Samantha Beattie
Berwick,VIC
Summary
Dedicated Disability Support Worker with 23 years experience within multiple areas in the community services sector. Skilled at managing the challenging and changing environment within the sector and residential units.
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and as a team member.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Disability Support Worker
Aruma disability services
Preston, Victoria
09.2019 - Current
- Work as a team member and autonomously
- Contribute to the smooth running of the routines and requirement of the residential units/facilities.
- Facilitated communication between caregivers and clients regarding current issues or concerns related to client's health status or well-being.
- Plan and prepared nutritious meals and snacks to meet all dietary requirements.
- Maintaining organisations filing systems for client records, providing complete documentation of all interactions.
- Plan and facilitate community access and integration.
- Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary client care and daily function assistance.
- Participate in report writing and plan development.
- Administered medication to patients according to strict schedules.
- Advocated for clients to resolve medical or personal crises.
- Take responsibility for own Health and Safety, working within the organisations WHS policy .
- Identified environmental challenges to client/staff + rectified or reported accordingly.
Disability Development Services Officer
Depatment of Health and Human Services
Preston, Victoria
04.2008 - 09.2019
Assistant in Nursing
Queensland Health
Red Hill, Queensland
08.2004 - 12.2005
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to optimize comfort.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output and reported changes to nursing staff.
- Obtained wide range of information from nursing staff about patient conditions, treatment plans and suggested activities.
- Administered drainage bag and tubing, leg strap and other procedures to insert and care for catheter.
- Provided basic patient care by bathing and grooming patients, changing bedding and assisting in feeding activities.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff.
- Guided individuals to bathrooms and cared for incontinence needs.
- Charted daily information such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages and daily inputs and outputs.
Disability Support Worker
Cerebral Palsy league
Alderly, Queensland
11.2003 - 12.2005
Disability Support Worker
Department of Human Services
Preston, Victoria
11.1999 - 07.2002
Education
Certificate IV - Community Services Disability
Northern Metropolitan Institute of Technology
Preston, VIC12.2008
Diploma - Community Services
Chisolm
Dandenong, VICDiploma of Social Studies - Counselling
Institute of Applied Psychology
Lavender Bay NSWSkills
- Person centered approach
- Clear written and verbal Communication
- Accurate Documentation keeping and support plan co-ordination
- Independent Living Support
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Time Management
- Customer service focused
- Crisis Resolution
- Quick learner
Timeline
Disability Support Worker
Aruma disability services
09.2019 - Current
Disability Development Services Officer
Depatment of Health and Human Services
04.2008 - 09.2019
Assistant in Nursing
Queensland Health
08.2004 - 12.2005
Disability Support Worker
Cerebral Palsy league
11.2003 - 12.2005
Disability Support Worker
Department of Human Services
11.1999 - 07.2002
Certificate IV - Community Services Disability
Northern Metropolitan Institute of Technology
Diploma - Community Services
Chisolm
Diploma of Social Studies - Counselling
Institute of Applied Psychology
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