Managed high-volume caseloads, ensuring timely completion of tasks and effective communication with participants and providers.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to source comprehensive support services for clients, improving outcomes and assisting participants to achieve there goals.
Maintained detailed documentation of case notes and NDIS reporting tasks.
Ensuring compliance with NDIA giude lines and standard practice by diligently reviewing reports, budgets and service agreements whilst maintaining accurate records for audit purposes.
Fostered partnerships with local service providers to enhance resource networks available to clients in need of specialized assistance or referrals.
Worked with other departmental staff to answer questions and resolve problems.
Maintained and verified accuracy of records and generated miscellaneous reports.
Improved client satisfaction by efficiently addressing and resolving support issues.
Community Carers NSW
Disability Support Worker/Team Leader
08.2019 - 02.2024
Job overview
Supporting participants community access and in their home.
Personal care including showering, manual handling, feeding and other daily requirements.
Medication administration, including insulin and ozempic, filling out medication charts and ensuring staff have completed medication charts correctly.
Food preparation, weekly shopping for groceries and following meal plans.
Assistance with medical appointments and daily living.
Entral feeding, taking blood sugar readings and monitoring blood presure.
Mentoring staff.
Manual handling.
Incident reports and note keeping of shifts.
Inducting staff to new participants.
Communication with relatives, participants, service coordinators and other relevant supports for the clients.
Keeping logs of vital health information relevant to the participant.
Providing person centred care for each participant helping to meet their individual needs
Providing first aid when needed
Managing staff in the field and assisting staff with participant related issues.
Private Home
Personal In Home Care
03.2013 - 11.2015
Job overview
Managing finances
Personal care and general hygiene
Transportation
Meal preparation and cleaning
Scheduling appointments
Managing behavioral issues
Assistance with all tasks of daily living
Private Home
Personal Care
03.2013 - 08.2019
Job overview
Cleaning
Budgeting and assisting with payment of bills and daily living
Care of a young child
Meal preparation
care of a partner with intensive mental health issues
Time management skills
Navigation of NDIS and department of housing as well as mental health institutions and other social services.
Tolbear PTY LTD
Personal Assistant
06.2009 - 07.2012
Job overview
Processing payroll, customer engagement and problem solving, ordering and payment of services
Administration duties including processing invoicing and data entry as well as archiving
Proficiency with appropriate software programs
Delivery of essential equipment to both work sites and organizing hire of further required equipment.
Education
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Certificate IV In Disability
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01.2023
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First aid and CPR certificate
01.2023
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NDIS worker screening check
01.2023
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Manual handling certificate
01.2023
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Administration of Medication certificate
01.2023
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Safe food handling certificate
01.2021
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Diabetes management certificate
01.2020
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Induction into NDIS worker certificate
01.2019
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Working with children check
01.2019
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Criminal History Check
01.2005
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HSC
Skills
Team Leader experience
NSW drivers licence
Patient and caring
Positive outlook
Highly computer literate
Stomer and entral feeding care experience
Client focused
Administration of medication experience
Attention to detail
Resilient and determined
Fast learner
Kind and compassionate
Dedicated and committed
Highly organised
References
References
Elizabeth Powell, Care Coordinator at Community Carers NSW. Ph:0424392995
Jordan Quidd, Disability support worker at Community Carers NSW. Ph:0477787222
Ellen Short, Disability support worker at Community Carers NSW. Ph:0400901369