Sophiyah Paye
Perth
Summary
- Dedicated to fostering the growth and development of young individuals.
- Skilled in building positive relationships, creating engaging programs, and providing emotional support.
- Demonstrates strong communication and problem-solving abilities.
- Committed to empowering youth and creating a safe and nurturing environment for their overall well-being.
- Empathetic Youth Worker passionate about providing meaningful support and services to clients. Excellent communicator bringing over 5 years of comprehensive experience developing and implementing core programs to meet needs for self-development, homelessness and drug and alcohol abuse. Creative and understanding professional commended for modelling and teaching life skills and promoting diversity by exposing clients to multicultural experiences.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Residential Youth Worker
Outcare
02.2025 - Current
- 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.
- Managed medication administration according to prescribed schedules while maintaining accurate records of all medications dispensed.
- Provided crisis intervention when necessary, deescalating volatile situations while ensuring the safety of all involved parties.
- Daily shift logs about behavioral changes using Lumary
- Program transition plan
- Therapy (LSI)
- Organizing visitations, drop offs
- Recreation and leisure
- Cultural identity
Youth Worker
crisis accommodation salvation Army
11.2022 - 05.2024
- Deliver high quality support services to young people accessing youth services program.
- Complete comprehensive intake and risk assessments for all refuge clients.
- Develop case management plans to assist young people to attend appointments relating to health and well being, sustainable housing, education and employment, life and living skills and social inclusion and participation.
- Remain calm, focused and maintain perspective when faced with change , crises and difficulty. flexible to a changing environment.
Residential Care Worker
24 hour priority care Australia
02.2019 - 12.2022
- Assist young people in residential care to attend appointments and schooling by transporting them to and from these destinations.
- Demonstrate positive role modelling to and mentoring to enable children and young people to meet their goals and achieve their full potential.
- Engage with and provide trauma informed therapeutic support to children and young people, 17 and under who have complex behaviors.
- Case noting- daily case notes and incident reporting.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Ensured compliance with regulatory standards by adhering to established policies and procedures within the residential care setting.
Education
Diploma - community services
Arizona College
02.2022
Certificate 4 - disability
Queensland Tafe
Skills
- Empathy
- Communication
- Conflict-resolution
- Mentoring
- Team-building
- Problem-solving
- Adaptability
- Boundaries establishment
- Mental health support
- Self-care awareness
- Multicultural competence
- Family engagement
- Child development
- Goal setting assistance
- First aid and CPR
- Educational support
Certification
- Medication and infection control, bowel care, Epilepsy Midazolam and VNS
- Gastrostomy, Nasogastric feeding, Catheter care, Uridome male and female Intermittent Catheterisation.
- Tracheostomy and oxygen, Nebuliser, Epipen, Bipap and Dysphagia
Languages
English
Timeline
Residential Youth Worker
Outcare
02.2025 - Current
Youth Worker
crisis accommodation salvation Army
11.2022 - 05.2024
Residential Care Worker
24 hour priority care Australia
02.2019 - 12.2022
Certificate 4 - disability
Queensland Tafe
Diploma - community services
Arizona College
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