PAUL KIPTOO SOME
Redcliffe,Australia
Summary
Seeking a Disability Support Worker position in a facility where extensive skills in social and community work can be fully utilized to maximize the efficiency.
Resolute complex needs support worker who enjoys using my skills, abilities, knowledge, and extensive experience to support persons living with disabilities to gain independence and self-participation in their own health and wellbeing. Friendly, patient and a great communicator. Able to represent the company or agency with professionalism, courtesy, and compassion, to client’s family, advocates, providers, and the public.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Complex Needs Disability Support Worker
Space for Life (BGSR Group)
06.2022 - Current
- Assisting clients with self-medication
- Implement care programs for those in residential establishments
- Provide in-home support with health issues and daily living tasks such as washing, dressing, eating, transport and budgeting of daily plan
- Assist with the delivery of activities to enhance the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of those in their care
- Ensure that those in their care are washed, dressed, fed and ready for educational and recreational activities
- Assist those in their care, during domestic activities such as eating meals and showering
- Provide companionship and support during daily activities
- Cook and serve meals, clean premises, wash, and ironing and perform other household tasks
- Work with a team of health professionals, family, friends, and carers to implement a program of support
- Assisting patients in day-to-day activities from personal hygiene to taking meals and drugs
- Experience in supporting client directly using a personal-centered approach to manage client’s choices and interest
- Experience in supporting clients with positive and challenging behaviors
- Provided specialized support for client with autism and positive behaviors, ADHD and Bi-polar
- Experience is managing and following client’s de-escalation procedures in behavior situations
- Participating in analyzing client’s potential risks in the community and in home support
- Documenting and reporting behaviors, incidents and updating client’s reports
- Using wheelchairs and vehicle assist transporting clients to appointments and activities
Disability/Community Support Worker
Auscare Group
03.2020 - Current
- To provide personal and practical care services for people with a wide range of illnesses and disabilities
- To assist service users with getting up in the morning, dressing, undressing, washing, bathing, and the toilet where necessary
- To help service users with mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including incontinence and help in use- and care of aids and personal equipment
- To help in the promotion of mental and physical activity of service users through talking to them, taking them out, sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies, and recreation
- Assisted clients in daily personal care, toileting, clothing care, household duties and transportation
- Acted as companion and assistant in grocery shopping, errands, banking, and bill paying and community engagement
- Followed programs of the physical therapist to ensure physical fitness and wellness
- Sourced educational, recreational, and social activities to provide entertainment and socialization
- Aided during mealtimes, in cooking and food preparation
- Worked with family, health care providers, therapists, and social workers to ensure all necessary client needs were met
- Assisted physically disabled individuals with transfers to and from bed, in and out of vehicles, through public places, in and out of bathroom activities and during other motions
Education
Masters of Community Development -
Murdoch University
Perth, WA07.2022
Certificate iii in Individual Support -
Stanley College
Perth, WA07.2023
Advance Diploma of Civil Construction Design -
Keystone College of Business Technology
Perth, WA01.2025
Skills
- Good written and verbal communication
- Computer skills
- Mobile device skills
- Enthusiastic
- Creative
- Engaging
- Proactive
- Willing to learn
- Supportive
- Emotional intelligence
- Intellectual simulation
- Patient
- Understanding
- Flexible
- Ability to multitask
- Team player
- Good in planning
- Creative in identifying social activities
- Ability to work independently
- Collaborative
- Dependable
- Independent living support
- Relationship building
- Disability awareness
Accomplishments
Led a multidisciplinary team in developing and implementing personalized support plans for individuals with various disabilities. By fostering collaboration and clear communication, we achieved measurable improvements in clients’ mobility, communication, and daily living skills. The initiative resulted in enhanced community engagement and independence for clients, while also improving team efficiency and client satisfaction.
Certification
- Police clearance certificate.
- Western Australia's Driver's license.
- Current First aid, basic emergency life support and CPR certificate.
- Manual Handling Certificate.
- Certificate of completion of the NDIS Worker Orientation Module.
- NDIS Screen Check.
- Infection Prevention and Control certificate.
- Proof of Covid 19 vaccination (3rd dose).
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Complex Needs Disability Support Worker
Space for Life (BGSR Group)
06.2022 - Current
Disability/Community Support Worker
Auscare Group
03.2020 - Current
- Police clearance certificate.
- Western Australia's Driver's license.
- Current First aid, basic emergency life support and CPR certificate.
- Manual Handling Certificate.
- Certificate of completion of the NDIS Worker Orientation Module.
- NDIS Screen Check.
- Infection Prevention and Control certificate.
- Proof of Covid 19 vaccination (3rd dose).
Masters of Community Development -
Murdoch University
Certificate iii in Individual Support -
Stanley College
Advance Diploma of Civil Construction Design -
Keystone College of Business Technology
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