Jordan Dickson
Team Leader Employment Support at Response Services Inc- Claim this Profile
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Environmental Science and Managemment
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Response Services Inc
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Australia
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Individual and Family Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Team Leader Employment Support
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Oct 2014 - Present
Responsibilities:Case management and client coordination for clients who have entered the service with an employment focus; increasing employability skills, requiring experience and assistance job seeking, workplace support, employer negotiation for reasonable adjustment, access to training.Caseload of 40+ clients.Implementation of client goal plans > development of support plans > assessment of milestones > review. Application and evidence based collection to provide funding bodies (NDIA, FACS) with evidence based assessment to support allocations of future funding.Implement behaviour intervention, support programs, and service/staff coordination to meet clients needs.Negotiation and advocacy on behalf or with client to support client choices. Client support to allow informed consent and understanding.Engage client to live a quality life as defined by their choices.Achievements:The creation of social enterprise for clients with intellectual disability, including Communitea, Response Pallet Gardens, Rapid Response and Cottage Industries.Transition of clients from the service to open employment and independence across a variety of roles, including non typical employs such as high level sports referees, landcare advocates, disability support roles, and small business start ups.Completed numerous activities that have shifted the paradigm of disability and inability in the community. Show less
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Disability Support Worker
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Nov 2013 - Oct 2014
Responsibilities:Encouraged community participation and independence building for clients to live quality lives - as defined by them!Support roles with clients home/accommodation; assisting with domestic chores, cooking and cleaning, personal care, lifestyle role modelling, accessing the local community and community events.Supported clients within employment roles; finding and supporting workplace experiences, reasonable adjustment to tasks, employability skills development and assessment. Participated in the creation and delivery of tailored day programs and social enterprise for people with intellectual disability.Achievements:Developed experience and skill across a range of support activities home care activities.Gained strong communication and listening skills with culturally diverse clients.Leading clients to situations of independence and employment leading to their exit of the service as a client. Show less
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Life Without Barriers
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Australia
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Individual and Family Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Disability Support Worker Individual
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Mar 2014 - Present
Responsibilities: Perform personal care work and support with domestic tasks including cleaning, shopping, cooking, feeding and bathing. Administer medication. Assist with personal hygiene and toileting/continence management. Assist with mobility and use mobility systems when required. Implement behaviour intervention, support programs, and service/staff coordination. Engage client in community access activities. Engage client to live a quality life as defined by their choices.. Achievements: Developed skills in listening, supporting and dealing with challenging behaviours. Gained experience in risk assessment and management. Completed numerous activities that have shifted the paradigm of disability and inability in the community. Show less
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Environmental Officer
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Nov 2009 - Nov 2011
Administer CNA’s environmental monitoring database for blast, air quality, noise, water quality and meteorological, real time and static monitoring stations for Hunter Valley Operations, Mount Thorley Warkworth and Mt Pleasant Project. Regularly review process and analyse environmental monitoring data, compare with target and compliances levels and prepare monitoring reports for CNA. Develop additional environmental monitoring databases and reports as required. Assist in the preparation external monitoring reports for government (Annual Environment Management Report), community and other stakeholders. Liaise with environmental contractors to improve data integrity and undertake environmental sampling as required. Show less
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JP Environmental
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236 Hannell St, Maryvile, NSW 2293
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Environmental Science and Management
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Nov 2007 - Nov 2009
Deliver water management services to Coal & Allied (C&A) Hunter Valley open cut coal mines. Act as interim staff member for Coal and Allied Environmental Services. Act as interim staff member for Coal and Allied Projects Team. Operator of OPSIM dynamic computer based water balance model for Coal & Allied. Surface drainage design and assessment at Hunter Valley Operations, Mount Thorley, Warkworth Mining Limited and Bengalla Open Cut Coal. Water Licence and Approval applications for C&A (ongoing), Xstrata & Wambo Coal. Prepare/maintain statutory and operational Water Management Plans for C&A mining sites. Rehabilitation inspection services and regulatory reporting for Unimin Salt Ash. Show less
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Education
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2015 - 2015
Essential Skills and Training
Diploma, Disability Studies -
2014 - 2014
Response Training
Certificate IV, Disability Studies -
2005 - 2008
University of Newcastle
Bachelor of Science (BS), Envionmental Science and Management
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