Sarah Schwartz
Townsville,QLD
Summary
A loyal, trustworthy, and hardworking employee who is quick to learn and willing to adapt to any job. Fully competent at achieving tasks whether working alone with minimal supervision or collaborating as part of a productive team.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of post-secondary education
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervisor
Scooping mangoes
12.2024 - Current
- Supervising and instructing the scooping team, ensuring workers maintain correct techniques to maximize flesh yield and minimize waste.
- Monitoring line speed and daily production targets, adjusting staff placements to maintain a smooth flow through the processing room.
- Enforcing strict food safety and hygiene protocols, ensuring all staff wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) like hairnets, aprons, and sanitized gloves.
- Conducting daily shift briefings and training, onboarding new seasonal workers on yield expectations, efficiency, and farm safety standards.
- Overseeing workplace health and safety (WHS), ensuring staff take rotation breaks to prevent repetitive strain injuries from repetitive scooping motions.
- Managed supply of raw fruit to the line, coordinating with ripening and washing teams to ensure continuous stock at scooping tables.
- Monitoring and reporting machinery or equipment faults, ensuring all manual scooping tools, conveyor belts, and washing stations are functioning correctly.
Catering Assistant
Naianga’s Torres Strait Islander Catering
Garbutt, Townsville
01.2014 - Current
- Prepared fresh ingredients by washing, peeling, and dicing to ensure quality and readiness for cooking.
- Plated and presented food with attention to detail, enhancing visual appeal for guests., including setting up sweet and savory platters for events.
- Arranged dining and buffet areas to align with event theme, enhancing overall guest experience.
- Responded to guest inquiries about menu items and dining options. warmly, providing hospitality and sharing information about the traditional island dishes being served.
- Engaged with guests by answering questions and sharing insights about traditional island dishes, fostering a welcoming atmosphere.
- Executed fundamental food preparation tasks, including washing and dicing ingredients in the kitchen, such as washing, peeling, and dicing fresh ingredients.
- Received and sorted supplier deliveries, ensuring proper organization within storage areas., organizing stock within refrigerators, freezers, and storerooms using rotation methods.
- Monitored inventory levels regularly to identify and address shortages in ingredients., reporting any low ingredients or supply shortages directly to the catering manager or head chef.
Disability Support Worker
About You Health Care Service
TSV/Kirwan, QLD
03.2026 - 05.2026
- Developed individualized support plans based on client requirements and preferences.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities and personal care needs.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance client service delivery.
Mango packer
Magnolis Farm
Kelso, Townsville
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Sorted and graded fruit by inspecting mangoes on moving conveyor belt for size, skin defects, sunburn, or blemishes to ensure quality standards.
- Placed mangoes into single-layer trays tightly and uniformly based on specific size patterns and market counts for optimal presentation.
- Identified and discarded damaged or diseased fruit during sorting to maintain quality.
- Applying brand stickers or price labels neatly to premium-grade individual fruits before boxing.
- Stacked and palletised packed boxes safely to designated heights, facilitating efficient forklift transport into cool rooms.
- Working efficiently under fast-paced team conditions to hit daily packing volume targets established by the shed supervisor.
- Adhering strictly to food safety and hygiene regulations, including wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) like gloves and long sleeves to prevent mango sap burn.
- Cleaning and sanitising packing machinery, sorting trays, and floor work areas at the end of each harvest shift.
Disability Support Worker
Cootharinga North Queensland
Townsville, Qld
01.2019 - 07.2021
- Provided manual handling support by safely transferring clients using hoists or mobility aids to enhance mobility and independence.
- Assisting with personal hygiene, including showering, bathing, toileting, and grooming.
- Administering medication safely in accordance with prescribed health schedules and organizational training.
- Delivering mealtime management, including nutritious meal preparation and feeding support.
- Supporting clients within Supported Independent Living (SIL) environments and short-term accommodation facilities.
- Providing safe transport to medical appointments, community facilities, and social events using personal or work vehicles.
- Facilitated community access to promote inclusion and decrease social isolation among clients, fostering a sense of belonging.
- Implemented Positive Behaviour Support Plans to effectively manage behaviours of concern, ensuring client safety and well-being.
- Monitoring physical and mental well-being, reporting any health or hazard changes to management immediately.
Education
Still Undergoing My Certificate 3 In Community Services Cert 3 - Community Service
Course
07.2026 - 08.2026
Year 11 -
Thuringowa High School
Condon, QLD 01.2002 - 01.2006
Skills
- Quality assurance
- Training and coaching
- Team coordination
- Crisis management
- Customer engagement
- Effective communication
- Communication
- Active listening
- Adaptability
Certification
- Current Open License
- BlueCard
- NDIS Yellow Card
- CHC33015 Certificate 3 in Individual Support (Disability)11 December 2020
- HLTHPS006 Assist With Clients Medication 2 July 2020
- CHCCCS002 Assist with Movement
2 July 2020 - Certificate of Completion Person- Centred Care
2 March 2026 - HLTAID003 Provide First Aid
24 January 2020 - NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
25 January 2020
Timeline
Still Undergoing My Certificate 3 In Community Services Cert 3 - Community Service
Course
07.2026 - 08.2026
Disability Support Worker
About You Health Care Service
03.2026 - 05.2026
Supervisor
Scooping mangoes
12.2024 - Current
Mango packer
Magnolis Farm
01.2022 - 01.2024
Disability Support Worker
Cootharinga North Queensland
01.2019 - 07.2021
Catering Assistant
Naianga’s Torres Strait Islander Catering
01.2014 - Current
Year 11 -
Thuringowa High School
01.2002 - 01.2006