Mental Health Support Worker
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
Felix Mwashomah
Auckland
+64-9-5762964
*******@****.***
PERSONAL STATEMENT
I am a responsible and resourceful individual who is hardworking and seeking a career of a practical nature. I possess good communication skills and relating well to people. I am seeking employment where I can utilize my skills and experience, and if given the chance, I will work to the best of my ability and prove to be an asset to any given company or organisation. PERSONAL QUALITIES
o Punctual and dedicated
o Practical, strong and physically fit
o Good communications skills
o Able to follow instructions given
o Administrator
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Raukura Hauora o Tainui Feb 2018 - Date
(Auckland)
Te Rangiaeata (Adult Mental Health Services)
Community Support Worker
Duties Include:
• Maintain the health and safety of clients with mental illness, while supervising and implement both residential and community program activities.
• Evaluate crisis situations/escalate behaviours, and provide appropriate interventions, and support techniques to reduce the need for restrictive interventions.
• Develop and implement psycho-educational therapeutic groups.
• Demonstrate therapeutic communication, promoting positive behavioural change, teaching, reinforcing client skill development.
• Document provision of services, evaluations, treatment goals, and plan consistent policies and procedures.
• Communicate with treatment team to resolve client incidents and provide exceptional customer service.
• Transport clients to medical appointments and community resources to ensure their safety and provide therapeutic assistance.
• Write care plans, discharge summaries, and daily progress notes, observe and report behaviours.
• Make referrals for housing/shelter, medical care, clothing, employment, aftercare and coordinate with agencies to obtain services from multiple resources around the community.
Spectrum Care Trust Nov 2011 – July 2013
(Auckland)
Community Support Worker
Duties Include:
• Helping young boys with intellectual disability housed in one house assisting them with showers, toileting and other personal care.
• Helping with cooking, cleaning and other house chores
• Assisting them with transport services to attend appointments, go shopping or attend other special events.
• Administering medication when required.
• Specialized in watching full time one on one care for clients needing attention, and do some night watch duties as needed.
• Dairy writing and Incident documentations, and prepare monthly key worker reports for each client.
Healthcare NZ Aug 2009 – Jan 2012
(Auckland)
Support Worker
Duties Include:
• Helping clients with mental disorders who cannot do themselves with personal care, home support, medication, wound care, and managing their health needs.
• Able to care for clients with mental disorders to live their lives to the full in terms of engaging them to communicate, and give them enough time to make themselves heard and well accepted of their disorder.
• Listen to the client what they have to say and let them express themselves without interrupting or offering my opinion.
• Offer a home help service assisting the person with everyday needs such as household chores, personal care and transport to appointments, and doing some shopping if there is need.
• Encourage and reassure the client when they get upset or appear to be struggling with their emotions.
• Support clients who are frail aged people and those with physical and intellectual disabilities and chronic illnesses to remain independent and help when the client’s condition changes or deteriorates. Open Home Foundation 3 May 2010 – Jan 2011
(Auckland)
Support Worker (Casual)
Duties Include:
• Supporting families who had children with disabilities, and help them maintain a close link with their family / whānau, and their local community.
• Respite care for mental health clients.
• Do some watch on one on one care and of those who needed attention. VOLUNTARY WORK
Divine International Church (Current) 2010 to date
(Auckland)
Position: Senior Pastor and worship Leader
Ordained Minister
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead church in understanding, embracing, and accomplishing mission to develop disciplines at local level, and engaging followers in worship, community, and ministry.
• Plan and implement church vision and implement strategies to achieve short-range and long-range spiritual and organizational goals and objectives.
• Spearhead outreach and pastoral efforts such as biblical counselling, wedding, and funeral services.
• Plan worship services and events and equip staff and lay leaders to coordinate services and events; oversee staff and ensure they have resources to fulfil duties and responsibilities.
• Work with Outreach Committee to implement ministries reaching out to unchurched, inactive, and new residents of the community; direct assimilation of new members into congregation.
• Plan and delivery weekly sermons, prepare long-term preaching plans, and oversaw Sunday school.
• Lead Bible study classes, prayer meetings with church members and guests, and do visitations with grieving church members.
• Support, supervise, and manage congregation staff; work closely with the Board to keep transparency within the work relations.
• Provide pastoral care, including hospital visitations, bereavement, and funeral processions; offer guidance and counselling to the congregation. QUALIFICATIONS
Nazarene Theological College (Auckland) Current studying
• Bachelor in Theology
Church of Nazarene (Auckland) November 2017
• Ordained as a Minister
• District Licenced Minister Certificate November 2016 Manukau Institute of Technology July 2011 – June 2012
• National Certificate in Mental Health (Level 4)
Spectrum Care Trust (Career Force) December 2011
• National Certificate in Health, Disability, and Aged Support (Foundation Skills) Level 2
Spectrum Care Trust November 2011
• Person – centered Active Support
Open Home Foundation 6th September 2010
• De-escalation and challenging Incidents Workshop. Open Home Foundation 7th September 2010
• Training on Epilepsy
Waikato Institute of Technology Hamilton, 2003 to 2005
• Bachelor of Nursing (Not Completed)
Waikato Institute of Technology, December 2003
• Pre-Health (Nursing)
Reference
Jo Ruatara-Nelson
Team Leader
Raukura Hauora O Tainui
11 Vogler Drive
Wiri, Manukau
Auckland.
Mob: 021894704
Email: **.*******-******@*******.***
Folata Heem
House Leader,
Spectrum Care Trust
270 Neilson Street
Onehunga
Auckland.
Mob: 021*******
Paul Talluri
District Superintendent
Church of Nazarene
Auckland,
Mob: 021*******
Email: ******@*****.***
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