Michelle Gainsford
Cootamundra
Summary
Dedicated Disability Support Worker with extensive experience,adept in providing exceptional personal care and emotional support. Leveraged problem-solving skills and disability awareness to enhance client quality of life, achieving significant improvements in client independence. Excelled in client confidentiality and mobility support, fostering trust and respect in all professional relationships.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Disability Support Worker/Private Carer
Sole Trader
08.2019 - Current
- Kept detailed daily logs with care actions, patient behaviors, and incidents.
- Maintained safety with tidy, clean, and hazard-free home environments.
- Transported patients via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.
- Prepared nutritious meals to meet individual dietary needs for clients.
- Worked with children and parents to closely monitor and record social, behavioral and academic growth.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Coordinated transportation arrangements for clients to attend medical appointments or partake in social activities safely.
- Communicated regularly with family members about client progress, addressing any concerns or questions promptly.
- Worked closely with therapists and other specialists to implement prescribed interventions consistently, leading to measurable improvements in client functioning.
- Supported clients in maintaining a clean living space by assisting with household tasks such as laundry, meal preparation, and general tidying.
- Provided emotional support to clients during challenging times, fostering resilience and coping skills.
- Developed strong interpersonal relationships with clients, earning their trust and respect through consistent empathy and understanding.
- Worked with medical teams, patients and families to implement effective treatment plans.
- Provided high level of physical support by lifting, adjusting, and moving clients.
- Drove clients safely to social activities and appointments.
- Enhanced quality of life for clients with physical and intellectual disabilities through compassionate care and assistance.
- Delivered exceptional personal care services, including bathing, dressing, grooming, and feeding assistance.
Disability Support Worker
LFE Young
09.2019 - 09.2021
- Drove clients safely to social activities and appointments.
- Kept accurate records for client files and handled related paperwork.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Provided high level of physical support by lifting, adjusting, and moving clients.
Dispensary Technician
Bush Chemist
05.2016 - 09.2021
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
- Restocked pharmacy shelves with current merchandise to drive consistent peripheral sales.
- Stocked, labeled, and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.
Education
No Degree -
Cootamundra High School
Cootamundra, NSW12-1985
Skills
- Daily living assistance
- Problem-solving
- Housekeeping and meal preparation
- Personal care
- Independent living support
- Disability awareness
- Client confidentiality
- Mobility support
- Daily living requirements
- Dressing assistance
- Family communication
- Emotional support
- Elderly care
- Client transportation
- Grooming support
- First aid and CPR
- Hygiene assistance
- Personal care assistance
Interests
Family orientated,spending quality time with my many grandchildren
Health and fitness-I regularly attend group fitness classes
Spending time outdoors,walking my dogs,gardening
References
Judith Britain-0448893908
Angela Hyam-0428817462
Rowena Crane-0438427102
Timeline
Disability Support Worker
LFE Young
09.2019 - 09.2021
Disability Support Worker/Private Carer
Sole Trader
08.2019 - Current
Dispensary Technician
Bush Chemist
05.2016 - 09.2021
No Degree -
Cootamundra High School
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