Yan Xu
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
Diligent Disability Support Worker focused on providing person-centred care to aged and disabled people, help with various aspects of daily living, these include personal care: showering, mobility support, food preparation, monitoring medications, and the coordination of social events, organising appointments and transporting clients to appointment, supporting independence and respecting them as individuals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Disability Support Worker
Yooralla
02.2024 - Current
- Implemented scheduling software to manage daily activities and appointments for clients.
- Employed adaptive strategies to cater to individual client needs, promoting personalized care.
- Conducted regular assessments to identify and address evolving client requirements and preferences.
- Applied conflict resolution techniques to manage and de-escalate challenging behaviors.
- Provided high level of physical support by lifting, adjusting, and moving clients.
- Provided emotional support to clients during challenging times, fostering resilience and coping skills.
- Assisted clients in reaching personal goals through targeted skill-building activities and therapeutic interventions.
- Transported patients via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.
- Managed medications effectively for clients under strict supervision from healthcare professionals, ensuring adherence to prescribed treatment plans.
- Improved client independence by developing personalized support plans tailored to individual needs and goals.
- Checked medication schedules and patient needs to enforce medication administration standards team-wide.
Disability Support Worker (Part-time)
Care Companions
10.2019 - Current
- Cautiously operated hoists to assist clients completing daily tasks, from getting in or out of bed and bath, to moving around in the room
- Utilised support devices such as PEG tubes and special assistive cutlery to satisfy clients’ feeding needs
- Collaborated with nursing staff to carry out medication administration, catheter management, skin and wound care
- Provided all-round home care for clients with disability through preparing fresh meals, performing daily hygiene routines, and conducting clients’ housework
- Diligently managed clients’ temper in anxious environment by sharing their interested stories or taking them somewhere quiet
- Accompanied clients attending medical appointments, community activities, grocery shopping, and other leisure pursuits
Disability Support Worker (Casual)
Morcare Services
10.2019 - Current
- Carefully conferred with nurses and adhered to clients’ care plan to optimise treatments and enhance outcomes
- Successfully applied mobility assistance knowledge to safely ambulate clients in different spaces
- Coordinated clients’ schedules and practiced personalised motivation strategies to engage clients in physical activities
- Attentively administered clients’ medications in accordance with their medication schedules
- Cultivated trusting relationships with clients and kept them mentally engaged by entertaining, conversing and reading aloud to clients
- Kept accurate records for client files and ensured relevant paperwork responsibilities are fulfilled
Attentive Disability Care (Part-time)
Monash
06.2010 - 06.2022
- Facilitated a paralysed20-year-old girl’s daily personal care, toileting, clothing and transportation on average30 hours per week
- Assisted on average6 hours per week for a50-year-old female who has multiple sclerosis with grooming, hygiene, feeding needs, and helped her overcome and adapt to mobility restrictions
- Took care of another50-year-old female who has mental health conditions and carefully administered medications
Pineview Residential Care
05.2017 - 06.2017
- Monitored, tracked, documented and conveyed important information to healthcare staff to help optimise treatment planning and care delivery
- Prepared meals and fed clients with dietary requirements to achieve nutritional objectives
- Aided clients’ personal hygiene needs by assisting with grooming, bathing and dressing
- Maintained a high-standard sanitary living environment
- Worked closely with families, health care providers, therapists and social workers to ensure clients’ emotional health and physical health are in good condition
Education
Bachelor - Art Design
Beijing Union University
01.2006
Skills
- Mobility Assistance
- Personal Care and Hygiene
- Medication Administering
- Daily-Living Assistance
- Behavioral Management
- Verbal and written communication
- Emotional Support
- Good problem solving
Certification
- Certificate IV in Disability2023
- Manual Handling Certificate2023
- First Aid level2 (HLTAID003)2023
- Complete PEG Feeding training2023
- Certificate of Supporting People with Disability to use Medications2022
- Food Handling Certificate2019
- Certificate IV in Aged Support2017
- Certificate III in English2016
Languages
English
Mandarin Chinese
Timeline
Disability Support Worker
Yooralla
02.2024 - Current
Disability Support Worker (Part-time)
Care Companions
10.2019 - Current
Disability Support Worker (Casual)
Morcare Services
10.2019 - Current
Pineview Residential Care
05.2017 - 06.2017
Attentive Disability Care (Part-time)
Monash
06.2010 - 06.2022
Bachelor - Art Design
Beijing Union University
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