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YANAN SUN

Summary

My professional background is social work. I would like to apply for the position of disability support worker as a new graduated social worker. I have placement and volunteer experience in community neighbourhood centres, engaged in different programs. Brief experience in clinical settings and aged care facilities. I developed and strengthened various social work skills including in communication, demonstrating empathy, and supporting community engagement. I believe these skills are core in working with people with disabilities. I am passionate about supporting people living with disabilities.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Support Worker

Bloom Care Support Services
01.2022 - Current

· Provide services to clients with NDIS.

· Provide support advices and clients evaluation for the teams.

· Engage with new clients and report to organisation and share to teams.

· Help clients manage and reach individual goals, supporting independent progression and social skills.

· Assist clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and build capacity.

· Transport clients to appointments, treatment centres and rehabilitation venues according to determined schedule.

· Medical routine maintenance, including liaising with allied health workers.

· Maintain safety with tidy, clean, and hazard-free home environments.

· Assist in daily living activities to maintain the daily routine.

· Provide psychosocial evaluation and emotional support.

· Participate in interdisciplinary care conferences to discuss patient care plans.

· Timely report incidents or other issues.


Social Work Intern

Bardon Neighbourhood Centre
02.2019 - 02.2020
  • Facilitate Pantry (open food bank) twice a week for local people
  • Facilitate emergency financial relief for local people
  • Organise activities for local people, including Choir (for people with disabilities, promote them strengthen social connection), and Cooking classes (promote low-cost sustainable and healthy lifestyle)
  • Provide brief intervention and referral as needed
  • Promote community engagement for all groups of people
  • Offered community resource guidance to clients to meet family needs for assistance.

Social Work Intern

Kelvin Grove Neighbourhood Centre
02.2019 - 07.2019
  • Support to facilitate different activities: Knitting club (for women from cultural and language diverse groups), Homework club (for year 5 to 12 children) etc.
  • Promote Non-Interest Loan Scheme (NILS), respond to inquiry and support application
  • Responsible for administration work for funding purposes of activities and emergency financial support
  • Conduct investigate for community needs, and develop related activities and services with team
  • Domestic and Family Violence support

Social Work Intern

QUT Optometry Clinic
02.2018 - 06.2018
  • Facilitate communication in a multidisciplinary team including optometry, eating disorder and psychologist, and collaborate with people from different disciplines
  • Conduct biopsychosocial assessments to the patients
  • Maintained client reports to track client progress, record interventions and provide relevant data for analysis.
  • Performed client screenings and accurately recorded data in case files to facilitate clinical case coordination services and case management duties.
  • Conducted referral sources to patients for support their goal setting.

Social Work Intern

Regis Aged Care
02.2018 - 06.2018
  • Conduct comprehensive aged care assessments, as part of Aged Care Assessment Teams to determine the eligibility of service options
  • Collaborate with nurses and carers to organise functional activities for residents, enhance resident's community engagement
  • Facilitate one-on-one counselling and provide emotional support

Education

Bachelor of Social Work -

Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, QLD
2020

Skills

  • Building Rapport and Trust
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Empathy
  • Efficient and Flexible Service
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Mandarin

Additional Information

  • Other certifications: Blue Card / Yellow Card/ First-aid certificate/ Open driver license

Timeline

Support Worker

Bloom Care Support Services
01.2022 - Current

Social Work Intern

Bardon Neighbourhood Centre
02.2019 - 02.2020

Social Work Intern

Kelvin Grove Neighbourhood Centre
02.2019 - 07.2019

Social Work Intern

QUT Optometry Clinic
02.2018 - 06.2018

Social Work Intern

Regis Aged Care
02.2018 - 06.2018

Bachelor of Social Work -

Queensland University of Technology
YANAN SUN