Kiahan Bellchambers
Tumut
Summary
I am an enthusiastic young person with a passion for working with people, particularly Youth. Taking an empathetic, passionate approach, providing meaningful support and services to clients. Excellent communicator bringing professional and personal, comprehensive experience of working with young people from all walks of life, particularly impacted by trauma, learning difficulties, or special needs. Developing and implementing core programs to meet needs for self-development, self-awareness, and critical thinking development. Creative and understanding professional commended for modeling and teaching life skills and promoting diversity by exposing clients to multicultural experiences.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Youth Officer
Riverina Youth Justice Center
08.2020 - Current
- Worked with clients to improve life choices and maximize benefits of programs.
- Determined needed and relevant interventions based on each client's cognitive abilities and current needs.
- Educated potential participants on available services and processes to engage in program.
- Oversaw day-to-day activities of residents in Riverina Youth Justice Center.
- Made rounds at specified intervals and conducted head counts and roll calls.
- Built solid relationships with staff and residents to keep institution safe and secure.
- Established positive working relationships and maintained boundaries with resident offenders.
- Searched building and grounds, living quarters and work areas for contraband.
- Restrained juvenile inmates when disturbances required physical intervention.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
Harvester Operator
Taylors Grain
11.2024 - 12.2024
- Operating Tractors and other harvesting equipment
- Driving tractors carrying heavy loads
- Promoted a safe work environment by adhering to safety protocols and training new operators on best practices.
- Adjusted machinery and notified supervisors of malfunctions.
- Drove equipment from one site to another to deliver tools and complete jobs.
- Supported the development of innovative harvesting techniques that reduced waste while preserving crop quality.
- Demonstrated flexibility in adapting to changing weather conditions and adjusting work schedules accordingly.
Bar Tender
Oriental Hotel Tumut
10.2024 - Current
- Upheld strict regulations for safe alcohol service and food safety.
- Increased customer satisfaction by providing excellent service and crafting high-quality cocktails.
- Kept bar stocked with liquors, juices and garnishes for drinks.
- Developed loyal clientele by consistently delivering outstanding service and engaging in friendly conversation.
- Efficiently opened or closed the bar according to established procedures, ensuring preparedness for each shift.
- Maintained impeccably clean, attractive and well-stocked bar area.
Missionary Internship (Youth Focused)
The WELL Training
01.2024 - 12.2025
- Focus on marginalized communities and people offering support and programs
- Enhanced cultural understanding by learning local customs and incorporating them into daily interactions.
- Developed effective communication skills by interacting with diverse populations in various settings.
- Established trust within the community through regular engagement and consistent support.
- Fostered an inclusive atmosphere where individuals from different backgrounds could come together to form a united community.
- Facilitated and directed outreach events for local community
- Built lasting relationships with community members through genuine empathy, compassion, active listening skills.
Starting Fresh Youth Program Facilitator
Anglicare
08.2022 - 07.2024
- Increased participant engagement by incorporating interactive activities and group discussions into sessions.
- Organised and facilitated multiple youth and community events
- Built and maintained strong interpersonal relationships that supported the community
- Developed an independently run youth engagement program
- Developed innovative program solutions by identifying and analyzing client requirements
- Coordinated and Facilitated the delivery of the program
- The program was voluntary to attend, outside of school hours, with, regular attendance from 20% of the local school children.
- Coordinated event logistics such as room setup, equipment management, and registration processes to ensure smooth operation of each session offering.
- Led stimulating group discussions to encourage deeper understanding of program topics and foster critical thinking skills.
- Gathered participant feedback regularly via surveys or evaluations, utilizing insights gained for continuous improvement of future programming iterations.
- Liaised with subject matter experts and external consultants to ensure program content remained up-to-date with industry trends and standards.
- Cultivated a supportive community atmosphere within each session, fostering positive networking opportunities among attendees
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Assisting Youth with a mixed variety of backgrounds and issues
- Encouraging prosocial behavior, self-regulation skills, empowerment, self-development and leadership skills
- Encouraging and facilitating physical activity and healthy habits
- Formulated focused and individualized resolutions aimed to peacefully settle disputes.
- Creating and facilitating individualized support plans
- It increased participant engagement by incorporating interactive activities and group discussions into sessions.
- Promoted continuous learning within the organization by sharing best practices and lessons learned from various facilitation experiences.
- Enhanced program effectiveness by collaborating with colleagues to review and revise curriculum content regularly.
Student Learning Support Officer
Franklin Public School
04.2021 - 08.2022
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Designing and writing programs to deliver to students
- Working with students with special needs and learning difficulties
- Identifying student's needs, highlighting any, behavioral, intellectual, or learning difficulties identified
- Determined needed and relevant interventions based on each client's cognitive abilities and current needs.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain a positive learning environment.
- Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
- Used behavior modeling and specialized teaching techniques to share and reinforce social skills.
- Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
- Oversaw groups of students at school and off-site locations, maintaining optimal safety and security.
- Participated in professional development opportunities and attended in-services and seminars.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
WAITRESS/BAR STAFF
Tumut Brewery and Co
09.2018 - 01.2024
- Kept server areas clean and stocked during service hours to increase efficiency while serving tables
- Cleaned outdoor eating area and indoor dining room by wiping tables, placing trash in receptacles and restocking napkin dispensers
- Used correct cleaning, sanitizing and food handling procedures to maintain optimal protections for customers
- Shared knowledge of menu items and flavors, enabling customers to make personal decisions based on taste and interest
- Applied communication and problem-solving skills to resolve customer complaints and promote long-term loyalty
- Checked identification to enforce age requirement for alcoholic beverages
- Collected credit card, cash and gift certificate payments from customers and made proper change for cash transactions
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to correctly update customers on unavailable dishes and wait times
- Prepared hot and cold beverages to highest standard while providing guests with quality customer service
- Maintained customer satisfaction by clarifying questions about orders and specialty items
- Handled customer complaints with poise and grace, immediately resolving issues
DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKER
Endeavour Pathways, Rising Sun Rural
05.2019 - 06.2021
- Offered social support by transporting individuals to events and activities
- Visited home environments to help clients develop life, technical and job skills
- Helped clients manage Study, Social skills & opportunities, and Personal Health and development
- Increased level of independence by providing undertakings that promote self-development, building skill sets through study, cooking, confidence building, health improvement, and mentorship
- Kept accurate records for client files and handled related paperwork.
VET NURSE
Tumut Vet Clinic
06.2017 - 06.2020
- Completed routine examinations, as well as surgical and dental procedures on various animal breeds
- Weighed and examined animals and recorded information in files
- Provided emergency first aid to animals as needed
- Filled prescriptions and coordinated refills for clients
- Cared for animals pre-surgery, including administering anesthetics
- Cleaned kennels, animal holding areas, examination and operating rooms, and animal loading/unloading facilities
- Also assist with receptionist work, answering phones taking down records and notes, keep records and paper work, interact, serve and deal with Clients as well as patients
- Take notes and observation on patients and their status
- Cleaned and disinfected exam areas, surgical equipment and kennels to prevent diseases and control odors.
- Prepared surgical instrument packs and drapes for use in sterile environments by processing in autoclave under high pressure and high temperature conditions.
- Answered owner animal health questions and advised on best care practices.
- Administered medications to animals in treatment and documented changes in condition.
- Processed new patients and updated client records with key information using standardized registration systems and encrypted databases.
- Recorded symptoms and documented medical observations to inform treatment decisions.
RURAL AND ENVIROMENTAL CONTACTOR LABOUR, Rising sun
- Experienced any different types of work
- Able to work long hour days
- Worked required Physical labor as well as planning and documenting progress work sights
- Family owned company allowing insight into the ins and outs of running a small business
WAITRESS
Tumut Golf Club
- Waitresses Casually throughout High school
- Assisted with many functions over that time period
- Assisted with everything from set up to pack up
SHOP ASSISTANT
Ducky’s Tumut
01.2011 - 01.2011
- Operated a cash register for cash, check and credit card transactions with accuracy
- Cleaned and organized the store, including the checkout desk and displays
- Priced merchandise, stocked shelves and took inventory of supplies
- Maintained job working after school hours until shop shut down
Education
Cert 3 and 4 fitness and personal training online -
Onfit Online
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
Charles Sturt University
Wagga Wagga, NSWBachelor of Theology - Theological Studies
Moore Theological College
Newtown, New South Wales12-2025
Cert EAL/EAP Faciliator - Psychotherapy Education/ Therapy
Equine Psychotherapy Institute
Victoria, Australia02-2025
HSC - undefined
TUMUT HIGH SCHOOL
Tumut, NSW2016
Skills
- Quick learner
- Critical Thinking
- Recreational Activities
- Self-motivated professional
- Enjoy's challenges
- Happy, positive attitude and outlook
- Leadership Roles and Skillset
- Passionate about working with youth
- Resilient
- Seeks to inspire others
- Live an active lifestyle with drive and purpose
- Experience with youth from all walks of life
- Relationship building
- CPR certified
- Reliable
- Conflict Resolution and De-Escalation Techniques
- Special Education
- Differentiated Learning Techniques
- Behavioral Skills Development
- Student Motivation and Engagement
- Active Listening
- Client Counseling
- Conduct Reporting
- Flexible working time
Accomplishments
- RSA
- Responsible Service of Alcohol, 2017
- School Captain Tumut High school, 2016
- Youth council worker for 3 years
- Netball coach Juniors for 4 years
- Junior Judging qualifier For Sydney Royal
- Rugby Union Player for the ACT Brumbies and represent in the Womens Super W nationally
- Global 10's Brumbies Rugby Union representative and team Players Player 2018
- Training in a development Wallaroos Squad
Certification
- First Aid certificate
- CPR training
- Working With Children Check
- Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) & Psychotherapy (EAP) Facilitator Certified
Hobbies and Interests
- Health and fitness
- Mental and Physical Health
- Sports
- Rugby Union
- Music, guitar and singing
- Farming
- Animals and Animal Therapy
- Art
Personal Experience
- Co-director/ Leader of Holiday school camps
- Leader of foster care specific holiday school camps
- Living with and supporting foster care children in my personal family setting
- Netball coach 4+ years
- Youth Council Member
- Chairperson, introducing and organizing PCY Bluelight disco's program 2014- 2015
- Leadership roles and experience
- Rugby Union Captain
Timeline
Harvester Operator
Taylors Grain
11.2024 - 12.2024
Bar Tender
Oriental Hotel Tumut
10.2024 - Current
Missionary Internship (Youth Focused)
The WELL Training
01.2024 - 12.2025
Starting Fresh Youth Program Facilitator
Anglicare
08.2022 - 07.2024
Student Learning Support Officer
Franklin Public School
04.2021 - 08.2022
Youth Officer
Riverina Youth Justice Center
08.2020 - Current
DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKER
Endeavour Pathways, Rising Sun Rural
05.2019 - 06.2021
WAITRESS/BAR STAFF
Tumut Brewery and Co
09.2018 - 01.2024
VET NURSE
Tumut Vet Clinic
06.2017 - 06.2020
SHOP ASSISTANT
Ducky’s Tumut
01.2011 - 01.2011
RURAL AND ENVIROMENTAL CONTACTOR LABOUR, Rising sun
WAITRESS
Tumut Golf Club
HSC - undefined
TUMUT HIGH SCHOOL
- First Aid certificate
- CPR training
- Working With Children Check
- Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) & Psychotherapy (EAP) Facilitator Certified
Cert 3 and 4 fitness and personal training online -
Onfit Online
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
Charles Sturt University
Bachelor of Theology - Theological Studies
Moore Theological College
Cert EAL/EAP Faciliator - Psychotherapy Education/ Therapy
Equine Psychotherapy Institute
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