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
Brisbane, QLD
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
Slacks Creek, QLD
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