An adaptable, conscientious, enthusiastic, and self motivated individual with experience of implementing personal support plans which focus on the individual's welfare, needs, wants and interests. Having the ability to manage a challenging caseload, while staying focused on giving a high standard of care to every client. Constantly maintaining and demonstrating a positive attitude towards clients, their families, staff, visitors and others.
Work History
2002 – 2008: Support Worker, Family Planning Organisation
Responsibilities
- Providing support, information and advocacy to the individuals supported by the company.
- Providing emotional assistance to service users.
- Helping service users achieve their personal care needs and high level personal hygiene appropriately and sensitively.
- Assisting the people under support in preparing meals and drinks and laundry work.
- Supporting service users in taking prescribed medicine and complying with all medicine policies as well as administration, storage and record keeping
- Enabling service users achieve independence as far as they possibly can in all aspects of life by providing opportunities, appropriate information, support, training and counseling.
- Helping service users identify and choose their own support needs.
- Assisting in implementing, devising and reviewing home care plans.
- Supporting service users for them to actively contribute to the daily running of their own homes.
- Assisting in safety and health assessments, following safety and health procedures and participating in fire drills and audits.
- Providing first aid services at the homes of service users when necessary.
Training and Qualification
1999 – 2001: Diploma in Health Care and Sanitation- Hilltop Hospital College, Riverside town