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Overview
Work History
Education
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Walking my dog
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Samantha Whitney

Gymea,NSW

Summary

Hardworking Disability Support Worker dedicated to comprehensive, compassionate and individualized Client care. Manages appointments and medication, assists with bathing and grooming and maintains tidy environments. Expert in all aspects of disability support.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Disability Support Worker

Life Without Barriers
Caringbah, NSW
09.2020 - Current

Provided

  • Support Clients with disability in general house hold chores
  • Record Keep and written Reports
  • Key Worker duties
  • Assisting Clients with living skills
  • Community Access
  • Transporting Clients to work and out in community
  • Financial support
  • Behavior plans
  • Working with variety of disabilities
  • General Cleaning
  • Prepared nutritious meals to meet individual dietary needs for clients
  • Applied mobility assistance knowledge to safely ambulate patients in different spaces involving varying elevations and obstacles
  • Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry and completed weekly grocery shopping

Pharmacist Assistant

Eddy's Pharmacy
Ramsgate, NSW
07.2019 - 04.2020
  • Communicated instructions to patients or caregivers about proper use and storage of drugs.
  • Operated cash register and other front counter tasks to facilitate daily operations.
  • Handled inventory stock by counting inventory items, checking delivery quantities, reviewing medication expirations and ordering additional products.
  • Supported pharmacists with day-to-day activities and pharmacy office management functions.
  • Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
  • Put Scripts in and handed medications to customers with any information provided by pharmacists
  • General cleaning
  • Rotated stock

Support Worker

Civic
Caringbah, NSW
09.2013 - 06.2018
  • Evaluated client progress toward established annual and quarterly goals.
  • Clients Individual Support Plans working with their NDIS goals
  • Supported Clients with a disability in general house hold chores
  • Record keeping and written notes
  • Medication administering and documenting
  • Assisting clients with living skills
  • Taking clients to work and out in community
  • Financial support
  • General cleaning

Employment Support Officer

Flagstaff Shelter Services
North Nowra, NSW
08.2002 - 08.2004
  • Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
  • Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
  • Monthly Maintenance reports
  • On job training
  • Key Worker documentation
  • Helped with personal grooming for work for clients
  • Visiting Clients at work
  • Communicating with number of stake holders
  • Reported any relevant information to my supervisor
  • Followed work place policy and procedures
  • Communicating with different employers about possible work opportunities for my clients
  • Created plans and communicated deadlines to ensure projects were completed on time.
  • Successfully maintain clean, valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation.
  • Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.

Education

Just Training
Bankstown, NSW
04.2019

Just Training
Bankstown, NSW
08.2017

Skills

  • Service-Oriented
  • Reliable
  • Flexible
  • Progress Monitoring
  • Time Management
  • Documentation
  • Client Individual Support plans
  • Behavior plans
  • Problem Solving
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Community Resource Referral
  • Goal Setting
  • Microsoft Office

Walking my dog

  • walking my dog
  • going to the beach
  • spending time with family and friends
  • reading
  • going to the movies
  • dancing

Timeline

Disability Support Worker

Life Without Barriers
09.2020 - Current

Pharmacist Assistant

Eddy's Pharmacy
07.2019 - 04.2020

Support Worker

Civic
09.2013 - 06.2018

Employment Support Officer

Flagstaff Shelter Services
08.2002 - 08.2004

Just Training

Just Training
Samantha Whitney