Suzanne Crowther

Experience

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  Nua Healthcare Services

  Sept 2011 - Feb 2012

  Personal Support Worker

  During my time with Healthcare People I have had the pleasure in working in various units within the company I worked with clients with all levels of dependency and care requirements.I was responsible for the care of the service users on all aspects of their daily care and supervision. I was required to ensure of their safety at all times. I interacted with all the SU’s and on a one to one level. This work experience offered me the opportunity and insight to dealing with adolescence and adults with Asperger’s syndrome Autism, borderline personality disorders mental health issues and intellectual disabilities. Working with both the staff and service users opened a whole new world with has captured my interest in this industry completely.One-to-one care with a service user in St. John of Gods, Stillorgan - Oct’11This work experience required me to care for one of the resident service user who was admitted into the specialised care setting of St. John of Gods. This service user was under the professional care and supervision of the staff of the centre at all times. Show less

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  KARE Local Services Blessington

  Feb 2012 - Aug 2013

  Community Support Worker

  As a community health support worker in a local service provider my duties required me to work with service users that attended the centre on a daily basis. The organisation provided advocacy, advice and a daily service that allowed persons with physical and intellectual disabilities to interact with community activities incorporating and promoting community involvement on a daily basis. As the role of a community support worker it was within my remit to aid the service users to become a valued member of their community, by providing support with activities like shopping, travelling, socialising, swimming, going to church daily outings and going to work. Show less

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  CARP

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2015

  Student Social Care Worker

  During my placement I worked in almost all the services they provided, which included, needle exchange, facilitating and delivering youth reach educational programmes, co-facilitating group therapy sessions to adolescent participants, supporting community members in the Killinarden community outreach programme and assisting with the running of their homeless service all of which involves engaging with service users in a group setting and on a one to one basis.

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  Tusla - Child and Family Agency

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

  Student Social Care Worker

  During my placement I worked with children in care and their families, facilitated access and worked closely with team members and social care workers on a children in care team.

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  Empowerment Plus

  Jan 2017 - May 2019

  Outreach Family Support Social Care Worker

  As a community outreach family support social care worker I work directly with children and their families in their home providing support and advice, I provide supervised access for children in care, observing and reporting accordingly.

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  Tusla - Child and Family Agency

  May 2019 - Feb 2022

  • Social Care Worker

    May 2019 - Feb 2022

  • Social Care Worker

    May 2019 - Feb 2022
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  Empowerment Plus

  Apr 2022 - now

  Social Care Worker