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Tanya O'Brien

Toowoomba,QLD

Summary

Compassionate and dedicated Disability Support Worker with extensive experience at MiChoice Disability Supports. Skilled in incident reporting and family communication, I excel in providing personalized care and emotional support. Committed to maintaining health and safety, I effectively manage appointments and documentation, ensuring clients achieve their wellness goals.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Disability Support Worker

MiChoice Disability Supports
02.2025 - Current
  • Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
  • Maintained safety with tidy, clean, and hazard-free home environments.
  • Provided high level of physical support by adjusting, and moving clients.
  • Drove clients safely to social activities and appointments.
  • Kept detailed daily logs with care actions, client behaviours, and incidents.
  • Prepared nutritious meals to meet individual dietary needs for clients.
  • Support clients throughout Sleepover Shifts.
  • Built relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.


Disabilty/ Aged Care Support Worker

Right at Home
10.2022 - 02.2025
  • Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
  • Completed Manual handling training 8th November 2023. (528738)


Kinship Carer

Department of Children and Family Services
09.2018 - 08.2022
  • Kinship carer of four granddaughters.
  • Ensuring health, wellbeing and safety of the children were top priority.
  • day to day to care, facilitating connections with family and culture, collaborating with various professionals to ensure the child's well being.
  • Attending stakeholder meetings.
  • Weekly therapy sessions (PTSD, Trauma, Autism, Special needs.)

Aged Care Support Worker

Right at Home
04.2018 - 10.2018
  • Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
  • Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
  • Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.

Personal Carer

Integrated Living
10.2016 - 04.2018
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
  • Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
  • Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.

Factory Hand

Quality Desserts
03.2012 - 01.2016
  • Inspected final products to assess compliance with quality standards and established tolerances.
  • Unloaded and loaded items from conveyors, machines, and conveyances.
  • Carefully packaged finished products and prepared for shipment.
  • Demonstrated proper use of equipment to newly hired employees to avoid workplace injuries.
  • Used equipment properly to avoid workplace hazards or injuries.

Housekeeping

Central Plaza Toowoomba
01.2009 - 01.2012
  • Performed housekeeping duties such as dusting, mopping, vacuuming, and sanitizing countertops.
  • Picked up debris and trash and performed basic housekeeping.
  • Performed general housekeeping duties such as cleaning, emptying trash, power scrubbing and vacuuming.
  • Trained housekeeping staff on cleaning protocols.
  • Restock Room supplies.
  • Used Chemicals by following safety protocols and procedures.


Education

High School Diploma -

Mabel Park State High School
Slacks Creek, QLD

Skills

  • Running SIL house
  • Incident reports
  • Family communication
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Appointment organization
  • Time management
  • Disability awareness
  • Hygiene assistance
  • Health and safety
  • Personal care
  • Medication administration
  • Diversity - Cultural awareness

Certification

Cert III community Services.

Statement of Attainment - Assist clients with Medication skill set.

  • Manual Handling
  • Blue Card
  • Yellow Card
  • New worker NDIS Induction module
  • CPR & First Aid



Timeline

Disability Support Worker

MiChoice Disability Supports
02.2025 - Current

Disabilty/ Aged Care Support Worker

Right at Home
10.2022 - 02.2025

Kinship Carer

Department of Children and Family Services
09.2018 - 08.2022

Aged Care Support Worker

Right at Home
04.2018 - 10.2018

Personal Carer

Integrated Living
10.2016 - 04.2018

Factory Hand

Quality Desserts
03.2012 - 01.2016

Housekeeping

Central Plaza Toowoomba
01.2009 - 01.2012

High School Diploma -

Mabel Park State High School

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