Soakai William Palelei
6 Katie Ct Marsden,QLD
Summary
Motivated youth worker offering several years of experience in clinical and behavioral roles. Adept at supporting emotional, social and personal growth of young individuals. Support program operations by applying strong document management and resource coordination skills to day-to-day needs. Conscientiously address any need and resolve concerns to promote efficiency and maximize service outreach. Proven relationship-building and planning abilities.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Residential Youth Worker / Casual
Manawise
2996 Logan Rd, Underwood, QLD
05.2024 - Current
- Facilitated daily activities such as educational, recreational, and social skill development for youth.
- Developed positive relationships with residents through open communication, trust building, and role modeling.
- Utilized evidence-based practices when working with clients to ensure best outcomes possible.
- Promoted healthy lifestyle choices among young adults through education about nutrition, exercise, substance abuse prevention strategies.
- Supported youth with nurturing and caring assistance focused on empowering and positive independence.
- Offered key emotional support to special needs youth.
- Maintained lists of resources helpful to clients.
Youth Worker / Full Time
All Cares Australia
2/14 Millennium Cct, Helensvale , QLD
04.2024 - Current
- Supporting a young person who self-harms and has suicidal ideations. Providing first aid to a young person that self-harms.
- Providing strategies to assist and reduce a young person experiencing crisis with self-harm.
- Meal planning for young people that are nutritious and healthy.
- Maintaining firm boundaries with young people.
- Providing support to young people with positive affirmation and encouragement.
- Building rapport and relationship skills with a young person to support and de-escalate crisis.
Youth Worker
Safe Places
9 Burnett St Ipswich , QLD
07.2021 - 02.2024
- Provided emotional support and guidance to youths in difficult situations.
- Documented child progress, reporting extreme changes in behavior.
- Coordinated referrals to community resource programs to provide additional and specialized support for youth.
- Achieved established program plan goals by developing and maintaining effective working relationships with staff, court officials, and educators.
- Collaborated with counselors to communicate relevant information.
- Participated in regular meetings with staff members to discuss program goals and objectives.
- Used calm, positive, and encouraging approach with youth.
- Assisted young people in developing life skills such as problem solving, communication, decision-making.
- Administering and prompting medication to a young person.
- Maintaining a clean household and encouraging young people to participate in daily house cleaning.
- Managing a young person who has aggressive behaviors by using rapport and relationship skills to de-escalate the situation.
- Managing a young person who absconds from placement and prompting them to return home.
Senior Youth Worker
Imaginative Care
Rochadale , QLD
09.2020 - 07.2021
- Provided support to at-risk youth by developing and implementing intervention plans.
- Organized activities such as field trips, sports tournaments and after-school programs for young people.
- Facilitated group discussions to promote healthy communication between peers.
- Provided crisis interventions when needed, including emergency referrals or temporary placements.
- Assisted participants in identifying goals and developing action plans for achieving them.
- Transporting and prompting a young person to a scheduled doctor's appointment.
- Documented child progress, reporting extreme changes in behavior.
- Participated in Maybo training to support a young person with aggressive behaviors.
- Applied clinical and behavioral knowledge to maintain safety during crisis moments.
- Providing support to youth workers on shift while being on call and guiding them through the safety plan and boundaries to uphold.
- Safety checking and inspecting medication logs and ensuring youth workers are signing off medication charts.
Education
High School Diploma -
Marsden State High School
QLD11-2024
Cert IV Youth Work
Institute of Pacific Australia
UNIT 5 3990-3992 PACIFIC HIGHWAY, LOGANHOLME, QLD03-2020
Skills
- Emotional Support
- Emotional support abilities
- Program Planning
- Mentoring abilities
- Personal hygiene support
- Environmental management
- Cultural Competency
- Mental Health Support
- Active Listening
- Build Rapport / Relationship skills
- Nutrition and Wellness
- Crisis Response
- Activity implementation
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Residential Youth Worker / Casual
Manawise
05.2024 - Current
Youth Worker / Full Time
All Cares Australia
04.2024 - Current
Youth Worker
Safe Places
07.2021 - 02.2024
Senior Youth Worker
Imaginative Care
09.2020 - 07.2021
High School Diploma -
Marsden State High School
Cert IV Youth Work
Institute of Pacific Australia
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