John Teraivao Samatua

• Provide support to mental health nurses to provide assistance to patients and their families in healthcare and community settings.
• Look after known mental health clients, and provide pschosocial support to mild - those who need it within the Puna.
• Pschological first aide, support work, daily checks, medication support, psychosocial assistance - such as daily planning, transport.
• Work as a member of a health team and required to work under supervision of a registered nurse.
• Documented client progress in confidential files.
• Monitored client progress and provided feedback to families and treatment team members.
• Implemented crisis intervention plans to support client safety.
• Developed and implemented activities to help clients develop social and independent living skills.

• Volunteer at the Creative Center
• Massaging and carryout maintenance.
• Enacting with the elderly members

Key Achievements:

Bringing and giving relief and gratification to the elderly.

• General maintenance of buildings, equipment and machinery
• General maintenance of appliances
• Steel fabrication welding of equipment and machinery
• Carpentry work
• Handy work - carpentry, engineering and electrician
• Replaced light bulbs in indoor and outdoor fixtures

Key Achievements:

Volunteered to build and weld a basketball board, ring and frame for the graduating 2017 students Project within a two week time frame and before the dedication ceremony.

• Handyman work - carpentry, engineering, electrician, maintenance
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

Key Achievements:

Helped built our house with my Father and Uncle.

Rebuilt our family house within 4 months.

• Stainless Steel Fabrication
• Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars and hammers.
• Move parts into position, manually or with hoists.
• Position, align, fit and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches and hand tools.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.

Key Achievements:

Ability to study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine material requirement and task sequences.

Managing Director

• Manage and administrate the business
• Making and selling coconut sauce to sell in the local retail shops.
• Sourcing resources to operate the business.
• Quality assurance and improvement of the product.

Key Achievements:

Operating the business for the last 15 years

Product considered by customers as quality and the preferred product

• Place spat collectors into the water and anchor or tow according to the method required.
• Sort and hand spats on mainline.
• Get shells ready for seeding.
• Drilling, cleaning and hanging shells on the line.
• Diving and general maintenance of the mainlines and anchor lines.
• Setting of main and anchor lines including setting of the buoys.
• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Key Achievement:

• Helped my father achieve his dream of becoming a Pearl Farmer.
• Managed to have two harvest of pearls.
• Experienced in managing farm and getting shells to the optimum seeding state according to the Technicians requirements.

• Connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers or other components based on job specifications and local codes.
• Use variety of tools or equipment such as power tools, measuring, devices and testing equipment.
• Inspect electrical systems or components to identify hazards, defects, or the need of adjustment or repair and to ensure compliance with codes.

• Deckhand on the Avatapu for about a year.
• Inspected and maintained deck equipment and supplies.
• Followed safety protocols and procedures to prevent accidents.
• Communicated clearly, concisely and politely with passengers and crew members.
• Inspected and tested safety equipment and emergency response systems.

Key Achievements:

At times Captained the boat, while the Captain is resting.

• Assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured or convalescent persons.
• Place patient on stretchers and load stretchers into ambulance, usually with assistance from other attendants.
• Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.

Key Achievements:

• Helped colleagues with gun handling skills.
• Mentored colleagues during the physical exercises