Kylie Sheridan
Westwood,QLD
Summary
Dedicated Aged Care Worker with proven expertise in compassionate care and dementia support, honed at Mercy Community - Aged Care Services. Excelled in building trust-based relationships and enhancing the quality of life for residents through personalized attention and skilled assistance. Demonstrates exceptional verbal communication and empathy, ensuring patient dignity and fostering a positive environment.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Aged Care Worker
Mercy Community - Aged Care Services
Rockhampton, QLD
10.2022 - 03.2024
- Assisted residents with daily living tasks, promoting independence and dignity.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Maintained a clean and safe living environment for all residents, ensuring their wellbeing.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Enhanced residents'' quality of life by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Adhered strictly to infection control protocols, minimizing the risk of communicable diseases within the facility.
- Developed trust-based relationships with residents by actively listening to their concerns and demonstrating genuine interest in their lives.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
- Maintained frequent supervision of residents unable to call for assistance.
- Contributed to a positive team culture by fostering open communication and collaboration among colleagues.
Support Worker
Home Caring
Rockhampton, QLD
06.2022 - 07.2022
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Helped clients manage and reach individual goals, supporting independent progression and social skills.
- Enhanced the quality of care for clients by providing personalized support and assistance with daily living activities.
- Transported clients to appointments, shopping venues and entertainment events according to determined schedule.
- Established trusting relationships with clients and their families through empathetic communication and active listening.
- Developed strong rapport with clients by consistently demonstrating respect, understanding, and genuine concern for their wellbeing.
- Promoted community integration by providing extensive physical, emotional and social support.
- Enhanced clients' daily living skills by providing tailored support in activities such as cooking and budgeting.
Jillaroo
Colin Lawrie
Westwood, Qld
01.2006 - 03.2006
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
Education
Certificate III - Individual Support
Blue Stone
Rockhampton, QLD08.2022
Certificate II - Communication For Workplace
The Cathedral College
Rockhampton, QLD12.2005
Certificate II - Agriculture (Beef Cattle Production)
The Cathedral College
Rockhampton, QLD11.2005
Skills
- Toileting support
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Dementia Care
- Feeding Assistance
- Compassionate Care
- Mobility Assistance
- Transfer Techniques
- Palliative Care
- Bathing Assistance
- Pressure area care
- Oral hygiene maintenance
- Physical therapy support
- Continence Care
- Fall prevention
- Respectful and Compassionate
- Elderly Care
- Multitasking and Organization
- Incident Reporting
- Dependable and Responsible
- First aid and safety
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Patient Companionship
- Daily living assistance
- Behavioral Management
- COVID-19 Safety Policies
- Patient Care
- Basic Housekeeping
- Documentation
- Relationship Building
- Compassionate communication
- Medical record-keeping
- PPE Usage
- Housekeeping
- Emotional Support
- Heavy Lifting
- Client Transportation
- Meal Preparation
- Disability Support
- Dining room support
- Patient care and companionship
- Empathetic listening
- Caring Companionship
- Personal Care Worker
- Cooking meals
Timeline
Aged Care Worker
Mercy Community - Aged Care Services
10.2022 - 03.2024
Support Worker
Home Caring
06.2022 - 07.2022
Jillaroo
Colin Lawrie
01.2006 - 03.2006
Certificate III - Individual Support
Blue Stone
Certificate II - Communication For Workplace
The Cathedral College
Certificate II - Agriculture (Beef Cattle Production)
The Cathedral College