Olawande Braimoh
Napier,New Zealand
Summary
Dynamic Youth&Social worker with a proven track record at Hohepa Hawke's Bay, adept in crisis intervention and case management. Demonstrated empathy and cultural competence while empowering individuals to achieve their goals. Committed to fostering independence and resilience in vulnerable populations through effective communication and teamwork.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Childcare Volunteer
Napier Baptist
Napier, Hawke's Bay
01.2025 - Current
- Supervised children during activities and ensured their safety at all times.
- Organized educational games and crafts to promote developmental skills.
- Assisted staff with daily routines and maintained a clean environment.
- Monitored individual progress and reported observations to childcare team members.
- Collaborated with volunteers to execute engaging programming for diverse age groups.
Residential support worker
Hohepa Hawke's Bay ltd
Napier, New Zealand
04.2023 - Current
- Support Intellectually Disabled young persons with their daily routines such as care, meal preparation and recreational activities around the wider community.
- Delivering a person centered service and advocating independence for the residents in achieving their smart goals.
- Recording daily progress and building termly reports of each residents using the four fold human being theory.
- Support Young Tamariki in carrying out their job withing the wider community.
- Work in team through proper communication channel to deliver proper duty of care for the residents in our home.
- Application of every trainings daily and reinforcing them during shift such as Team Teach techniques, child protection policy, first Aid, Trauma and positive behavior techniques.
- Following the policies and principles of my Organization in delivering acceptable duty of care.
Social/Youth Worker
Federal Ministry of Youth Developments
Abuja, Nigeria
05.2015 - 01.2023
- Using several Communication techniques to resolve clientele difficult situations through the social work code of ethics and practice.
- Assist in delivering improved operations and exceptional service to vulnerable youth through the states across the country.
- Manage proper case file, history of client, and build a thorough report by proper observation, listening techniques and approved framework by the Ministry to deliver action plans for young persons in economical distress.
- Monitor and evaluate young candidates who have benefited from the Ministry's skilled project either online or Face-to-face trainings, using their testimonials as a successful appraisal for the Government's policy and plans.
- Part of team attending to vulnerable young children and women in rural areas with high cases of neglect and abuse within the community.
- Respond, partner with private sector, other social services and Healthcare practitioners to foster proper care plan for clients across the country.
Welfare volunteer
Commonwealth of zion assembly
Abuja, Nigeria
09.2013 - 12.2015
- Worked in a team that provided beverage and light refreshments during each service.
- Clean up communion serving cups after each service and helped the team to store all in designated areas.
- Managed and organized set up for outreach and public charity within local communities.
- Assisted members in financial or economical difficulties, to set up small businesses with church budgets, and proper accounting and monitoring of these start-ups.
- Church ministry
Education
Social Work license -
Chartered Institute of Social Work practitioner of Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria01.2021
B.Sc - Sociology
Madonna University
Okija, Anambra, Nigeria01.2010
Skills
- Empathy
- Communication
- Crisis Intervention
- Case Management
- Cultural Competence
- Advocacy
- Active Listening
- Problem Solving
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Positive Attitude
- Resilience
- Trustworthiness
- Willingness To Learn
- Work Ethic
Hobbies and Interests
- Community Involvement
- Music
- Photography
- Travel
References
Available upon request
Driver License
Class 1 - Full driver license
Custom Section 1
- NZQA Level 7
Timeline
Childcare Volunteer
Napier Baptist
01.2025 - Current
Residential support worker
Hohepa Hawke's Bay ltd
04.2023 - Current
Social/Youth Worker
Federal Ministry of Youth Developments
05.2015 - 01.2023
Welfare volunteer
Commonwealth of zion assembly
09.2013 - 12.2015
Social Work license -
Chartered Institute of Social Work practitioner of Nigeria
B.Sc - Sociology
Madonna University