ROSELYNE KAMAU
Sydney,NSW
Summary
Compassionate and qualified Social Worker with a Master of Social Work (Qualifying) completed June 2024. Extensive frontline experience across mental health, disability, aged care, child protection-related environments, youth support, and humanitarian community programs. Strong skills in psychosocial support, advocacy, risk identification, crisis response, trauma-informed practice, case coordination, report writing, PEG feeding, medication administration, and multidisciplinary teamwork.
Overview
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Work History
Disability Support Worker
Alliance Community
- Support participants living with psychosocial disabilities and mental health conditions in community settings.
- Assist clients to achieve recovery goals, improve daily functioning, and increase independence.
- Monitor wellbeing, identify escalating risks, and report concerns appropriately.
- Support appointments, emotional regulation, community access, and social inclusion.
- Maintain accurate progress notes, incident reports, and client records.
- Work collaboratively with families, support coordinators, clinicians, and allied health professionals.
Disability Support Worker
Energon Australia
- Support clients with high-care and complex physical support needs.
- Provide personal care, manual handling, transfers, mobility assistance and behaviour support.
- Administer PEG feeding and PEG medication in line with care plans and protocols.
- Assist with medication prompts/administration as authorised.
- Encourage independent living skills, community participation and social engagement.
- Report changes in presentation, behaviour or health status promptly.
Disability Support Worker
Partner In Your Care
- Assisted participants with hygiene, feeding, mobility, dressing and domestic support.
- Provided companionship and transport to appointments.
- Followed individual support plans and documented progress notes.
- Escalated safeguarding or health concerns where required.
Residential Aged Care Support Worker
Home Care
- Supported elderly client with personal care, dressing, feeding and mobility.
- Promoted dignity, emotional wellbeing and social connection.
- Assisted with medication routines and responded to emergencies appropriately.
Community Programs & Operations Support
Global Programs (CDC) / Abt Associates (USAID)/ ICF International (USAID) / Samaritan’s Purse International Relief
- Supported implementation of humanitarian and public health programs for vulnerable communities.
- Contributed to projects including FACES, DREAMS, PMTCT, SEARCH, Shamba Maisha, VMMC and women/girl-child empowerment initiatives.
- Coordinated logistics, stakeholder communication, outreach support and documentation.
- Assisted teams delivering participant-centred services across diverse communities.
Education
Certificate IV Individual Support - undefined
Master of Social Work -
Excelsia College
Sydney05-2025
BBA - Purchasing & Supply Chain Management
St Paul's University
Kenya08-2017
Certificate - Banking & Financial Services
Kenya School of Monetary Studies
KenyaSkills
- Case Management Support
- Mental Health Recovery Support
- Advocacy
- Risk Assessment
- Crisis Intervention
- Disability Support
- Aged Care
- Child & Family Support
- Trauma-Informed Practice
- Community Engagement
- Documentation
- PEG Feeding
- Medication Administration
Accomplishments
Certificate of Excellence - Abt Associates (2014 & 2015)
Less than 1 year work before promotion to senior position - UC Global Programs
Procure & Set up Health Infrastructure in 32 counties in Kenya - 2015
Set up offices from scratch - Abt Associates & UC Global Programs , Kenya
Certification
- Working With Children Check
- National Police Check
- First Aid / CPR
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Australian Full Driver's Licence
Languages
Swahili
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
References
Karin Risa |Alliance Community | Karinrisa@fastmail.com
Denisha Kharti | Clinical Lead | Energon Australia | Denishakharti@gmail.com
Njeri Wahome | DCOP, Operations |UC Global Programs |
Njeri.Wahome@ucglobalprograms.org
Timeline
Disability Support Worker
Alliance Community
Disability Support Worker
Energon Australia
Disability Support Worker
Partner In Your Care
Residential Aged Care Support Worker
Home Care
Community Programs & Operations Support
Global Programs (CDC) / Abt Associates (USAID)/ ICF International (USAID) / Samaritan’s Purse International Relief
Certificate IV Individual Support - undefined
Certificate - Banking & Financial Services
Kenya School of Monetary Studies
Master of Social Work -
Excelsia College
BBA - Purchasing & Supply Chain Management
St Paul's University