BRIDGET L. LATAI
Mount Druitt,NSW
Summary
Motivated Welfare Worker who employs empathy and patience to connect with individuals on emotional level and provide support during difficult times. Excellent eye for detail and accurately assesses needs. Strives to provide best possible care and support.
Passionate about developing and facilitating programs to support communities in need. Collaborative and analytical advocate builds strategic partnerships, advocate for clients and advance change for communities in need.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Disability Assistant
TAFE NSW
08.2014 - 02.2018
- Transcribe / Note Taker for disability students
- Supervise Disability learners with their exams.
Sole Trader
- (NDIS Provider)
- Social support worker for people with disability & complex needs
- Assisting clients with the personal care / Administering medication
- Implementing Independent Living Skills focusing on the client’s needs
- Assist clients in accessing the community & participation in the community activities
- Supporting clients with their decision making
- Implementing healthy eating and healthy lifestyle to suit the client’s needs
- Accessing specialists’ health appointment with clients
- Assist clients to achieve their personal/individual goals
- Like Family (aka Home Care Heroes) (NDIS Provider)
- Social support worker for people with disability & complex needs
- Implementing Independent Living Skills focusing on the client’s needs
- Assist clients in accessing the community & decision making
- Assist clients to achieve their personal/individual goals.
Community Services Worker
ICAN Strong Family, Window of Hope
- Advocate for Pacific communities’ victims of Family Violence, Sexual Violence & Sexual Abuse
- Advocate for Pacific communities’ victims with trauma of health, wealth, and healthy relationships
- Refer clients to appropriate services, support with housing/education/financial/counselling/legal matters
- Assisting Domestic Violence People in Housing Transitioning/Centrelink/Court Support
- Assisting with Group work and Activities
- Alcohol and Other Drugs Abuse Awareness Program
- Refer clients to Alcohol and Other Drugs Rehabilitation Program
- Positive Parenting Style, Budgeting
- Encourage and Empower women to be financially independent
- Encourage and Empower women to join the Upskilled program to be in the Workforce.
Services Worker
Pacific Integrated Network
- (PIN) (current) Community, Referral of clients to the appropriate services
- Assisting with Group work and Activities in areas such as:
- Alcohol and Other Drugs Abuse Awareness program
- Positive Parenting Style, Budgeting
- Refer clients to Alcohol and Other Drugs Rehabilitation Program
- Work in collaboration with schools in the Western Sydney areas
- Advocate for school children within the Western Sydney areas
- Distributing food hampers for people in need
- An action network of collaborating individuals and services working together to support and empower Pacific families and communities across NSW
- PIN thereby creates positive outcomes, strategies, and solutions collectively.
Case Manager
Pacific Health & Wellness Pty Ltd
08.2014 - 02.2018
- Responsibilities required of this role included evaluation of the health and safety of a client, documentation of their Health Care Plan & Behavioral Plan, following up on medication or specialist appointments, reviewing case plans, implementing social outing activities, contact to family, Checking the completion of both shift and incident reports, and facilitating monthly meetings with staff and management, staff supervision and reviewing staff performances, training, supervising and mentoring staff as per staff protocols, policy and procedures, Management of all residential property in accordance with policies, procedures, compliance and legislations in relation to NDIS.
Aviation Screening Officer
SNP Security
08.2010 - 07.2014
- Key skills and responsibilities required included maintenance of a sterile area, customer service, loss prevention strategies, public relations, ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, conducting WHS procedures, report writing, conflict resolution/grievance handling, practicing equipment and screening techniques for persons/baggage/other goods, and providing effective communication both verbal and written.
Accounts Payable Officer
FDC Constructions Pty Ltd
08.2003 - 06.2010
- Responsibilities were mainly inclusive of customer service, data entry, liaising with branch managers/suppliers, daily bank reconciliation, daily cheque run and month end reporting.
Accounts Payable Officer
Australian Family Assurance Ltd
06.2001 - 07.2003
- Responsibilities were mainly inclusive of customer service, data entry, liaising with branch managers/suppliers, daily bank reconciliation, daily cheque run and month end reporting.
Accounts Assistant Officer
Palmers Chartered Accountants
02.2000 - 12.2000
- Responsibilities were mainly inclusive of customer service, data entry, lodging GST applications, administration, maintaining up-to-date records, and end-of-year financial reporting.
Education
Certificate IV in Disability -
TAFE NSW
2023
Waiting for NAATI exam for Certification) -
RMIT University
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment -
TAFE NSW
NSW -
TAFE
Diploma - Counselling
Diploma - Community Services
TAFE NSW
Skills
- Case Management
- Personnel Records
- Data Collection
- Welfare Management
- Mandatory Reporting Procedures
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Confidential Documentation and Recordkeeping
- Accurate Documentation
- Reading Comprehension
Certification
- Certified [Job Title], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]
- [Area of certification], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]
Languages
Samoan
Full Professional
Timeline
Disability Assistant
TAFE NSW
08.2014 - 02.2018
Case Manager
Pacific Health & Wellness Pty Ltd
08.2014 - 02.2018
Aviation Screening Officer
SNP Security
08.2010 - 07.2014
Accounts Payable Officer
FDC Constructions Pty Ltd
08.2003 - 06.2010
Accounts Payable Officer
Australian Family Assurance Ltd
06.2001 - 07.2003
Accounts Assistant Officer
Palmers Chartered Accountants
02.2000 - 12.2000
Sole Trader
Community Services Worker
ICAN Strong Family, Window of Hope
Services Worker
Pacific Integrated Network
Certificate IV in Disability -
TAFE NSW
Waiting for NAATI exam for Certification) -
RMIT University
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment -
TAFE NSW
NSW -
TAFE
Diploma - Counselling
Diploma - Community Services
TAFE NSW
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