Letwin Mwoyoweshumba
Adelaide,SA
Summary
Skilled Care Provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities in-home or within care facility. Keep house by making beds, washing dishes and assisting with meals. Advise healthcare team regarding health concerns, nutrition or behaviours of concern.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Residential Care Worker
Life Care: Gaynes Park Manor
Joslin, SA
05.2023 - 06.2023
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned house.
- Served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets and care plan.
- Assisted residents with basic activities of daily living.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns into the system.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in residents' health status to the team leader.
- Helped patients move in and out of beds, wheelchairs using lifters.
- Reported changes in residents' condition and health to the team leader.
- Provided resident care by supplying and emptying bedpans and incontinence pads.
- Collected resident urine specimens and performed urinalysis.
- Assisted nurses with repositioning to avoid or alleviate pain from pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds.
Volunteer
Epworth Children's Village
Johannesburg, South Africa
04.2015 - 06.2017
- Assisted with homework and assignments.
- Observed and reported learner challenges and and progress
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
- Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning activities for children.
- Represented organization positively and professionally while providing community with much-needed services.
- Tutored at various competency levels to help people with reading, math and writing skills.
- Engaged participants with skills and crafts like sewing, cooking, baking and knitting.
Education
Certificate III Individual Support
Norgrove Training
Adelaide, SA06.2023
Honours Degree - Psychology
University of Johannesburg
South Africa12.2015
Skills
- Supporting Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
- Oral Hygiene
- Monitoring Fluids
- Mobility Support
- Nutrition and Diet
- Urine Specimen Handling
- Documenting Behaviours
- Behaviour Redirection
Certification
Certifications obtained at Norgrove Training-April 2023
- First Aid & CPR Training
- Manual Handling
- Hand Hygiene Training
- Basics of Infection Prevention
- Refresher COVID-19 For Aged Care Workers
- Precise Thick-N Instant User Training
Languages
English
Full Professional
Shona
Native or Bilingual
Ndebele
Full Professional
Zulu
Professional Working
Xhosa
Limited Working
Timeline
Residential Care Worker
Life Care: Gaynes Park Manor
05.2023 - 06.2023
Volunteer
Epworth Children's Village
04.2015 - 06.2017
Certificate III Individual Support
Norgrove Training
Honours Degree - Psychology
University of Johannesburg