PRINCESS JERRY
Austral
Summary
Experienced disability worker who enjoys providing support and assistance to individuals and groups with disabilities living within the community or assisted living canter. Able to represent the company or agency of employment with professionalism, courtesy, and compassion to clients, families, advocates, and the public. Proficient in the use of common implements, devices, and tools for disabled daily living.
Experienced with youth engagement and mentorship, creating positive and supportive environments. Utilizes strong interpersonal skills to connect with diverse groups and foster sense of community. Track record of implementing successful programs that address both individual and group needs, promoting overall well-being.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Youth Worker
Connecting Families Pty Ltd
01.2020 - Current
- Responsible for assisting young persons in a therapeutic residential setting with their day-to-day activities.
- Complete progress records, reading communications and updating financial records.
- Delivering a therapeutic care approach to ensure consistency in the delivery of care within the programme
- Develop plan of action and follow up supervision of graduate of recovery program to lessen relapse risk.
- Proved care, support and guidance for teenagers in recovery safe, protected and nonjudgmental environment.
- Support the implementation of each young person’s individual case plan and act as mentor who engages positive change and discourages antisocial behavior.
- Participate in activities with young people to develop their social skills.
- Complete helpline reports/missing person reports and associated documentation.
- Assisting each young person to effectively manage their own behaviour.
- Document all relevant information which includes Feedback forms, Incident reports, Daily Running Notes, Am/Pm logs and Medication.
- Completed necessary reports and documentation to maintain thorough, accurate case records.
- Provided individualized support for at-risk youth, resulting in increased self-esteem and positive behaviours changes.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Drove clients safely to social activities and appointments.
Disability Support worker
Nationwide Care Plus
01.2019 - Current
- Caring for clients that have a range of physical and intellectual disabilities
- Creating and implementing individual program plans to enable learning and independence
- Assisting clients with their day-to-day lives through meal prep, medication handling + personal care
- Completing admin work – budgeting, daily reports, medication reviews, NDIS plan reviews, etc
- Organizing and attending medical appointments with clients
- Liaising with other professional organizations to ensure clients health and wellbeing is taken care of
- Ensuring that clients well-being and safety is prioritized in all aspects of their lives
- Advocating for the rights of people with disabilities
- Developed strong interpersonal relationships with clients, earning their trust and respect through consistent empathy and understanding.
- Supported clients in maintaining a clean living space by assisting with household tasks such as laundry, meal preparation, and general tidying.
- Drove clients safely to social activities and appointments.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
Assistant in Nursing
Anglicare retirement village
04.2017 - 11.2021
- Building rapport with client’s family members, ensuring that they are comfortable with the care given to their family members/members
- Building strong rapport with clients and co-workers
- Responding appropriately to the physical, emotional, and developmental needs of patients
- Assisted patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding, and elimination
- Helped patients move in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, and automobiles
- Followed safe lifting techniques and individual resident lifting instructions
- Answered patient calls for care and feeding.
- Maintained a clean, healthy, and safe environment
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Established trusting relationships with young people through empathetic listening and genuine interest in their lives outside of program hours.
- Promoted a safe, inclusive environment by establishing clear expectations and reinforcing positive behaviors among participants.
Casual disability carer
Alpha and Omega
04.2018 - 01.2019
- Caring for clients that have a range of physical and intellectual disabilities
- Creating and implementing individual program plans to enable learning and independence
- Assisting clients with their day-to-day lives through meal prep, medication handling + personal care
- Completing admin work – budgeting, daily reports, medication reviews, IP reviews, etc
- Organizing and attending medical appointments with clients
- Liaising with other professional organizations to ensure clients are taken care of
- Ensuring that clients well-being and safety is prioritized in all aspects of their lives
- Advocating for the rights of people with disabilities
Education
DIPLOMA - Support Work
TAFE
TAFE, NSW04-2020
Skills
- Assisting participants with everyday activities such as bathing, dressing, and bowel/bladder care
- Behavior support, monitoring, and reporting
- Healthy eating/living guidance and support
- Manual and assisted lifting of participants
- Light to deep Cleaning
- Participant home service reviews and implementation of NDIS plans
- Accurate notations of participant events and services provided
- Patient-focused care
- Companionship and emotional support
- Focused on delivering the highest level of care
- Committed to the rights of patients and workers
- Ability to work with people from different cultural backgrounds
- Proactive team player, resourceful and innovative
- Ability to work successfully individually and as a member of a team
- Youth supervision
- Positive reinforcement
- Social skill development
- Emotional support
- Program planning
- Crisis response
- Behavioral interventions
Accomplishments
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Received consistent positive remarks for quality of care.
- Charting - Developed and organized 300+ charts for all new and current patients, routinely updating information for physician reference.
- Documentation - Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.
Timeline
Youth Worker
Connecting Families Pty Ltd
01.2020 - Current
Disability Support worker
Nationwide Care Plus
01.2019 - Current
Casual disability carer
Alpha and Omega
04.2018 - 01.2019
Assistant in Nursing
Anglicare retirement village
04.2017 - 11.2021
DIPLOMA - Support Work
TAFE
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