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Suzie De Groot

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate Residential Youth Worker with over 12 years experience in providing support and guidance in a safe and welcoming environment to children in residential out of home care settings. Committed to promoting the well-being and development of traumatised young people through therapeutic, individualised care and advocacy

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Residential Youth Worker

MercyCare
06.2021 - 02.2024
  • Provided nurturing support and guidance in a welcoming and safe environment.
  • Worked side by side young people, ensuring their safety and well-being at all times.
  • Facilitated activities and recreational programs tailored to each child to promote social and emotional development.
  • Implemented behaviour and safety plans.
  • Organised and collaborated with stake holders to develop personalised strategies, plans, and goals for the young people.
  • Provided key emotional support.
  • Applied therapeutic crisis intervention techniques when necessary.
  • Completed necessary reports and documentation to maintain thorough, accurate case records.
  • Maintained an extremely high level of cleanliness, organisation, and livability in the family group home.

Therapeutic Youth Carer

AccordWest
12.2019 - 05.2021
    • Provided weekly 24/7 support and care to young people in a residential setting.
    • Implemented behaviour management techniques and strategies to address challenging behaviours and promote positive behaviour change.
    • Facilitated therapeutic activities and interventions to support the emotional and social development of the young people.
    • Accepted case management duties to alleviate burn out and overload to the case manager.
    • Ensured personal care was adhered to and life skills enhanced at any chance, some incidental, others planned.
    • Maintained and updated young peoples personal files and ensured all incidents, disclosures, and health issues were documented.
    • Engaged in crisis intervention many times with a violent young person, using deescalation techniques to ensure the safety of the child, myself, and other young people in residence.

Youth Carer

Arch Recruitment
04.2018 - 03.2020
  • Provided a healthy, clean, and nurturing environment for young people with traumatised backgrounds, living in and out of home care setting..
  • Provided key emotional support to young people and maintained they be mindful I would always be there to discuss and talk through any difficult issues.
  • Used learnt techniques to keep young people emotionally regulated.
  • Being mindful of the Charter of Rights for children and encouraging them to read it and retain.
  • Managed and led activities with the young people promoting growth in mental, emotional, and educational areas. Finding areas of these for the young people to feel empowered.
  • Using emotional attunement when talking to a despaired young person by keeping attuned to their emotional cues, thus creating a safe space for expression and connection.
  • Fostered safe and positive connections for the young person with their identified significant others.
  • Completed necessary reports and documentation to maintain thorough, accurate case records.

Disability Support Team Leader

Mosaic Community Care
05.2016 - 03.2018
  • Established open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions for various issues.
  • Managed leave requests and absences and arranged covers to facilitate smooth flow of operations.
  • Promoted high standards through personal example to help each member understand expected behaviours and standards,
  • Assistance with personal care, medication administration, manual handling, and individual exercise.
  • Maintained a person- centred approach to participants with disabilities, promoting the independence, choice and control, and dignity through personalised care plans and support services.
  • Devised and implemented processes and procedures to streamline operations.
  • Maintained accurate and detailed records, progress notes, and care plans to track outcomes, monitor progress, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

Education

Certificate 111 Individual Support -

Activ Pathways
Perth
04.2017

Diploma in Shorthand Typing - Shorthand Typing

Perth Technical College
Perth
11.1984

High School Diploma -

Kewdale Senior High School
Kewdale
12.1983

Skills

  • Crisis response expertise
  • Advocacy
  • Educational Activities
  • Emotional Support
  • Social skill development
  • Safety Monitoring
  • Behavioural Interventions
  • Environmental management
  • Conflict de-escalation
  • Crisis Response
  • Cultural Competency
  • Positive Reinforcement
  • Mental Health Support
  • Educational Support
  • Conflict Mediation

Accomplishments

    Nominated for Western Australia Disability Support Worker of the year.


    Received a reward in Excellence for the category of Safe Guarding children.

Certification

Medication Administration

Certificate in Safeguarding Children

Certificate in Understanding Abuse - Zero Tolerance

Mental Health First Aid

Therapeutic Crisis intervention

Manual Handling

Certificate in Supported Decision Making

Certificate in Understanding Sensory Processing

Certificate in Introduction to Autism

Certificate in Infection Control Training - Covid 1

Timeline

Residential Youth Worker

MercyCare
06.2021 - 02.2024

Therapeutic Youth Carer

AccordWest
12.2019 - 05.2021

Youth Carer

Arch Recruitment
04.2018 - 03.2020

Disability Support Team Leader

Mosaic Community Care
05.2016 - 03.2018

Certificate 111 Individual Support -

Activ Pathways

Diploma in Shorthand Typing - Shorthand Typing

Perth Technical College

High School Diploma -

Kewdale Senior High School

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