- Crafting and DIY Projects
- Cooking & Baking
- Exercise- bike riding and hiking
Michele Gassin-Newland
Summary
Hardworking Disability Support Worker with 2 years experience who is dedicated to providing compassionate and individualised patient care, treating people with a disability with dignity and respect. With proven ability to identify individual needs, promoting independence and assisting clients with addressing life challenges.
Comfortable handling stress and performing under pressure.
-Full Australian Drivers License with comprehensive insurance
-National Police Check
-Covid 19 Vaccinations
-NDIS Induction Module Cert
-Full First Aid and CPR
-WWCC
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Disability Support Worker
Broadcare Support Services Pty Ltd
10.2022 - Current
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Prepared nutritious meals to meet individual dietary needs for clients.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Drove clients safely to social activities and appointments.
- Developed strong interpersonal relationships with clients, earning their trust and respect through consistent empathy and understanding.
- Supported clients in maintaining a clean living space by assisting with household tasks such as laundry, meal preparation, and general tidying.
- Enhanced quality of life for clients with physical and intellectual disabilities through compassionate care and assistance.
- Maintained safety with tidy, clean, and hazard-free home environments.
- Kept detailed daily logs with care actions, patient behaviour, and incidents.
- Provided high level of physical support by lifting, adjusting, and moving clients.
- Provided emotional support to clients during challenging times, fostering resilience and coping skills.
- Transported patients via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.
- Promoted a safe and inclusive environment for all clients by enforcing policies and procedures consistently.
- Adhered to company requirements for patient interactions and care standards.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices within the disability support field.
- Assisted patients in accessing housing, financial assistance and other community resources.
Early Childhood Educator
Capel Sounds Educational Child Care Centre & Kindergarten
03.2020 - 12.2021
- Strong understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework
- Understanding of NQF
- Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
- Ensure the health and safety of children
- Provide care for children ages 0 to 6 years
- Contribute to provision of nutritionally balanced food in a safe and hygienic manner
- Highly skilled in supervising and interacting with children positively
- Demonstrated ability to provide proper direction of children in their daily routine
- Knowledge of setting proper limits and boundaries with children and families while building professional relationships with families
- Experience with working with special needs children
- Contributing to the daily planning, by sharing ideas and setting up indoor and outdoor play spaces to ensure effective learning for children
- Ability to change nappies of infants and toddlers by following proper health guidelines
- Comprehensive knowledge of teaching children regarding good health and personal habits, for example; eating, resting and toileting habits
- Proven record of teaching children to share and to be giving, tolerant, and understanding of others
- Thorough understanding of preparing and serving meals and drinks to children
- Thrives in a team environment who can also work well independently
- Able to facilitate creative exploration, experimentation, learning and expression
- Conducting safety checks
- Cleaning and sanitizing bathrooms, rooms, toys, equipment, yards
- Working knowledge of positive redirection techniques
- Capable of organising my time and priorities
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with a child's previous teachers
- Keep up to date with the centres policies and procedures
- Effectively supervise children including excursions
- Assisted room leader to maintain organising of files for each child containing documents indicative of their progress and development
- Following COVID guidelines and regulations that have been implemented into daily routine
Early Childhood Educator
Dromana Early Learning Centre & Kindergarten
10.2016 - 02.2020
- Strong understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework
- Understanding of NQF
- Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
- Ensure the health and safety of children
- Provide care for children ages 0 to 6 years
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Keep up to date with the centres policies and procedures
- Cleaning and sanitizing bathrooms, rooms, toys, equipment, yards
- Working knowledge of positive redirection techniques
- Experience with working with special needs children
- Comprehensive knowledge of teaching children regarding good health and personal habits, for example; eating, resting and toileting habits
Education
Certificate III in Children's services -
Sage Institute of Childcare
12.2014
Certificate III in Customer contact -
Foxtel Pty Ltd.
12.2007
Year 12 VCE -
Mill Park Secondary College
12.2004
Skills
- Daily living assistance
- Housekeeping and meal preparation
- Personal Care
- Independent Living Support
- Relationship Building
- Client Confidentiality
- Emotional Support
- Appointment management
- Visual impairment support
- Assessing needs
- Client Transportation
- Progress Monitoring
Professional referees
- Samantha Thomson, Former Team Member at Broadcare Support Services
- Robin Myers, Team member at Broadcare Support Services
- Julia Edwards, Team member in Toddler room, Dromana Childcare
- Dannielle Warren, Room Leader, Seahorse room, Capel Sounds Childcare
- Wendy Stoffels, Centre Manager and Owner, Capel Sounds Childcare
- Sebastian James, Customer Sales and Service - Team Leader, Foxtel Pty Ltd.
* Contact Details available upon request
Personal referees
- Christine Rutledge, Long time friend, Jellis Craig, Whitehorse
- Lucy Bush, Long time friend, Padua College, Mornington
* Contact Details available upon request
Interests
Timeline
Disability Support Worker
Broadcare Support Services Pty Ltd
10.2022 - Current
Early Childhood Educator
Capel Sounds Educational Child Care Centre & Kindergarten
03.2020 - 12.2021
Early Childhood Educator
Dromana Early Learning Centre & Kindergarten
10.2016 - 02.2020
Certificate III in Children's services -
Sage Institute of Childcare
Certificate III in Customer contact -
Foxtel Pty Ltd.
Year 12 VCE -
Mill Park Secondary College
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