Five chapters

From education and hospitality through aged care and support work — to case management in Kaikōura.

Timeline

  1. 01 · Education

    Ara Institute of Canterbury

    Level 7 Diploma in Supply Chain and Logistics — planning, coordination, and accountability. The systems thinking that still shapes every role.

  2. 02 · Hospitality

    Distinction Hotel Christchurch

    Kitchen Assistant to Front Office. When the hotel became a COVID isolation facility, I stayed on the frontlines — recognised with the New Zealand Government’s COVID-19 Response Recognition Award.

  3. 03 · Aged care

    Summerset & Chatswood

    Caregiver at Summerset Retirement Village, then Caregiver Coordinator at Chatswood — overseeing care delivery, schedules, and a commitment to dignity.

  4. 04 · Support work

    Tāngata whai ora

    Supporting people living with intellectual disabilities and mental health needs — daily living, medications, and trust built in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and English.

  5. 05 · Today

    MSD Kaikōura & HSR

    Case Manager at the Ministry of Social Development in Kaikōura, and Health and Safety Representative for the Kaikōura Work and Income office — logistics mindset, hospitality instinct, care-sector heart.