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Preparations and Priorities at Our Sites Staff Profile

STAFF PROFILE

NAME: Carissa Hedley POSITION: Lifestyle Assistant LOCATION: Chipping Norton Day Program

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FAVOURITE MUSIC/SONG? Baby I Won’t - Danny Ocean

FAVOURITE MOVIE? Wrong Turn

FAVOURITE HOBBIES? Going to the movies and enjoying time with the family

FAVOURITE FOODS? Sweets and crumbed chicken

IF YOU COULD BE AN ANIMAL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? A sloth

WHAT IS YOUR DREAM HOLIDAY DESTINATION? Tahiti

IF YOU HAD THE POWER, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT THE WORLD? Climate change IF YOU HAD TO TEACH SOMETHING, WHAT WOULD YOU TEACH? Manners

SOMETHING NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT ME? I’m petrified of snakes

Our priority at this time across all services is the prevention through reinforcement of infection control protocols for all clients, staff and visitors. Please make sure that the following procedures and protocols are followed for the safety of clients and staff: • Regular hand washing and sanitising. • Correct sneezing and coughing etiquette. • Correct use of Personal Protective Equipment. • Thorough cleaning of facilities, equipment, surfaces and utensils. All staff are encouraged to remain updated by monitoring their states official health website - www.health.gov.au. Over the past few weeks, we have made sure that we have ample gloves, masks, sanitiser and a non-invasive thermometer at each site. Afford will be adding extra thermometers to each vehicle across all states. Every site will start the day with a daily toolbox meeting to reiterate key focuses: • Lifestyle Assistant to be located at the main entrance of the site to take temperatures of all staff & clients as they enter the site. Anyone with a temperature are to follow isolation procedure, with staff/clients to go home and client’s family be contacted to pick them up or ambulance. • Temperatures are to be taken of staff & clients before they access the van. • Staff to wash hands for 20 seconds, frequently using soap ensuring they also wash backs of hands. • Staff to get clients or assist clients to their wash hands for 20 seconds frequently using soap, ensuring they also wash the backs of their hands. • Staff to immediately report temperature, runny nose or cough of staff or clients and then follow the isolation procedure. Please be reassured that we are treating this pandemic with the utmost seriousness while maintaining our commitment to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of our clients, staff and visitors. PREPARATIONS AND PRIORITIES AT OUR SITES

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