Nathan Perkins
KAMBALDA WEST,Australia
Summary
To obtain a position in the Community Services or Education sector working with youth and to apply my mentoring skills and knowledge, and in the longer tern re-position my career. I am keen to explore residential based services.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Residential Care Officer
Department of Communities
01.2017 - Current
- Cert III & IV in Community Services & AOD
- Look after young people in Care
- Daily Reports, emails, criticals, appointments, school drop off and pick ups, residential care plans, cultural plans
- TCI Training
- Prepare Meals
- Clean (Health duties)
- Engage with youth
- Organize daily activities
- Shift Work
- Organize holiday trips
- Teach young people life skills
- Liaise with Case Managers & Families
- Acting Senior Manager Role - organising staff daily routines
Aboriginal Practice Leader
Department of Communities
07.2024 - 12.2024
- Led team initiatives to drive process improvement and elevate service delivery.
- Improved operational efficiency by implementing strategic action plans.
- Developed comprehensive training programs for enhancing team skills and performance.
- Achieved high client satisfaction by fostering strong relationships and understanding client needs.
- Supporting Family Careers with basic essentils
Residential Youth Worker
Hope Community Services
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Currently studying Cert 3 in Community Services
- Look after juveniles who are released on bail at a Bail Hostel
- Daily Reports, emails
- Prepare Meals
- Clean (Health duties)
- Engage with youth
- Organize daily activities
- Work Day & Nights
- Street Van (engaging with street youth eg
- Discuss their current life styles, provide help from organizations available, cook food, involve in sports with youth)
- Assisted with Kort Sportz which ran in the evenings (7 week program)
PHAMS Assistant
Red Cross
01.2016
- People who struggle we help manage their lives and wellbeing as a result of Mental Illness
- Provide support
- Organize activities
- Give them skills and confidence
- Provide participants to develop daily living skills
- Manage their health to give them the best possible quality of life
Housing Support Worker, Assistant
Red Cross
01.2016
- Support for people who are homeless or a risk of homelessness
- Support people who just came out of treatment programs
- Support people in residing or inpatient units to maintain suitable, stable long term accommodation
- Organize activities
Youth Diversion Service (YDS)
Red Cross
01.2016
- Support for young people
- Organize and provision activities for youth who are at risk of offending
- Organize holiday programs
- Give support and needs to the youth and their families
Education
Certificate IV - Youth Work
Central Regional TAFE
Pre Apprenticeship - Plumbing & Gas
Association
Perth, WA01-2002
Kelmscott Senior High School
Perth, WA01-2000
Skills
- Friendly
- Hard Worker
- Quick Learner
- Teamwork
- Initiative
- Practical Skills
Certification
- National Police Clearance
- Working with Children
- Cert 1 in Hospitality
- Cert 1 in Office & Administration
- Senior First Aid Certificate
- White Card
- Working at Heights
- WA Plumbing & Gasfitting License
- Behaviour & Discrimination
- Health & Safety
- Height & Structural (Scaffolding)
Education Training
- Therapeutical Crisis Intervention
- Work health Safety and Injury Management
- Solv Safety (All Department Staff, Senior Managers, Line Managers)
- Aboriginal Cultural Appreciation
- Senior First Aid
- TCI Training
- Cert III & IV in Community Services & AOD
- 4WD and Defensive Driving Cluster
- Mental Health
- Suicide Prevention
- Cultural Awareness
- Enrolment in a Certificate IV in Youth Work (CHC40413), Central Regional TAFE
- Plumbing & Gas Pre-Apprenticeship – MPA
- Completed Year 12
Hobbies and Interests
- Prospecting
- Fishing & Hunting
- Being with Friends and Family
Certificates
National Police Clearance
Working with Children's Card
Cert I in Hospitality
Cert ! in Office & Administration
Senior First Aid
WA Plumbing & Gas Fitting License
Behaviour & Discrimination
Health & Safety
Mental Health
Cert III & IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD)
Train the Trainer
Online Modules through Depart of Communities
Work Health Safety & Injury Management
Solv Safety (All Department Staff, Senior Managers, Line Managers)
Aboriginal Cultural Appreciation
Cert III & IV in Community Services
4WD & Defensive Driving Cluster
Suicide Prevention
Cultural Awareness
Timeline
Aboriginal Practice Leader
Department of Communities
07.2024 - 12.2024
Residential Care Officer
Department of Communities
01.2017 - Current
Residential Youth Worker
Hope Community Services
01.2016 - 01.2017
PHAMS Assistant
Red Cross
01.2016
Housing Support Worker, Assistant
Red Cross
01.2016
Youth Diversion Service (YDS)
Red Cross
01.2016
Certificate IV - Youth Work
Central Regional TAFE
Pre Apprenticeship - Plumbing & Gas
Association
Kelmscott Senior High School
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