong social skills and encouraged independence whenever possible
- Actively pursued certificates and qualifications to further my skill level
- Draughted lifestyle plans and routines for adults with disability
- Life, Group home accomodation)
- Provided personal, physical, and emotional support to disabled people who require assistance with daily living
- Supported clients to participate in activities and tasks including home support and community access
- Provided direct care plan to each client by their service plan and as directed by the manager
- Created and implemented individual program plans to enable learning and independence
- Organized and attended medical appointments with clients
- Ensured that clients well-being and safety is prioritized in all aspects of their lives
Support Worker
Cality Care
06.2019 - 07.2020
- Provided direct care plan to each client by their service plan and as directed by the manager
- Empowered clients to live as independently as possible, performing tasks that included handling clients' hygiene to compiling paperwork
- Effectively monitor the safety and wellbeing of clients
- Supported clients to participate in activities and tasks including home support and community access
- Provided rehabilitation techniques in daily living skills to help return the patient to a prior level of functional ability
- Administered food and medication and assisted with mobility, including occasionally physically handling the client on an as-needed basis.
Residential Youth Worker
Life Without Barriers
, NSW
03.2019 - 07.2022
- Group home accomodation)
- Provided personal, physical, and emotional support to disabled people who require assistance with daily living
- Supported clients to participate in activities and tasks including home support and community access
- Provided direct care plan to each client by their service plan and as directed by the manager
- Assisted clients on matters of personal care including bathing, dressing, eating, and medication
- Communicated with care managers on behalf of clients
- Devised and implemented interactive programs targeted at achieving patients' individual needs and goals.
Care Engagement and Support Consultant
Uniting
05.2018 - 03.2019
- Provided permanent placement programs for children taken out of home care through DCJ
- Effectively completed IEV (information exchange visit), writing care reviews and reports on home visits.’
- Visited foster carers and children in care, undertaking interviews and care reviews
- Opened and closed old and new inquiries and applicants seeking to become foster carers and prepared their paper works for panel authorization
- Aided with personal administration, shopping, medication needs, and household duties
- Supported both female and male adults with their daily activities, such as personal care, running their homes, and running errands
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Disability Support Worker
Healthcare Australia
06.2015 - 01.2016
- Provided personal, physical, and emotional support to disabled people who require assistance with daily living
- Supported clients to participate in activities and tasks including home support and community access
- Provided direct care plan to each client by their service plan and as directed by the manager
- Monitored the safety and wellbeing of clients
- Implemented and participated in the creation of tailored care plans aimed at helping them achieve their individual goals
- Assisted with and encourage any physical and mental exercises and engaged clients in community access activities.
Disability Support Worker
Love and Care Home care
01.1996 - 01.2005
- Formulated treatment plan strategies to provide comprehensive and continuous care plans
- Developed functional behavioral assessment and positive behavioral intervention plan to identify cause problem behavior, formula strategies to address the behavior, and teach new behavioral skills
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification
- Assisted patients with cooking and serving meals, as well as housekeeping and shopping activities that promoted a healthy environment
- Provided direct care to clients in their homes or the community
- Counseled patients to foster positive attitudes and ward off depression
Education
Masters - Social work
Australian Catholic University
North Strathfield, NSW07.2022
Bachelor's of Art - International Law and Diplomacy
Babcock University
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Bishop Akinyele Grammar School
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Oluyole private school
Skills
- Empathetic, detail-oriented and reliable
- Good interpersonal and communication skill
- Great team player
- Patient, flexible and understanding
- Persistent and driven with the zeal to work
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy
- Social Services
- Good Negotiation and Conflict resolution skill
- Volunteer Experience
- Orphanage Homes Support Volunteer
- Assisted vulnerable and physically disabled children In orphanage homes to have a better
- Lifestyle
- Developed and implemented behavioral support initiatives
- Solicited for charity for orphanage homes
- Volunteer for the Internally Displaced People
- Helped with the integration of the immunity displaced people back into their communities
- Helped the aged and the disabled with assistance with their daily lives
- Assisted the elderly people and the disabled to get efficient medical attention quickly
- Professional Certifications And Qualification
- Certificate IV in disability work ( In progress)
- 3 years residential group home experience
- Completed NDIS Worker Induction Module, “Quality, safety & you”
- Family Reunification
- Progress Notes Updates
- Protective Services
- Social Perceptiveness
- Individual Service Plans
- Psychosocial Evaluations
- Family and Individual Counseling
- Case Notes
- Recreational Activity Planning
- Chronic Disorders
- Community Reintegration
- Crisis Situations
- Best Practices and Standards
- Site Visits
- Emotional Support
- Job Readiness
- Reading Comprehension
- Eligibility Determinations
- Outpatient Care
- Independent Living
- Client Advocacy
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Reference Assistance
- Assisting Lawyers
- Conducting Interviews
- Case Planning and Management
- Case Conferences
- Court Testimony
- Clients Rights
- Therapeutic Services
- Task Prioritization
- Grief Support
- Youth Support
- Confidential Case Documentation
- Life Support Technique Skills
- Community Service Programs
- Rehabilitation Plans
- Cognitive Behavior Practices
- Assessing Needs
- Household Chores
- Detailed Records and Reporting
- Family Involvement
- Case Coordination
- Team Meetings
- Preparing for Court
- Child Abuse and Neglect Identification
Certification
Diploma of community services
Timeline
Case Worker
Department of Communities and Justice
09.2021 - 06.2022
Disability Support Worker
Civic Disability Services
06.2021 - Current
Support Worker
Cality Care
06.2019 - 07.2020
Residential Youth Worker
Life Without Barriers
03.2019 - 07.2022
Care Engagement and Support Consultant
Uniting
05.2018 - 03.2019
Disability Support Worker
Healthcare Australia
06.2015 - 01.2016
Disability Support Worker
Love and Care Home care
01.1996 - 01.2005
Masters - Social work
Australian Catholic University
Bachelor's of Art - International Law and Diplomacy
Babcock University
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Bishop Akinyele Grammar School
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Oluyole private school