Marcus Barlow
Newcastle,NSW
Summary
Hardworking and Experienced Disability Support Worker dedicated to compassionate and individualized patient care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Disability Support Worker
Independent Community Living Australia
04.2022 - 03.2024
- Built a strong rapport with participants, earning their trust and respect through consistent empathy and understanding.
- Assisted in clarifying their goals and established ways of encouraging participants to pursue them
- Drove participants safely to social activities and appointments.
- Administered daily medications
- Kept detailed daily logs with care actions, patient behaviours, and incidents.
- Provided emotional support to clients during challenging times, fostering resilience and coping skills.
- Supported participants in maintaining a clean living space by assisting with household tasks such as laundry, meal preparation, and general tidying.
Disability Support Worker
Includa
05.2021 - 04.2022
- Gained further experience in Community Access type work and SIL houses, working with Children and helping them to establish goals, experiences in difficult situations and how to respond accordingly
- Focused more on providing an array of services in mental health support for people living with psychosocial, intellectual and other disabilities.
Disability Support Worker
Hunter Care Group
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Worked in community access care
- While supporting people with disabilities such as Autism and Schizophrenia I have developed a broader understanding of what certain peoples needs are and how they can be met
- How each persons circumstances are unique and its integral to be adatable to each situation
- Learning to address each issue creatively and to have a good understanding of how each person functions.
Baker/ Supervisor
Baked Uprising
02.2019 - 02.2021
- Responsible for all other staff on shift and oversaw that the tasks at hand were being completed to its highest standard, gained further experience in how to engage with workers under my supervision, learning how to mediate conflict resolution between staff members, finding compromise with staff to maintain job satisfaction
Head Chef
Corner House Cafe
02.2018 - 02.2019
- Put in charge of running a kitchen, designed menus, ordered stock, responsible for ensuring every product put out was at its highest quality, establishing professional relationships with customers, connecting with staff and working as a team
Apprentice Chef / Casual Cook
Sprout Dining
07.2017 - 02.2018
- Responsible for designing menus, food prep, ordering stock, maintaining OH&S standard of hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen, responsible for other workers and making sure their job is done correctly
Apprentice Chef
Cafe Macquarie
12.2014 - 11.2016
- Became experienced working in fast paced and high pressure environments, food prep, ordered stock, learnt the importance of having a strong focus during the busy hours,, Gained a newfound interest in cooking and creating dishes.
Bar Staff / Cook
Sandpalms Roadhouse Bar and Restaurant
12.2013 - 05.2014
- Learned how to deal with difficult and intoxicated customers appropriately and professionally, experienced working in a kitchen as a cook, counted tills, closed/opened up shop, began working with food prep, gained further experience working with a team of people learning the necessity of maintaining a strong and healthy relationship with your co-workers.
Education
High School Diploma -
St Francis Xaviers College
Hamilton NSW11.2011
Skills
- Independent Living Support
- Relationship Building
- Disability Awareness
- Documentation skills
- Documentation And Reporting
- Client Confidentiality
- Incident Reports
- Disability Services
- Creative Thinking
- Emotional Support
- Daily living assistance
- Housekeeping and meal preparation
Checks
- First Aid Certificate
- Drivers License
- NDISWC
- Police Check
- Working with Children Check
- NDIS Support Worker Orientation and Induction Certificates
- Comprehensive Car Insurance
- Covid 19 Vaccination Certificate
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 10/11/1994
References
Jade Court-Gold (Team Leader at ICLA):
Email: jade.courtgold@icla.org.au
Phone: 61421241264
Aimee Sheehy (Regional Manager at ICLA):
Email: aimee.sheehy@icla.org.au
Phone: 61466671620
Hobbies and Interests
- Music Production
- Surfing
- Hiking
- Cooking
- General Exercise and Fitness
Timeline
Disability Support Worker
Independent Community Living Australia
04.2022 - 03.2024
Disability Support Worker
Includa
05.2021 - 04.2022
Disability Support Worker
Hunter Care Group
02.2021 - 05.2021
Baker/ Supervisor
Baked Uprising
02.2019 - 02.2021
Head Chef
Corner House Cafe
02.2018 - 02.2019
Apprentice Chef / Casual Cook
Sprout Dining
07.2017 - 02.2018
Apprentice Chef
Cafe Macquarie
12.2014 - 11.2016
Bar Staff / Cook
Sandpalms Roadhouse Bar and Restaurant
12.2013 - 05.2014
High School Diploma -
St Francis Xaviers College
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