Simon Juraszek

Supporting NDIS participants to reach their goals, build confidence and enjoy community activities smoothly, safely, and as planned.

Key Responsibilities

• Support participants with their day-to-day routines, helping build confidence & independence.
• Help participants stay connected to their community through outings, activities and social support with family & friends.
• Work closely with families and other staff to prioritise health and safety while achieving personalised NDIS goals.
• Encouraging opportunities for learning, growth and development.
• Excellent analytical skills when working with challenging behaviours, focusing on the reduction or elimination of restrictive practice.
• Writing daily shift notes to track goal progress.
• Maintain up to date knowledge and understanding of personal care plans.
• Implementing individualised support plans.
• Occupational health and safety compliance.
• Observation and reporting of both physical and mental well-being of clients.
• Incident reporting and risk management.
• Maintaining relevant skills and qualifications required for the role such as first aid.
• Mentoring and support for new Community Support Officers through "buddy shifts".

Achievements

• Supported participants in using public transport and membership passes to build confidence and independence.
• Support participants accurately counting and exchanging money when buying food & groceries.
• Assisted a customer with implementing an organisation and maintenance routine within the home for his clothes and belongings.
• Smoothly transitioning between systems and applications when companies merged.

Support qualified trades across remote WA mining sites with hands-on tasks, basic maintenance and tool prep. Uphold a strong work ethic, safety focus and teamwork in a high-risk environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist trades with tools, parts and jobsite setup across daily maintenance and shutdown sites.
• Kept work areas safe, clean and ready, in accordance with site safety rules and procedures.
• Helped with basic repairs, lifting and equipment checks.

Achievements

• Filling the team leader role, managing trades staff, managing the use and return of tools, writing detailed plans, progress and hazard reports and general paperwork.
• Achieved vast knowledge and experience across a large variety of mine site operations and repairs.
• Acquired a variety of necessary High-Risk qualifications, including First Aid/CPR, Working at Heights, Confined Space Entry and Forklift