SHARN WALKER
Slacks Creek,Queensland
Summary
I believe that I am a ambitious individual with strong organisational and multitasking skills, as well as an aptitude for technology. Ready to apply knowledge and skills to any challenge. I am dedicated and eager to help young people reach full potential through positive and effective support.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Residential Youth Worker
Manawise
12.2023 - Current
- Enhanced youth development by implementing individualised care plans and engaging in therapeutic activities.
- Maintained a safe living environment by enforcing house rules and addressing behavioral concerns promptly and effectively.
- Assisted residents with daily living activities, promoting self-sufficiency and independence.
- Provided crisis intervention when necessary, deescalating volatile situations while ensuring the safety of all involved parties.
- Collaborated with parents, teachers and professionals to drive youth program outcomes.
- Encouraged youth clients to develop own activities and leadership skills through group discussions.
- Improved clients' coping with routine life activities such as food budgeting and rental payments.
- Provided support to social service clients in navigating available resources.
- Improved residents'' emotional well-being through compassionate counseling and support during challenging situations.
- Developed strong relationships with residents, fostering trust and open communication to address personal issues.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive support for resident needs and goals.
- Coordinated with local government to provide resources to clients.
FOOD PRODUCTION WORKER
Com Group
01.2023 - Current
- Maintained a clean, safe work environment by adhering to all safety regulations
- Followed standard operating procedures for food preparation, packaging, and storage
- Operated food production equipment to prepare and package products for distribution
- Inspected finished products to verify conformance to quality standards, isolating non-conformed or damaged items
- Observed production line by watching for pile-ups or jams
- Examined product quality to ensure customer satisfaction
- Loaded packaged items onto pallets for shipment or storage purposes.
WILLAWONG - CLEANER
Multhana
04.2021 - 10.2021
- Working independently and in groups of 2 within a team of 8, our duties were to clean buses in a timely manner
- Clean the interior of the buses, comply with the company policy of working safely
- Work independently
- Work within a team
- Meet KPI's
- Assist others who needed help
- Cleaning
- Sanitising
- Carrying 5kg on my back.
VOICE PICKER
Woolworths Liquor Distribution
11.2019 - 02.2021
- The job was physically demanding, it required you to pay attention to detail, repetitive lifting of 7-12KG
- Practicing safe driving while operating a walkie pallet driver
- Picking orders and meeting packing percentage, stacking layers of 5-6 of alcohol
- Palletising
- Working independently
- Palletising
- Listening to the order picker
- Operating heavy machinery
- Repetitive lifting
- Heavy lifting
- Troubleshooting machinery
- Working overtime when required
- Repairing pallets
- Cleaning in downtime
- Successfully worked as part of a team to achieve daily goals and objectives
- Maintained high standards of safety while working in the warehouse environment.
PRODUCTION WORKER
Golden Cockrel, Cotton
05.2015 - 09.2017
- The job consisted of making crates and rotating stations, lining crates, machine operation, lifting heavy loads, running a production line, marinating chicken, putting chicken on the conveyor belt at a fast pace, and great attention to detail
- Working in a team in cold conditions
- Working in a team
- Palletising
- Labeling products
- Practicing health and safety procedures
- Washing crates
- Making crates
- Dismantling crates
- Lifting 10kgs
- Repetitive jobs
- Long hours.
PRODUCTION WORKER
Sunny Queens
08.2014 - 11.2014
- Pick packing
- Quality Assurance, While working at Sunny Queens the duties I had to perform varied between having to check produce before and after it was cooked
- There were occasions of having to work alone and within teams of 3 or 2
- Manually record how much product was packed into bags/boxes
- Checking temperatures of the product before and after the product was cooked and snap frozen
- Packing to meet Kpi each day varied
- Attention to detail
- Labeling products
- Operating machinery
- Palletising
- Packing at high speeds
- Operating a line on my own.
Childcare Assistant
Little Aussie Kids
02.2013 - 05.2014
- Enhanced children''s social skills by organising group activities and fostering positive interactions.
- Built strong relationships with parents by providing regular progress updates and addressing concerns promptly.
- Promoted emotional well-being through empathetic communication and consistent support during challenging moments.
- Boosted children''s cognitive development with age-appropriate educational games and activities.
- Ensured a safe and nurturing environment by maintaining clean and organised spaces for daily use.
- Implemented creative learning strategies to engage children and promote their intellectual growth.
Education
HSC -
Blacktown Tafe
09.2009
Quakers Hill highschool
11.2006
Skills
- Consumer Protection
- Illness Prevention
- Customer Satisfaction
- Reading Comprehension
- Equipment Inspection
- Quality Control
- Critical Thinking
- Training Junior Team Members
- Positive Reinforcement
- Mental Health Support
- Educational Support
- Recreational planning
- Goal Setting Assistance
- Life Skills Teaching
References
- TAALO TAUMALETILA, Quality Assurance Manager, Com Group - Quality Manager, 0499683545, ttaumaletila@hotmail.com
- KIMIORA MARURAI, Supervisor, Multhana - Supervisor, 0449640591, Kmarurai@gmail.com
- MELANIA AUVAA, Childcare educator, Little Aussie Kids - Trainer/Educator, 0412001985
- CHANELLE TENARI, Finance Officer, NRG Reo - Friend, (0431084096, chanellebetham@gmail.com
Timeline
Residential Youth Worker
Manawise
12.2023 - Current
FOOD PRODUCTION WORKER
Com Group
01.2023 - Current
WILLAWONG - CLEANER
Multhana
04.2021 - 10.2021
VOICE PICKER
Woolworths Liquor Distribution
11.2019 - 02.2021
PRODUCTION WORKER
Golden Cockrel, Cotton
05.2015 - 09.2017
PRODUCTION WORKER
Sunny Queens
08.2014 - 11.2014
Childcare Assistant
Little Aussie Kids
02.2013 - 05.2014
HSC -
Blacktown Tafe
Quakers Hill highschool
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