NNAMDI OKEKE
Armadale
Summary
A highly motivated, proficient and very competent individual, an experienced Youth and Disability worker and Mental health in residential and community service sector working with diverse population in disability, age care, crisis intervention for family and child settings. Effective team player with good communication and interpersonal skills and a remarkably high work ethics. Camping In-house training in the following areas: Child protection, Cultural Awareness training, Abuse and Neglect training, Restrictive practices and duty of care training, Supporting people with epilepsy, Workplace health and safety, Manual handling training
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Youth Worker
Safe Places for Children WA
- Supervised after-school tutoring program for at-risk young person's ages 12-17 at transitional living residence in urban metropolitan area
- Supporting youths of minor in child protection system, giving mandatory reporting and available supports and intervention
- Developing rapport and communication with young persons' families, communities, staffs and management from community agencies with effort to address concerns of participant
- Developing sensitive planning approach to crisis situation while maintaining (Disability Service Manual Code of Conduct, policies and Procedures, service duty roster) and seek assistance to situations outside of specified guidelines
- Encouraging positive and socially appropriate behavior, and effectively manage challenging behavior
- Promoting empowerment and right of choice for young persons within community Effective use of professional supervision and self-care in managing work challenges Maintaining current knowledge and understanding of relevant organization Department policies, procedures and guidelines
- Supervised youth in residential and community-based programs to minimize risks and offer support
IFS Mission Australia Ipswich
02.2022
- Visited home environments to conduct initial service agreement with clients
- Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs
- Adhered to legal standards and obligation including child safety acts and practice standards
- Interviewed families to assess needs and provide informational resources and referral
- Assisted supervisor in stake holders meetings and took notes case notes and documentation
- Documented data and completed accurate updates to case records
- Created case plans with service users according to individual needs
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
Welfare worker
Communify
06.2021 - 11.2023
- Assisted in providing emergency relief support services to client's at risk of homelessness and offered referral to clients' according to their individual needs
- Provided brief intervention support to vulnerable clients' and made informed decisions depending each individual support needs
- Assisted in reception duties by answering and making phone calls, booking appointment for client's for Emergency relief support
- Ability to work in team and good communication skill
- Assisted volunteer workers in food co op and distributing free food items to service members
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures
- Observed packing operations to verify conformance to specifications
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
Education
Master of Social Work -
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY
BA, History and International Studies -
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Certificate IV Disability and Individual Support -
APEX INSTITUTE
Skills
- Mentoring abilities
- Youth supervision
- Positive Reinforcement
- Social skill development
Additional Information
WA Open Driver’s Licence, Working with Children check, NDIS workers Screening Check
Values/ Skills
- Guided by own Practice Framework
- Social Justice
- Equality
- Accountability
- Strength based
- Working together/collaboration and Respectful Engagement
- Social Change
- Total commitment to excellence and professionalism in workplace
- Precise and correct in approach to tasks with very good eye for detail
- Microsoft Office Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Excellent Communication skills - Spoken and Written
References
REFEREES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Spending time with friends and family
- Singing, dancing and cooking
- Swimming
- Hiking
- Bike Riding
Timeline
IFS Mission Australia Ipswich
02.2022
Welfare worker
Communify
06.2021 - 11.2023
Youth Worker
Safe Places for Children WA
Master of Social Work -
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY
BA, History and International Studies -
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Certificate IV Disability and Individual Support -
APEX INSTITUTE
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