PRUE SCOTT
Cooya Beach,QLD
Summary
A strong advocate for my clients using strength based practices, builds client rapport and assesses needs to provide appropriate resources. Organized, dependable and successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Disability Support Worker
Mossman Support Services
08.2022 - Current
- Personal care - showering, oral care, continence management
- Social support - escorting the client on outings such as shopping trips, coffee/lunch excursions, visits
- Prepared nutritious meals to meet individual dietary needs for clients.
- Transport - for the client to doctors' appointments, to/from hospital, to/from respite care etc
- Medication Assistance - issuing and/or monitoring to ensure medication is being taken, assisting with simple dressings, application of ointments etc
- Routine household cleaning, tidying, assisting with laundry, ironing, bed making, dusting, vacuuming, and mopping
- Detailed daily logs with care actions, patient behaviours, and incidents.
Field Officer
Department of Communities
08.2021 - 04.2022
- Working alongside, children, parents, foster carers and families to strengthen their capacity to provide care, safety and well being of children in time limited out of home care
- Working collaboratively with parents to review and monitor the transition plan and safety plan associated with reunification
- Established relationships with and work collaboratively with parents, families, internal practitioners, and other government and external agencies
- Work effectively autonomously, with members of my team and the wider district to ensure that processes are adhered to in accordance with the Children and community services Act 2004, including keeping up to date with files notes and compliance documents for all children in care
- Undertake formal task-based assessments in relation to children, family and carers
- Take legal action to promote the safety and well-being of children where necessary.
Parent Visitor
Department of Communities
10.2019 - 08.2021
- Working alongside case managers to promote child safety and well-being
- Working collaboratively with different stakeholders and community services
- Providing a supportive role to parents/care givers to increase safety for the children and increase their understanding of the impact of harm/abuse has on children
- Reporting back to Case Workers and Team Leader on home visits, contact supervision, telephone calls etc.
- Organized, maintained and updated information in computer databases.
Dewatering Technician
Rio Tinto - FIFO 2/1
12.2015 - 06.2019
- Installing & Removal of Bore Pumps
- Maintaining Elements of bore fields supply systems
- Following a maintenance schedule
- Monitoring the condition of the dewatering equipment
- Poly Welding
- Machine Operating
- General housekeeping as required
- Completion of relevant paperwork including JSA's and Tool Box meetings
- Ensuring that health and safety procedures are adhered to at all times.
Laboratory Technician
Rio Tinto - FIFO 2/1
06.2014 - 12.2015
- Operation of Automotive lab machinery
- Daily analysis and reporting Iron ore samples
- Sample preparation
- XRS Operation
- Cleaning, maintaining & Troubleshooting faults in plants
- General housekeeping as required
- Ensuring that health and safety procedures are adhered to at all times
- Completion of paperwork including JSA's and pre-start meetings.
Laboratory Technician
Labwest Minerals Analysis
06.2010 - 05.2014
- Maintaining Laboratory equipment, filing and cleaning
- Digestions of up to 3000 samples a week using methods such as aqua regia digest, Microwave multi-acid digest and sodium peroxide fusion
- Working with strict regulations and timeframes
- Ensuring safe work practices at all times including understanding of hazardous chemicals, risk and handling procedures
- Responsible for conducting pre-start meetings 10 minutes before each shift
- Introduced and drove a 'team initiative' opening lines of communication and creating transparency, team members were aware of tasks, time frames and instructions resulting in a more productive and communicative environment.
Swim Instructor
State Swim
06.2010 - 06.2012
- Instructing 5 Children each lesson, 6 lessons each shift on how to swim, survival skills and swimming techniques
- Working with parent's children and other staff members
- Ensuring that lessons flow and contain correct methods and techniques
- Maintaining a high level of professionalism and customer care at all times
- Strictly following safety procedures at all times.
Toys R Us
Sales Floor Assistant
06.2005 - 06.2006
- Assisting with customer enquiries and advising where they can locate items on the shop floor
- Answering telephone calls -Taking messages, helping with questions regarding stock and availability
- Replenishing stock on night fill duties
- Ensuring the store maintained a high level of cleanliness and looked appealing at all times
- Maintaining a high level of integrity and professionalism at all times and always going the extra mile to ensure the customer received the highest level of service.
Bridgetown Pottery Restaurant
Counter/Kitchen Hand
01.2004
- Supported Kitchen staff in food preparation
- Waiting on tables in the restaurant
- Demonstrated the ability to multi-task understand rules and regulations around food preparation and service of food.
Skills
- Time management and organizational skills
- Interpersonal Communication
- Adherence to Legislation and frameworks
- High attention to detail
- Professional at all times
- Works well autonomously and as part of a team
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Case Management Proficiency
Licenses Qualifications Training
- Certificate IV in Laboratory Skills - Lab Tech Training
- C Class Manual License
- QLD Working with Children Card
- NDIS Worker Screening
- NDIS Induction module
- Impact of Trauma on Children and Youth
- Sanctuary: Creating Sanctuary
- Child Assessment Interviewing
- Responding to Aggression
- Responding to high-risk Infants
- Diabetes Education Program with Blood Glucose Monitoring and Insulin education
References
- Nicola Falstein and Reanna Wickenton, Manager - Mossman Support Services - lsc@dscsa.org.au - 0499 308 191
- Cindy Groeneveld, Acting Team leader - West Kimberley District - Cindy.Groeneveld@communities.wa.gov.au - 0401 470 222
Timeline
Disability Support Worker
Mossman Support Services
08.2022 - Current
Field Officer
Department of Communities
08.2021 - 04.2022
Parent Visitor
Department of Communities
10.2019 - 08.2021
Dewatering Technician
Rio Tinto - FIFO 2/1
12.2015 - 06.2019
Laboratory Technician
Rio Tinto - FIFO 2/1
06.2014 - 12.2015
Laboratory Technician
Labwest Minerals Analysis
06.2010 - 05.2014
Swim Instructor
State Swim
06.2010 - 06.2012
Toys R Us
Sales Floor Assistant
06.2005 - 06.2006
Bridgetown Pottery Restaurant
Counter/Kitchen Hand
01.2004
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