Stephen Clair
Brisbane,QLD
Summary
Experienced and compassionate support worker with a strong background in youth services and drug and alcohol counseling. Seeking casual or part-time opportunities in the community services sector within the Brisbane or Ipswich region. Committed to working with an ethical organization that upholds traditional values, where I can leverage my strengths, knowledge, and lived experience to make a positive impact. Adept at providing trauma-informed care, crisis management, and case management, with a focus on fostering recovery and empowering individuals to achieve their full potential.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Youth Care Worker
Mercy Health
08.2023 - 06.2024
- 1:1 Trauma-Informed Support: Provide personalized, trauma-informed care to young people aged 8-17 living in youth housing, ensuring their emotional and psychological needs are met.
- Intake and Induction: Facilitate the intake process and induction of supports for new clients, ensuring a smooth transition into the youth housing environment.
- Therapeutic Relationships: Build and maintain therapeutic relationships with clients, their families, and professional stakeholders, fostering trust and collaboration for improved outcomes.
- Client Documentation: Maintain accurate and up-to-date client documentation and incident reports, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements.
- Residential Care: Perform sleepover shifts in residential care settings, providing a stable and supportive presence for youth during non-daytime hours.
- Client Engagement: Actively engage clients in the development and execution of their care plans and daily routines, promoting a sense of ownership and responsibility.
- Life Skills Development: Assist youth in developing essential life skills, including problem-solving, communication, and decision-making, to prepare them for independent living.
Alcohol & Drug Counsellor
ADIS (QLD Health)
12.2022 - 08.2023
- Provide Support and Counseling: Deliver comprehensive support and counseling services to clients dealing with grief, alcohol dependency, and drug use, fostering a safe and supportive environment for recovery.
- Therapeutic Support: Conduct assessments and develop individualized therapeutic interventions to address clients' specific needs, ensuring alignment with best practices in mental health and substance abuse treatment.
- Crisis Management: Effectively manage and respond to crisis situations, utilizing de-escalation techniques and providing immediate support to clients in urgent need.
- Stakeholder Liaison: Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of stakeholders, including healthcare providers, social workers, and family members, to ensure a holistic approach to client care and support.
- Documentation Management: Maintain accurate and detailed client case notes and reports, ensuring all documentation is up-to-date and compliant with relevant standards and regulations.
Peer Mentor
Chill, Code Blue for Autism
07.2022 - 12.2022
- Working within the Disability support sector as an NDIS worker
- Providing best my social self as a role model, supporter, and friend
- Social skills development, participating in workshops, teaching social skills and being a positive example
- Caring and being a fellow traveller for people 18+ individuals on the Autism Spectrum.
Street Outreach Service
Drug ARM (Awareness Rehabilitation and Management)
11.2018 - 07.2022
- Packing and refilling supplies for the outreach van
- Creating a friendly safe social space, driving to destinations and engagement with the community in a friendly approachable manner
- Building rapport and respecting relationships with clients and community offering drinks and snacks
- Emotional support for example, having group and one on one conversations to help support improving people’s lives
- Treating people with respect and openness, breaking down barriers of stigma and relating to people in difficult situations
- Using a strength-based approach to empower people and support self-efficacy and self-esteem growth
- Remaining open to experiences with all types of people, ready to support or act in a way that will benefit the person/s.
Student Placement
Queensland Injectors Health Network (QuIHN)
11.2019 - 03.2020
- Meeting individuals and groups who are accessing the Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) Welcoming, breaking the ice, building rapport, and providing referrals where necessary
- Providing sterile equipment, offering harm reduction strategies, building professional relationships, providing referrals as needed and offering person centered care
- Providing information, services provided, internal and external referrals, identifying needs and presenting issues
- Attending training workshops regarding community service sector; harm minimisation strategies; working with clients; networking and professional development.
Education
Bachelor of Psychological Science - Psychology
Latrobe University
Online01.2026
Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs -
TAFE East Coast
12.2020
Skills
- Strength-Based Recovery Skills
- Empathy and Compassion
- Relationship Building (Clients & Stakeholders)
- Lived Experience
- Emotional Intelligence
- Interpersonal Skills
- Case Management
- Active Listening
- Effective Communication (Verbal & Written)
- Peer Support and Mentorship
- Crisis Management
- Advocacy
- Problem-Solving
- Confidentiality
- Resilience
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity
Certification
- QLD First AID Certificate
- NDIS worker clearance (Yellow card, Paid)
- Blue card (working with children check, Paid)
References
Michael Woodward, 0401 830 558, Team Leader, Street outreach service volunteer, Drug ARM
Hobbies and Interests
- Zen meditation discipline - 8 years of experience
- Taekwondo training 1st Kup, brown belt black tip – 3.5 years of experience
- Reading, self-development, and learning
- Health, nutrition, and fitness
- Helping support people to live their best life
- Video Games and music
Timeline
Youth Care Worker
Mercy Health
08.2023 - 06.2024
Alcohol & Drug Counsellor
ADIS (QLD Health)
12.2022 - 08.2023
Peer Mentor
Chill, Code Blue for Autism
07.2022 - 12.2022
Student Placement
Queensland Injectors Health Network (QuIHN)
11.2019 - 03.2020
Street Outreach Service
Drug ARM (Awareness Rehabilitation and Management)
11.2018 - 07.2022
Bachelor of Psychological Science - Psychology
Latrobe University
Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs -
TAFE East Coast
- QLD First AID Certificate
- NDIS worker clearance (Yellow card, Paid)
- Blue card (working with children check, Paid)
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