Olujimi Ojo
Kununurra
Summary
An innovative, open minded, experienced and skilled support worker who can be trusted by your organization to deliver on the person-centred goals as proscribed in the client’s care plan. I have been demonstrating my passion and professional knowledge through numerous training and career development in caring for the elderly (seniors), youth and people living with disabilities in the facility, home and community settings. I am an ambitious individual who has a verifiable track record of devising and implementing programs aimed at helping clients achieve their person-centred goals in their chosen residential and community settings.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Worker
Uniting Home Care (Juniper)
05.2023 - Current
- Identifying and assessing the needs of individuals and communities
- Connecting individuals with appropriate services and resources, such as housing, financial assistance, or healthcare
- Facilitating community participation in decision-making and the development of local solutions
- Planning, developing, and delivering programs and services tailored to community needs.
- Advocating for individuals and communities, and providing support to help them overcome challenges
- Building and maintaining relationships with various stakeholders, including community groups, government agencies, and other service providers.
Residential Care Worker
Auscare Group
05.2022 - 03.2023
- Deliver holistic approach to care service provision that incorporates the client’s personal beliefs, values, needs and culture in their individual care plan
- Ensure the residents’ rights to dignity, privacy and confidentiality are strictly maintained at all time
- Assists residents to meet daily living needs including nourishment, hydration, mobility, personal hygiene, treatments and other support as stipulated in the care plan
- Assists with serving of meal to residents as required vis-s-vis feeding, Peg-feeding
- Ensuring progress notes and documentation is maintained as written by the organization’s policies and procedures
Community worker
Farnorth Community Services
11.2017 - 12.2021
- Provide an appropriate standard of supervision, care and support which will ensure the safety of young people in residential care
- Provide safe and stable long-term accommodation for young people who are at risk of being homeless.
- Able to provide outreach, therapeutic and practical support to meet the continuum of care arrangements for young people and/with complex needs.
- Assist young people to realize their aspirations and potential integration into mainstream society.
- Enhance a young person’s wellbeing and personal development through engagement with the broader resources and support available in the community.
- Assist young residents in healthy lifestyle choices, hygiene and nutritional requirements.
Personal Care Worker
Vacenti Care
06.2015 - 11.2017
- Ensure client dignity is protected by keeping personal and medical information confidential
- Monitor changes in client's behavior (verbal/physical) and report, document any significant observations
- Participate in the continuous quality improvement program vis-a-vis employee assisted program (EAP)
- Reporting progress notes and providing relevant information to assist the supervisor/RN to carry out holistic assessment and care planning
- Complete tick sheet, record, record resident shift routine in their charts vis-a-vis personal hygiene, meal/feeding, fluid, emptying catheter bag etc
Education
Bachelor of Science Ed. - Economics
University of Uyo
01.2007
Diploma - Community Services
Lifetime International College
01.2017
Diploma - Business
Royal Brisbane College
01.2015
Certificate III - Aged-Care
Applied Care
Brisbane, QLD01.2015
Certificate III - Disability Care
Applied Care
Brisbane, QLD01.2015
Certificate - Dementia Care
University of Tasmania
01.2015
Skills
- Social/Lifestyle activity
- Community Inclusion
- Display resilience
- Good communication skills
- De-escalation and re-assurance
- Non-verbal Sign language skills
- Cultural awareness
- Companionship
- Mandatory reporting
- Out of station trip with client
Job Essential Requirement
- Australia Driver's License
- First Aid and CPR
- Working with Children Card
- Current Police Clearance
- Covid 19 (3 doses Vaccinated)
- Flu Vaccination
Timeline
Community Worker
Uniting Home Care (Juniper)
05.2023 - Current
Residential Care Worker
Auscare Group
05.2022 - 03.2023
Community worker
Farnorth Community Services
11.2017 - 12.2021
Personal Care Worker
Vacenti Care
06.2015 - 11.2017
Diploma - Community Services
Lifetime International College
Diploma - Business
Royal Brisbane College
Certificate III - Aged-Care
Applied Care
Certificate III - Disability Care
Applied Care
Certificate - Dementia Care
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Science Ed. - Economics
University of Uyo
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