- Cooking
- Music
- I enjoy sketching and drawing, which helps improve my creativity and attention to detail
- I participate in low-impact exercises to strengthen core muscles
- Yoga
- Adventure Travel
- Learning new cooking techniques and expanding my culinary skills
- I enjoy cooking for friends and family gatherings
LEONIE CURGENVEN
Melbourne
Summary
Professional caregiver with strong background in providing comprehensive support services. Adept at fostering collaboration within teams and ensuring needs are met efficiently. Skilled in crisis intervention, emotional support, and daily living assistance. Reliable and adaptable, consistently contributing to positive outcomes for clients and colleagues.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Support Worker Aged Care
Private Employer
10.2023 - 01.2025
- Medication Support
- Personal Care assistance
- Grocery shopping and Meal planning
- Driving support to appointments and community outings
- Documented clients progress notes and kept family up to date
- General housekeeping
- Cooking nourishing meals and monitoring weight control
- Developed strong relationships with clients by providing compassionate care and support.
- Implemented care plans for personalized support and improved client outcomes.
Community Support Worker
ABN
02.2020 - 09.2023
- Supporting clients in their private homes
- Assisting meal preparation and healthy meal choices
- Sleep over shifts
- Assisting with Diabetes Management
- Assisted with Epilepsy Management
- Driving clients to various appointments including medical
- Taking clients on outings for community access including bush walks, picnics, or swimming
- Assisting with personal hygiene where necessary
- Variety of private clients with a range of conditions
- Assist with Mental Health and medication support
- Provided emotional support to affected residents and victims and assisted in developing long-term recovery plans and goals
Support Worker
DaVange Group
12.2022 - 04.2023
- Promoted community integration by providing extensive physical, emotional and social support
- Collaborated with other teams to identify and resolve customer issues quickly and professionally
- Assisted client with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness
- Created, prepared, and delivered reports to various departments
- Worked extensively with teaching client calming techniques for self regulating behaviour
- Promoted healthy eating and dietary choices
Support Worker
Sapphire Support Services
05.2021 - 11.2021
- Supporting clients with complex mental health
- Assisting with all facets of home care
- Driving to library and other community services
- Sleepover shifts
- Assisting with meal preparation & cooking
- Teaching calming techniques to clients with anxiety
- Collaborated with other teams to identify and resolve customer issues quickly and professionally
Support Worker
Able care Foundation
07.2019 - 05.2020
- Assisting clients to achieve personal goals
- Assisting clients with appointments and access to community
- Managing behaviours, to de-escalate and re-direct
- Assisting clients resolve conflicts by holistic approach, meditation
- Assisting clients with housework, food shopping and cooking
Nanny
03.2015 - 07.2018
- Sole care ageing from 3 months - 8 years
- Driving children to and from school
- Creating interesting after school activities, art, crafts, exercise
- Promoting language development through reading and writing stories
- Daily prep of high nutritional snacks and meals
Support Worker
Direct Care Resources
09.2017 - 04.2018
- Supporting people with disabilities 24/7 One week on/off
- Behaviour management with de escalation techniques
- Created with SEEK Pro0ile
- Taking client shopping and accessing community
- Administer medications
Education
Diploma - ENROLLED NURSE
Albany Regional Hospital
Albany, WA02-1980
Skills
- Client support
- Crisis management
- Emotional intelligence
- Personal care
- Team collaboration
- Record keeping
- Communication skills
- Health monitoring
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Conflict resolution
- Empathy and understanding
- Nonverbal communication
- Safety protocols
- Multitasking
- Daily living assistance
- Client assessment
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 5 staff members.
Certification
- CPR Certification
- First Aid Certification
- QLD Driver's License
- Certificate 4 Mental Health
- Certificate 4 Community Services
- NDIS qualified
Interests
Timeline
Support Worker Aged Care
Private Employer
10.2023 - 01.2025
Support Worker
DaVange Group
12.2022 - 04.2023
Support Worker
Sapphire Support Services
05.2021 - 11.2021
Community Support Worker
ABN
02.2020 - 09.2023
Support Worker
Able care Foundation
07.2019 - 05.2020
Support Worker
Direct Care Resources
09.2017 - 04.2018
Nanny
03.2015 - 07.2018
Diploma - ENROLLED NURSE
Albany Regional Hospital
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