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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Hobbies and Interests
References
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Julia Kenward

Ferny Hills

Summary

A dedicated and highly competent Disability Support Worker, with 6 years professional work, and a lifetime of experience as a carer for my severely disabled sibling with Retts Syndrome (Autistic like symptoms). Possess a wide variety of skills from alternative communication, supporting intellectual impairment (and/or Autism), hoisting severely disabled clients, to assisting clients with goal achievement and typing for client's university studies as a scribe.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Personal Care Support Worker

Conexson
01.2022 - Current
  • Personal Care Worker for both Disability and Aged Care
  • Cleaning/House management
  • Hoisting - Manual Handling
  • Community Access - shopping, medical appointments, etc.
  • Typist/Scribe - Experienced support of those attending University

Disability Support Worker

Sole Trader (ABN Private)
01.2018 - Current
  • Artist/Studio Assistant for a Physically Disabled Client (Cerebral Palsy) assisting in day to day living and their art practice.
  • Personal Care and meal preparation
  • Setting up and managing art studio under clients direction
  • Performing physically difficult (for client) art tasks such as carving plates for printmaking
  • Assisting in clients community access (with use of my car)

Disability Support Worker

Beacon Support
01.2021 - 12.2022
  • Personal care and disability work with physically high needs.
  • Cleaning and housekeeping
  • Meal preparation
  • Personal Care (incontinence)
  • Hoisting severely physically disabled (Cerebral Palsy Spastic Quadriplegia Level 5)
  • Typist and scribed for clients physically limited

Disability Support Worker

Staffing Options
01.2019 - 12.2021
  • Personal Care worker for physically disabled and intellectually impaired.
  • Typing/scribing for clients university assignment (due to clients physical limitations)
  • Hoisting and Manual Handling
  • Facilitated Communication and alternative communication for a Non-Verbal client
  • Assisting with community access - including Brotherhood of the Wordless (Poetry group for facilitated communication users)
  • Stoma Care and personal care
  • Cleaning, house upkeep and meal preparation

Disability Support Worker

Hireup
01.2020 - 12.2020
  • Providing assistance for disabled clients achieving goals of gardening with their partner.
  • Gardening on behalf of the physically disabled clients
  • Support by giving tools for potting plants
  • Trimming plants as directed by client

Education

Certificate III - Individual Support (Disability)

DP Training

Diploma of Visual Arts -

TAFE Queensland

Bachelor of Visual Arts -

University of Canberra

Skills

  • Alternative Communication
  • Great experience with high needs and Intellectual Impairment
  • Non-Verbal Communication
  • Manual Handling and Hoisting
  • Post-Surgery rehabilitation
  • Domestic and Commercial Cleaning
  • Fast and Competent typist
  • Personal Care for incontinent clients
  • Enjoy cooking and meal prepping with clients

Hobbies and Interests

  • Love animals and have extensive experience caring for clients animals (Dogs, Cats, and Birds too)
  • Visual Arts (Bachelor) - Painting, Printmaking, Textile Arts/Sewing
  • Creative hobbies - i.e. supporting clients with poetry, photography
  • Amateur photographer and bird watcher
  • Bushwalking and spending time in nature

References

  • Kate Ferguson, Disability Client of approx. 5 years, 0423 633 348
  • Alicia Waddell, IntoLife Disability Services Provider, 0402 570 334

Timeline

Personal Care Support Worker

Conexson
01.2022 - Current

Disability Support Worker

Beacon Support
01.2021 - 12.2022

Disability Support Worker

Hireup
01.2020 - 12.2020

Disability Support Worker

Staffing Options
01.2019 - 12.2021

Disability Support Worker

Sole Trader (ABN Private)
01.2018 - Current

Certificate III - Individual Support (Disability)

DP Training

Diploma of Visual Arts -

TAFE Queensland

Bachelor of Visual Arts -

University of Canberra

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