Mathew Kiprotich Kipsuto
Officer
Summary
A compassionate and experienced caregiver dedicated to providing outstanding patient-centered care with a focus on safety, comfort, and dignity. Skilled in addressing diverse patient needs through personal grooming assistance, safe ambulation, and effective housekeeping. Adept at collaborating with healthcare staff to ensure optimal care and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of relevant medical conditions. Passionate about creating a positive impact by offering emotional support and encouragement to individuals in both hospital and in-home settings. Committed to delivering consistent, detail-oriented service to maximize patient satisfaction and overall wellness.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
ACTIVE SUPPORT WORKER
FOCUS INDIVIDUALISED GROUP
06.2024 - Current
- Assist clients with daily living activities, including personal care, meal preparation, and household tasks
- Promote client independence by encouraging skill development and self-care practices
- Facilitate social and community participation through outings, events, and activities
- Provide emotional support and companionship to enhance clients' mental well-being
- Monitor clients' health and safety, reporting changes or concerns to relevant professionals
- Collaborate with healthcare providers and families to implement personalized care plans
- Maintain accurate records of client progress, activities, and care provided
- Ensure compliance with relevant legal and ethical standards, such as NDIS guidelines
- Foster a safe and inclusive environment that supports client dignity and respect
- Adapt to clients’ individual needs, promoting a high quality of life
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WORKER
ERMHA
01.2022 - 06.2024
- Working with groups and conduct outreach assistance that enables management of daily activities and connection with the local community
- These workers also help with the development and review of individual recovery plans and provide referral and linkages to other community services
- Monitor mental health symptoms and provide interventions
- Provide emotional support to clients with mental health issues
- Develop and implement individualized care plans
- Liaise with other professionals and Advocate for client rights and needs
- Assist clients in navigating the mental health care system
- Provide education about mental health issues
- Support clients in developing coping skills and strategies
- Facilitate group therapy and support sessions
DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKER
Annecto Inclusive (Australia)
12.2020 - 01.2022
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry and completed weekly grocery shopping
- Scheduled and accompanied clients to medical appointments
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications and tracked behaviours to keep the healthcare supervisor well-informed
- Kept accurate records for client files and handled related paperwork
- Prepared meals for clients so they can keep a healthy, balanced diet thereby improving their health
- Implement and participate in the creation of tailored care plans aimed at helping them achieve their individual goals
- Assistance and redirection of daily functions such as health, hygiene, cooking, cleaning, shopping, and budgeting
DIRECT SUPPORT WORKER
Unified Care Australia
04.2019 - 12.2020
- Assist clients with personal care activities
- Providing companionship and support during daily activities
- Implementing strategies for managing dementia and other health issues
- Delivering activities that promote emotional and intellectual stimulations
- Using equipment to assist clients with limited mobility such as hoists and walking aids
- Implementing care programs for clients in residential care facilities
- Collaborating with other health care professionals, family members and carers
Personal Care Worker
John R Hannah Residential Home (VMCH)
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Continence management and Personal hygiene, grooming, manicuring and oral hygiene
- Communicates with all residents effectively including the maintenance and the fitting of hearing aids and glasses as required
- Assisting those residents’/clients with challenging behaviours, by participation in the development and implementation of an individually designed management plan
- Reporting in progress notes and providing relevant information to assist the RN to carry out holistic assessment and care planning
- Complete tick sheets, record resident progress notes, and fill out continence assessment flow charts, record behaviour activity and resident participation in activity programs
- Complete incident reports that they are witness to, diet sheets, attendance records
- Knowledge of storage, disposal and handling of chemicals and Knowledge of emergency procedures
- Co-operate in the investigation of workplace incidents in accordance with organisational policy
- Promptly report and document all hazards, potential hazards or unsafe actions
Personal Care Assistant
Annex Disability Centre
01.2015 - 10.2018
- Personal care of service participant including feeding and personal hygiene
- Conduct a daily safety check on equipment
- Medication and administration
- Use of mobility equipment
- Meal preparation and house cleaning
Aging Support Worker
Hope Hospice
02.2012 - 12.2015
- Helping clients to shower and taking them for appointments
- Toileting and perform other tasks as directed
- Grooming and personal care
- General mobility and house cleaning
- Cooking for them and reporting and document all potential hazards
Education
Certificate IV in Individual Support - Ageing & Disability
Inter Care Training
Keysborough, VIC, AUSTRALIA07.2019
Skills
- Strong Communication Skills
- Effective Time Allocation
- Collaborative Team Member
- Proactive Mindset
- Analytical Problem Solving
- Strategic Decision Making
- Effective Organizational Skills
- Workplace Safety Procedures
- Rapid Learner
- Proactive Initiative
- ACFI experience
- Accreditation standards
- Focused Listening
- Clear communication
- Effective Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Empathy
- Empathetic Understanding
- Patience
- Building rapport
- Emotional support
- Assisting with personal care
- Mobility assistance
- Daily living tasks
- Medication administration
- Adaptability
- Flexibility
- Prioritizing tasks
- Managing schedules
- Timely completion
- Reliability
- Responsibility
- Punctuality
- Trustworthiness
- Collaboration
- Effective teamwork
Work Related Training
- First aid Training
- Providing Basic Emergency life support
- Manual Handling
- Infection control in the work place
- Bowel Management
- Medication administration
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Driver’s License
- Support Workers Orientation Modules
- Epilepsy management
- Stoma Care management
- Dementia Management
- Food safety management
- Ethical response and safety
- Fire safety and management
- Occupational Health and safety
- International Police Check
- Basic food hygiene
- NDIS Screening Check
Other Skills
Active listening, Clear and concise communication, Ability to communicate with diverse individuals, Experience in working with people who may have communication difficulties, Empathy, Compassion, Patience, Ability to build rapport and trust with clients and their families, Emotional support skills, Assisting with personal care, Mobility and daily living tasks, Medication administration, Ability to assess situations, Identify problems and develop solutions, Flexibility to adapt to changing needs and circumstances, Prioritizing tasks, Managing schedules, Ensuring timely completion of responsibilities, Being punctual, Trustworthy, Taking ownership of tasks and responsibilities, Ability to collaborate effectively with other support staff, Family members and professionals
Career Aim
A compassionate and experienced caregiver dedicated to providing outstanding patient-centered care with a focus on safety, comfort, and dignity. Skilled in addressing diverse patient needs through personal grooming assistance, safe ambulation, and effective housekeeping. Adept at collaborating with healthcare staff to ensure optimal care and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of relevant medical conditions. Passionate about creating a positive impact by offering emotional support and encouragement to individuals in both hospital and in-home settings. Committed to delivering consistent, detail-oriented service to maximize patient satisfaction and overall wellness.
Hobbies and Interests
- Travelling
- Swimming
- Basketball and watching footie
- Going to the gym
Timeline
ACTIVE SUPPORT WORKER
FOCUS INDIVIDUALISED GROUP
06.2024 - Current
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WORKER
ERMHA
01.2022 - 06.2024
DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKER
Annecto Inclusive (Australia)
12.2020 - 01.2022
DIRECT SUPPORT WORKER
Unified Care Australia
04.2019 - 12.2020
Personal Care Worker
John R Hannah Residential Home (VMCH)
01.2019 - 06.2019
Personal Care Assistant
Annex Disability Centre
01.2015 - 10.2018
Aging Support Worker
Hope Hospice
02.2012 - 12.2015
Certificate IV in Individual Support - Ageing & Disability
Inter Care Training
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