VICTOR ATURU
Nunawading,Australia
Summary
A highly motivated, proficient and very competent individual, an experienced support worker in community service sector working with diverse population in disability, age care, crisis intervention for family and child settings. A very effective team member with good communication skills and a very high work ethics.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Forensic Worker/Mental Health Worker
Disability Forensic Assessment Treatment Services (Mental health)
01.2020 - Current
- Provide practice support and supervision to other team members
- Manage daily routines, scheduling of appointments, community access for residents and ensure all team members are aware of their daily tasks.
- Advocate for people with disability to improve client outcomes
- Implement various client support plans, including behavior support plans
- Plan and develop programs according to client needs within identified life areas to develop independent living skill and promote autonomy
- Model best practice and support colleagues and, where applicable, community-based direct support staff to understand policies and practice standards in managing complex clients
- Directly support client wellbeing, including support with daily household activities, preparation and assistance with meals, personal care, and social, recreational and community experiences that enhance quality of life, based on support plan goals
- Use initiative to identify areas of service improvement relating to client needs
- Liaise with external agencies including police, court, and justice system
- Work, with access to supervision, in organizational relationships as senior member of direct support team in service with more complex support requirements
- Exercise discretion in decisions under general guidance from supervisor and within specified polices and standards and be professionally accountable for these decisions
- Interpret established protocols and procedures to inform decision making
- Identify risks to clients, colleagues, community, and self and intervene to minimize risks that might compromise health, safety, and wellbeing
- Under general direction, undertake more complex direct care functions or contribute to design and implementation of plans where appropriate
- Keep accurate and complete records of our work activities in accordance with legislative requirements and department's records, information security and privacy policies and requirements
- Maintained work areas by cleaning and straightening for maximum productivity and safety.
- Take reasonable care of one's health and safety and for that of others in accordance with legislative requirements and department's occupational health and safety (OHS) policies and procedures.
Health Care Australia (Mental Health)
10.2021 - Current
- Provide support for people with issues ranging from anxiety and depression to personality and eating disorders
- Provide supportive and therapeutic environment that promotes independence, opportunity, and recovery
- Support and motivate consumers as experts of their own care
- Observed and reported changes in patient's physical, social, psychological state and medication side effects to accurately document updates
- Administered emergency psychotropic drugs as prescribed during acute phase of their mental breakdown
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions and updated clinical supervisors with current information
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically ill patients and Contributed to maintenance of therapeutic environment for patients.
Education
Skills
- Customer Relations
- Commitment to Client Recovery
- Excellent Communication and Listening Skills
- Teamwork
Inhousetraining
- Child protection
- Cultural Awareness training
- Abuse and Neglect training
- Medication training
- Restrictive practices and duty of care training
- Supporting people with epilepsy
- Workplace health and safety
- Manual handling training
- Report writing
- Understanding Challenging behavior
- Community visitor
- Money handling
- Cultural awareness in workplace
- Harassment and discrimination
- Risk assessment client and staff activities
- Midazolam by Epilepsy Queensland
- Diabetes Support (BSL)
- Mental Health
- Autism
- NVCI (Nonviolence Crisis Intervention Training)
Keyskillsattributesprofessionalcompetencies
- Guided by own Practice Framework
- Social Justice
- Equality
- Accountability
- Strength based
- Working together/collaboration and Respectful Engagement
- Person Centered
- Social Change
- Total commitment to excellence and professionalism in the workplace
- Precise and correct in approach to tasks with a very good eye for detail
- Microsoft Office Skills
- Microsoft Word; Excel; PowerPoint
- Excellent Communication skills – written and verbal
- Reliable and efficient with highly developed organizational skills
- Teamwork – effective teamwork is a vital component in the successful operation of every business. I enjoy being part of a vibrant team culture.
- Problem solving skills – with the ability to identify problems, their causes, evaluate options and proceed with the best solution.
- Self-starter with a strong commitment to achieving goals and exceeding expectations
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Spending time with friends and family
- Singing, dancing and cooking
- Playing soccer
References
on request
Timeline
Health Care Australia (Mental Health)
10.2021 - Current
Forensic Worker/Mental Health Worker
Disability Forensic Assessment Treatment Services (Mental health)
01.2020 - Current
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