I am a caring, compassionate and responsible individual with a strong commitment to providing quality-aged care so that the elderly can live with maximum dignity, comfort and independence.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Community Support Worker
Reliant Health Care
01.2021 - 01.2022
Provide respite and personal care for aged clients in own home.
Personal care and hoist transfers
Domestic assistance, shopping, medication, and meal preparation
Respite and community support
Social, emotional, and behaviour support
Personal Carer – In Home
01.2012 - 01.2015
Continuous care for partner with COPD in own home. Full care and support 24 hours.
Undertake personal care tasks which include showering, toileting
Meal preparation and domestic cleaning
Community support eg shopping banking, medical appointments
Social/emotional support, monitor wellbeing
Community Carer with aged and disabled persons
Your Choice Home Care
01.2011 - 01.2011
Continuous respite for dementia client in own home. Full care and support 24 hours.
Personal care including bathing (hoist transfer), feeding, dressing, wound care, and medication prompting
Household support such as cleaning, meal preparation, shopping, and accompanying to appointments
Respite care and ongoing social and emotional support
Full time carer for family member in own home
Personal – My mother
01.2008 - 01.2011
Full time carer for my elderly mother with Parkinson's disease
Full personal care, household maintenance and finances
Shopping, medical appointments, outings and social support
Community support worker with aged and children with a disability
Just Better Care
01.2010 - 01.2010
Provide respite and personal care for aged and autistic children aged between 6 and 18 years in own home.
Personal care and hoist transfers for clients with dementia and autism
Domestic support including shopping, medication, and meal preparation
Respite, community access, and social/emotional support
Behaviour management
Home care worker
Our Lady of Consolation
01.2006 - 01.2006
Supporting aged clients in EACH program in own home.
Personal care, bowel care, hoist transfers
Daily living skills and social support
Pressure area care and dressing
Support Worker in-group home for clients with challenging behaviours
Southern House with No Steps
01.2002 - 01.2002
Support 3 adults with mental illness in a group home.
Personal care, domestic support, and daily routines
Behaviour management, conflict resolution, and emotional support
Following Individual Programming Plans (IPPs) and maintaining reports
Support Worker in group home for Intellectually Impaired adults
Wesley Mission
01.2001 - 01.2001
Support 4 Intellectually Impaired adults with challenging behaviours in a group home.
Supporting clients with decision-making, budgeting, and daily skills
Behaviour management, conflict resolution, and social/community integration
Following Individual Programming Plans (IPPs), record keeping, and computer use
Social Educator
Interaction Disability Services / Foresight Foundation
01.1997 - 01.2000
Support adults with mild intellectual disabilities and physical disabilities
Support with differing social aspects – including budgeting, shopping, community integration, social skilling
Assistant in Nursing
Churches of Christ – Woodlands Nursing Home
01.1996 - 01.1997
Assist residents with day to day care in nursing home – toileting, bowel care, colostomy bag care, pressure area care and dressing, tube feeding, meals and daily activities
Field Staff / Carer
Barnardo's Australia – Children's Services
01.1993 - 01.1996
Support young adults with challenging behaviours to live as independently as possible in the community
Skills
Extensive experience in aged care and disability care
Ability to work independently and in a team environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Willing to accept responsibility and work co-operatively with others
Caring, compassionate and responsible
Follow and adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety regulations
Certification
Cert III in Individual Support Current
Certificate IV Community Services Graduated – 2011
Drivers Licence (open Class C) Manual and automatic vehicles
Timeline
Community Support Worker
Reliant Health Care
01.2021 - 01.2022
Personal Carer – In Home
01.2012 - 01.2015
Community Carer with aged and disabled persons
Your Choice Home Care
01.2011 - 01.2011
Community support worker with aged and children with a disability
Just Better Care
01.2010 - 01.2010
Full time carer for family member in own home
Personal – My mother
01.2008 - 01.2011
Home care worker
Our Lady of Consolation
01.2006 - 01.2006
Support Worker in-group home for clients with challenging behaviours
Southern House with No Steps
01.2002 - 01.2002
Support Worker in group home for Intellectually Impaired adults
Wesley Mission
01.2001 - 01.2001
Social Educator
Interaction Disability Services / Foresight Foundation
Community Support Worker /Personal Support Worker at Independent Counselling EnterprisesCommunity Support Worker /Personal Support Worker at Independent Counselling Enterprises