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Overview
Work History
Education
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Management Leadership Skills And Value
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SAMUEL GITAU KIMANI

EWARDSTOWN,SA

Summary

Experienced and dedicated support worker with a passion for empowering individuals through the application of set policies and procedures. Demonstrating a strong commitment to providing trauma-informed, high-quality direct care services, I bring over 5 years of progressive experience in this field. Skilled in implementing positive behavior supports and fostering positive relationships with clients who have complex care needs. With reliability, empathy, and motivation, I bring a wealth of expertise to effectively meet the needs of those served.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

SUPPORT WORKER: Exceptional needs Support worker (MENTAL HEALTH)

ANGLICARE SA AND DHS
05.2018 - Current
  • Participate in planning programs and activities to facilitate access to readily available services in the community and agencies, enhance community inclusion and promote autonomy and independence of the clients living within community and supported accommodations
  • Medications administrations and supporting
  • Inclusions, programs and day to day activities planning with clients
  • Domestic duties such as meal preparation, cleaning, laundry, mopping and house maintenance
  • Direct personal care such as showering, dressing, transfer, toileting & shaving where needed
  • Supporting and empowering people living with disability guided by a person-centred model
  • Advocating for clients’ physical, health and general well-being
  • Supporting and empowering clients to live their life with autonomy and independence
  • Manual handling tasks including but not limited to transfers and mobility
  • Direct personal care support and overall domestics/household duties
  • Supports client physical and emotional health and wellbeing in an appropriate manner
  • Promote capacity building, restorative care and social inclusion to maintain and promote independence and autonomy of the clients
  • Records, documentations and maintains client records as required by the organisations policy
  • Attends team meetings and training activities as required
  • Facilitated access to community facilities and recreational centres
  • Attended medical and health appointments with clients
  • Supported program’s coordinator in planning short & long-term activities and programs to empower and support clients in order to live meaningful and independent lives
  • Drove organisations vehicles and buses to facilitate access and movement of clients to various appointments, programs and shopping
  • Attended training to enhance and improve my highly needed skills within my scope

NURSE ASSISTANCE

ASHFORD HOSPITAL
01.2019 - 12.2023
  • Assisted residents with activities of daily living
  • Ensured standards of professional care of residents are implemented in accordance with organisational policies
  • Reported any changes in health status of residents
  • Worked with multi-disciplinary team to implement holistic care for residents
  • Participated in activities aimed at the continuous improvement of services to clients
  • Ensured all appropriate records are maintained in a timely, confidential and accurate manner
  • Community access to facilities, services and programs to enhance the general well-being of clients to facilitate recovery
  • Established good and safe working environment
  • Established good relationships with clients and workers
  • Developed better quality standards of care for better performance
  • Identified and utilized a variety of training opportunities and learning materials to improve my skills
  • Built strong and socially inclusive work teams

Education

Certificate III - Agecare And Disability

SMP TRAINING

Certificate IV - in Disability

Australian National Training
2021

Skills

  • Person Centred Care understanding
  • Empathy
  • Patience
  • Good listening skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Direct personal assistance
  • Domestic duties
  • Safe food handling
  • Mental Health Experience
  • Behaviour management
  • Case noting
  • Documentation
  • Medications administration knowledge
  • Client confidentiality
  • Flexibility
  • Adaptability
  • Openness to learning
  • Customer service
  • Teamwork
  • Time management
  • Self-management
  • Attention to outcomes
  • Supportive
  • Empowering
  • Resilient
  • Caring
  • Positive
  • Understanding
  • Professional
  • Non-judgemental
  • Innovative
  • Productive
  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy

Management Leadership Skills And Value

  • Time and self-management skills to meet deadlines
  • Attention to client and teamwork outcomes
  • Ability to support other team members
  • Supportive & Empowering
  • Resilient & Patient
  • Passionate & Caring
  • Positive & Understanding
  • Professional and non-judgemental
  • Innovative & Productive
  • Reliable and Trustworthy

Certification

Medication training

First aid certificate

NDIS training

Mapa training

Police check

Fully immunisation

Working with children

Timeline

NURSE ASSISTANCE

ASHFORD HOSPITAL
01.2019 - 12.2023

SUPPORT WORKER: Exceptional needs Support worker (MENTAL HEALTH)

ANGLICARE SA AND DHS
05.2018 - Current

Certificate III - Agecare And Disability

SMP TRAINING

Certificate IV - in Disability

Australian National Training

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