SHARON CHUMBA
90 Ward Rd Berwick,Victoria
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Personal Care Assistant with a strong background in providing essential assistance to individuals in need of personal care services. Adept at fostering independence, promoting well-being, and ensuring a high quality of life for clients. Seeking a challenging position where my skills and genuine passion for helping others can make a positive impact. Possess a strong desire to improve the quality of life for clients while maintaining their dignity and independence.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Custodian aged Care
12.2023 - 01.2024
- Provide personalized care to elderly residents, including assistance with activities of daily living and mobility support
- Administering medication with RN
- Documentation
- Assist residents to carry out their morning/night routines, including personal care (showering/bathing, toileting, and other aspects)
- Close observation and putting changes in plans, health, and well-being
- Management of complex behaviors
- Assisting clients to meet their goals and maintain independence
- Implementing all client's programs
- Communicate effectively and respectfully with residents.
Personal Care Assistant
Reflect Recruitment
08.2023 - 11.2023
- Ensure clients receive their medication on time
- Carrying out shifts for Support as per the service duty roster by the employer from time to time such as: Dressing/grooming, Showering/bathing, Hoisting/Toileting, Preparing meals
- Assisting individual clients to eat their meals
- Communicate effectively and respectfully with residents, family, coworkers, and community members ensuring confidentiality
- Assisting with client's physical and mobility requirements in accordance with training provided and the relevant workplace health and safety standard, including transferring of clients
- Providing other support to individual clients as required
- Supervision of client's medication requirements.
Personal Care Worker
Unity care Eldoret
05.2022 - 05.2023
- Support clients who can't move on their own
- Help clients dress, bathe, eat etc
- Assist clients with physical therapy exercises
- Cook meals according to the customer's restrictions
- Help customers with their shopping
- Do necessary housekeeping to maintain a clean environment
- Provide emotional support
- Inform physicians or supervisors about uncommon events
- Act quickly and responsibly in cases of emergency.
AIN /Personal care assistant
Kerio Aged Care
02.2020 - 03.2022
- Personal care, showering, dressing and toileting
- Providing social support and companionship
- Close observation and putting changes in plans, health, and well-being
- Implementing strategies for managing dementia and other health issues
- Delivering activity promotes emotional and intellectual stimulation
- Implementing care programs for clients in residential care facilities
- Following the organizational policies, procedures, and code of conduct always
- Manual handling and residence transfer
- Feeding
- Documentation of the residence chart
- Reporting any incidents today at any charge
- Working as a team.
Education
ACAP
Skills
- Empathy and Compassion
- Problem solving skills
- Communication skills
- Patience
- Ability to handle Stress
- Teamwork
- Flexibility
- Attention to detail
- Personal care and hygiene assistance
- Light Housekeeping
- Meal Preparation
- Care plan implementation
- Dementia Care
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Personal Care Assistant
Custodian aged Care
12.2023 - 01.2024
Personal Care Assistant
Reflect Recruitment
08.2023 - 11.2023
Personal Care Worker
Unity care Eldoret
05.2022 - 05.2023
AIN /Personal care assistant
Kerio Aged Care
02.2020 - 03.2022
ACAP