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Work History
Education
Skills
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Training
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Rukayat (Rukky) Adekoya

Dalkeith,Edinburgh

Summary

Dedicated Personal Care Assistant adept at supporting and overseeing clients' daily activities, such as meal preparation and basic housekeeping. Empathetic and patient, with a solid foundation in client care. Prepared to handle challenging situations and deliver exceptional health results.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Personal Care Assistant

Lothian Centre For Inclusive Living (LCIL)
Edinburgh, UK
01.2024 - Current
  • Providing immobile, recovering, or frail patient with support, company, and comfort
  • Dispensing medications, administering treatments, and assisting with exercise routines as prescribed
  • Reporting changes in the physical, mental, and emotional conditions of clients to relevant parties
  • Providing support with personal hygiene, including bathroom visits, bathing, dressing, and brushing teeth
  • Experienced in using hoists and as well as pushing my wheelchair
  • Engaging clients in suitable activities, such as playing games, taking walks, or having conversations
  • Performing basic housekeeping duties, including cleaning, laundry, and preparing meals
  • Assisting clients with household finances, bills, and payments, as well as running errands.
  • Prepared meals according to dietary needs of the residents and patients.
  • Observed residents and patients for any signs of discomfort or distress.

Kitchen Porter Part Time

The Lookout by Gardener's Cottage
Edinburgh, UK
09.2023 - 01.2024
  • Cleaning and sterilizing countertops, kitchen walls, stoves, ovens, grills and sinks
  • Cleaning the entire kitchen once it is closed to ensure it is ready for the next day
  • Maintaining the food storage areas like freezers and refrigerators
  • Receiving deliveries and organizing them in the kitchen
  • Washing dirty dishes like cutlery, pots, cutting boards and pans or loading dishes into the dishwasher
  • Removing kitchen waste from waste containers and disposing of them properly
  • Cleaning and maintaining cooking equipment like cookers, pots and food mixers
  • Supporting the Chef in basic food preparation like cutting ingredients, peeling and washing food items
  • Providing assistance to Prep Cooks and other kitchen staff, as needed.
  • Conducted daily cleaning duties such as scrubbing down counters, stoves and ovens.
  • Ensured that all kitchen tools were properly stored after each shift was completed.

Health Care Assistant

Bolakumi-Idowu Memorial Medical Center
Ikorodu, Nigeria
01.2023 - 09.2023
  • Bathing in bed/bathroom/chair to include essential aspects of personal hygiene
  • Assistance with getting up and going to bed
  • Assistance with appliances (hearing aids, spectacles, artificial limbs, leg calipers)
  • Care of skin and hair, including assistance with shaving
  • Care of pressure areas and prevention of sores
  • Care of mouth and teeth, including dentures
  • Assist in the management of continence of bladder and bowel
  • Assist with dressing and undressing
  • Assist with mobility and transfers, using correctly any specialized equipment provided
  • Assist with feeding and medication
  • Administer only the medication as prescribed by a qualified medical practitioner as detailed in the Support Plan
  • Assist with the therapeutic programs for rehabilitation and development as agreed with appropriate clinical professionals in liaison with the Line Manager
  • Provide a safe environment for those who need constant supervision and help
  • Provide emotional support to the family as part of a caring team
  • Supervise the person with care needs outside the home as advised by the Line Manager, with written permission from the disabled person or responsible career.

Kitchen Porter (PartTime)

Lagos Continental Hotel
Lagos, Nigeria
11.2020 - 09.2023
  • Collecting and washing pots, cups, and spoons
  • Ensuring the kitchen environment is clean and sanitised
  • Receive and unpack deliveries
  • Clean and arrange the food storeroom
  • Taking out Garbage
  • Keeping freezers, and fridges clean and organised.

Kitchen Porter (Full-Time)

Radisson Blu Hotel
Lagos, Nigeria
05.2018 - 11.2020
  • Collecting and washing pots, cups, and spoons
  • Ensuring the kitchen environment is clean and sanitised
  • Receive and unpack deliveries
  • Organising shifts and work arrangements for subordinate Kitchen Porter
  • Train Kitchen porters on best practices at work
  • Track the daily performance of food prepared and customers attended to.

Education

Bachelor of Accountancy -

Olabisi Onabanjo University
Ago Iwoye
01.2017

High School Diploma -

Primelight High School
Lagos
01.2011

Skills

  • Care Support passion
  • Proficient with Workday
  • Team player
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Conflict Management
  • Providing help
  • Care plan implementation
  • Medication Management
  • First-aid and CPR
  • Compassionate Caregiving
  • Meal Preparation
  • Medical Records Management
  • Personal Hygiene Assistance
  • Compassionate Care
  • Housekeeping tasks
  • Grooming assistance

Activities

  • Sport
  • Environmental conservation
  • Skiing
  • Travel
  • Road Trips
  • Yoga

Training

  • Manual Handling training
  • Fire Safety training
  • Food Hygiene training
  • Health & Safety training

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Personal Care Assistant

Lothian Centre For Inclusive Living (LCIL)
01.2024 - Current

Kitchen Porter Part Time

The Lookout by Gardener's Cottage
09.2023 - 01.2024

Health Care Assistant

Bolakumi-Idowu Memorial Medical Center
01.2023 - 09.2023

Kitchen Porter (PartTime)

Lagos Continental Hotel
11.2020 - 09.2023

Kitchen Porter (Full-Time)

Radisson Blu Hotel
05.2018 - 11.2020

Bachelor of Accountancy -

Olabisi Onabanjo University

High School Diploma -

Primelight High School

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