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Tara White

Perth

Summary

Encouraging Manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Production Dump Truck Operator

JRM
03.2023 - Current
  • Operating Komatsu 785 Haul Truck
  • Maintained required daily logs, vehicle inspection records and mileage.
  • Hauled materials for road construction, large industrial use, construction and agriculture.
  • Maneuvered trucks to correct locations for material drops, working with large equipment operators to correctly position loads for best distribution.
  • Inspected truck equipment and supplies such as tires, lights, brakes, fuel, oil and water.
  • Monitored loading of various materials to maintain truck load capacity maximums and adhere to roadway load limits.
  • Working on N05 and Waste Dump expansion, completing vegetation clearing and prestrip mining
  • Inspected vehicle before and after trips and logged and reported mechanical problems to avoid unsafe hazards.
  • Complied with truck driving rules as well as company policies and procedures regarding safe vehicle operations.

Service Manager/Key Worker/Support Worker

Samaritans Foundation
08.2016 - 05.2023
  • Employee management
  • Accountability to Regional and Senior Management
  • Processing of timesheets
  • Organisation of monthly financial and external audits in accordance with the NDIS accountability requirements
  • Monthly internal audits
  • Creation and maintenance of annual Individual Progress Reports
  • Undertaking all NDIS accountability requirements
  • Being aware of, and up to date with child protection requirements
  • Inductions and probationary process
  • Monitoring of organisational Policies and Procedures
  • Website management
  • Organisation of staff training
  • Overall organisational management
  • Providing family support services
  • Ensuring organisation complies with all current and updated relative Acts
  • Attendance of monthly Service Management and Key Worker meetings
  • Service Manager reports
  • Working with external agencies
  • Daily email correspondence
  • Managing and utilising filing system
  • Use of computer programs such as PowerPoint, Word,

Dropbox, Outlook and Teams

Service Coordinator

Gold Coast Community Lifestyles
03.2012 - 07.2015
  • Employee management
  • Accountability to Management Committee
  • Payroll
  • Organisation of annual financial and external audits in accordance with the NMDS accountability requirements
  • Quarterly financial reporting
  • Creation and maintenance of annual Service User Support Plans
  • Undertaking all Disability Services accountability requirements
  • Staff interviews and onboarding process
  • Being aware of child protection requirements
  • Inductions and probationary monitoring
  • Creation and monitoring of organisational Policies and

Procedures

  • Website creation and management
  • Organisational Promotion on Social Media platforms
  • Organisation of staff and Management

Committee training

  • Human Relations
  • Providing family support services
  • Ensuring service complies with all current and updated Acts
  • Organisation of Annual General Meetings
  • Managed and coordinated service teams to achieve successful completion of service projects
  • Organisation of monthly Committee meetings
  • Completion of Service Manager reports
  • Daily email correspondence
  • Utilising and managing filing systems
  • Working with external agencies
  • Use of computer programs such as PowerPoint, Word,

Dropbox, Outlook and Teams

Disability Support Worker

Gold Coast Community Lifetsyles
11.2010 - 06.2012
  • Domestic duties
  • Personal care
  • Education support
  • Medication support
  • Kept detailed daily logs with care actions, patient behaviors, and incidents
  • Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients
  • Adhered to company requirements for patient interactions and care standards
  • Provided high level of physical support by lifting, adjusting, and moving clients
  • Checked medication schedules and patient needs to enforce medication administration standards team-wide
  • Kept accurate records for client files and handled related paperwork
  • Designed individualized plans detailing daily activities and needs for patients
  • Worked with children and parents to closely monitor and record social, behavioural and academic growth
  • Support with financial management
  • Collaborated with healthcare providers to drive continuity of care
  • Assisted patients in accessing housing, financial assistance and other community resources
  • Assessed risk factors of patients and made referrals for further services
  • Facilitated family meetings to discuss patient care plans
  • Maintained safety with tidy, clean, and hazard-free home environments

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology And Social Welfare

Southern Cross University
Lismore, NSW
12.2012

Skills

  • Employee Relations
  • Workflow Management
  • Compliance Enforcement
  • Team Scheduling
  • Time Management
  • Data Management
  • Cost Management

Timeline

Production Dump Truck Operator

JRM
03.2023 - Current

Service Manager/Key Worker/Support Worker

Samaritans Foundation
08.2016 - 05.2023

Service Coordinator

Gold Coast Community Lifestyles
03.2012 - 07.2015

Disability Support Worker

Gold Coast Community Lifetsyles
11.2010 - 06.2012

Bachelor of Science - Psychology And Social Welfare

Southern Cross University
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