Jena Peat
Nairne
Summary
Compassionate Disability Support Worker with a proven track record at Cara, excelling in daily living assistance and relationship building. Skilled in mobility support and safety management, I foster trust and provide emotional support, ensuring clients thrive in a clean, organized environment. Committed to enhancing quality of life through empathetic care and effective communication.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Disability Support Worker
Cara
Unit 1/2/4 Adam St Hindmarsh
06.2016 - Current
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Developed strong interpersonal relationships with clients, earning their trust and respect through consistent empathy and understanding.
- Maintained safety with tidy, clean, and hazard-free home environments.
- Prepared nutritious meals to meet individual dietary needs for clients.
- Provided high level of physical support by lifting, adjusting, and moving clients.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
Home Support Worker
Caring Choice
57 Wellington Road Mount Barker
07.2012 - 06.2017
- Developed trusting relationships with clients, establishing rapport and open communication.
- Enhanced client comfort by providing personal care services such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
- Ensured client safety by identifying potential hazards in the home environment and implementing appropriate interventions.
- Assisted clients with mobility issues, ensuring safe transfers and ambulation around the home.
- Managed household tasks such as cleaning, laundry, meal preparation, and grocery shopping to maintain a clean and organized living environment for clients.
- Provided emotional support during difficult times by actively listening and empathizing with clients'' experiences.
Education
Certificate III - Aged Care
Enable College
31 Franklin St Adelaide 500010-2013
Skills
- Daily living assistance
- Problem-solving
- Housekeeping and meal preparation
- Personal care
- Independent living support
- Relationship building
- Documentation and reporting
- Incident reports
- Disability services
- Mobility support
- Computer skills
- Meal planning
- Household chores
- Creative thinking
- Family communication
- Emotional support
- Transportation assistance
- Safety management
- Elderly care
- Medication organization
- Feeding assistance
- Appointment management
- Transfer techniques
- Assistive technology
- Time management
- Empathy and patience
- Active listening
- Verbal and written communication
- Client advocacy
- Medication administration
- Care coordination
- Hygiene assistance
- Toileting assistance
- First aid and CPR
- Manual Handling
Certification
- Provide First Aid Training - 16/5/2024
- Safe Medication Practice for Support Workers - 16/08/2023
- Practical Diabetes for Disability Support Workers - 6/7/2023
- Epilepsy Awareness and Emergency Medications for Seizures - 07/06/2023
- 'Quality Safety and You' - NDIS Worker Orientation Module 2/12/2019
Timeline
Disability Support Worker
Cara
06.2016 - Current
Home Support Worker
Caring Choice
07.2012 - 06.2017
Certificate III - Aged Care
Enable College