Senior Care Assistant

Kristof Baraniecki

Appt **, Virginia Hall, Belgard Square West, Tallaght, D24 XN36

Phone number: +353-*********

Kristof is skilled, highly dedicated and motivated individual with strong practical experience both in the UK and internationally. He has excellent people management, communication and psychological skills and knowledge. He has an ability to form positive relationships with internal and external groups and a sound understanding of the role that spiritual, emotional and physical health play in the well being of a person. He has a passionate desire to enhance the quality of life for adults with mental health and learning disabilities. Kristof is personally driven by continued professional development and career progression.

PROFILE

Key Competencies

Team leadership

Key working

Supporting individuals to represent their needs

Technical Skills

Computer literate – Microsoft Office; outlook, word, excel, power point

Languages – English Fluent, Polish – mother tongue, Russian – good,

Driving licence and a car;

Interpersonal Skills

Open minded, easygoing, sociable, caring, good timekeeping, responsible

Able to manage workload and organize time, prioritisation ability, delegation of tasks

Responsible;

Good team player,

Good negotiation skills

CAREER REVIEW

Current position: Deputy Care Manager, NUA Ireland.

Direct Support to young adults with learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, Autism Spectrum and challenging behaviours;

Preparation of Personal Plans, Risk Assessments and Needs Assessments for service users

Collaboration with Clinical Team within the company;

Supervisions with staff; staff support, direct work with patients and their relatives;

Support to Team Leader / Manager of the residential settings

Prior to that Area Care Manager NUA UK.

Managing office with around 5 staff, rota planning, carrying out interviews, employing new carers, DBS check procedures, meetings on weekly basis staff meetings for office staff; taking part in everyday handovers,

Day to day contacts with local Social Services representatives;

Monitoring trainings/ qualification levels and requirements;

Updating carer’s personal files / direct observations, appraisals/;

Assessing people with dementia, preparing care plans, risk assessments, manual handling guidelines, carrying out medication administration observations and supervisions, direct observations on carers, quality checks with clients, meeting potential clients (initial assessments), carers induction, office reporting, current office issues, managing rota; also some work as a carer.

Crisis management

Deputy Manager, Everycare Eastbourne, 3 High Street, BN21 1HG, Old Town Eastbourne. Since 3rd of October 2013 till 30.03.14 where I was:

carrying out interviews, employing new carers, DBS check procedures

meetings on weekly basis staff meetings for office staff; taking part in everyday handovers,

Collaborating with CQC inspector while inspection was carried out;

Day to day contacts with local Social Services representatives;

Monitoring trainings/ qualification levels and requirements;

Updating carer’s personal files / direct observations, appraisals/;

Assessing people with dementia, preparing care plans, risk assessments, manual handling guidelines, carrying out medication administration observations and supervisions, direct observations on carers, quality checks with clients, meeting potential clients (initial assessments), carers induction, office reporting, current office issues, managing rota; also some work as a carer.

Care Coordinator / Manager at Britannia Homecare Ltd, Rowan House, Horley since 15th of May 2011 till 30 September 2013.

Managing group of care workers, shift planning, on-call shifts, customer relations, cooperation with Social Services, assessments and reviews ( elderly and disabled people), care work ( personal support to elderly people).

Senior Support Staff Member at Ashcroft Care Services Ltd, Malvern House, Horley

since August 2006 till May 2011.

Starting as a care worker and progressing to senior support. Working with people with wide range of learning disabilities such as: epilepsy, schizophrenia, down syndrome, autism, OCD. Always being prepared to be flexible if and when required.

Key Worker, taking part in skill building programmes for service users, goal planning, PCP.

Responsible for managing shifts, service users and carers allocation, daily activity planning, medication administration, rota planning, rota changing on daily basis, working with service users with severe learning difficulties, participating in all trainings organised or provided by the company: Autism, Safeguarding Adults, Food and Hygiene, Fire training, First Aid 4-day course.

Team Supervisor/ Manager, Reiffeisen Bank Poland, Warsaw

December 2005 – August 2006

Responsible for new staff recruitment, introduction training, support, motivating staff, goal planning, reporting to superiors. Created very good team of sales people, with achieving goals set by planning CEO.

Branch Office Manager, Sunset Trading and Licensing s.r.o.

December 2003 – August 2006

Responsible for creating a branch office in Poland, Warsaw. It was a small operating office – it's main purpose was keeping good relations with stakeholders, collaborating with some Polish production companies. Personally responsible for customer relations with key clients worldwide /meetings on trade conventions, day to day mailing, preparation to negotiations.

Administrative Assistant to Branch Office Director, Belitz Poland Ltd.

April 1996 – May 2002

As branch office manager - position offered after a year of work in my previous position, responsible for functioning of the whole office, financial and personnel performance, bringing new corporate customers, customer retention. Created very good working team, with many achievements both in services quality and financial performance.

Primary responsibilities as Administrative Assistant were: keeping close business contacts with customers; reporting financial and personnel performance, rota planning for about 30 people, ongoing collaboration with other branch offices and head office / several departments – accounting, personnel, HR, Quality Dept./

Psychology and English teacher, Primary School nr 67, Poznan, Poland

September 1990 – July 1996

Working with children and their parents supporting the teaching process. Taking part in many projects of social and educational nature. Running some lectures and workshops for parents and students, was responsible for day to day student support, occupational projects.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

2015 current Higher Diploma in Psychology / PSI accredited/

2008 NVQ level 4 in Health and Social Care, City and Guilds, UK

2010 Adult Lifelong Learning Qualifications level 3

1988 to 1994 – Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Social Sciences Department, Psychology Course

o1st specialisation - Occupational Psychology

o2nd specialisation - Clinical Psychology

1986 to 1988 – Teacher’s College, Leszno

1982 to 1986 – Liceum, Secondary School, Leszno

Courses attend in the last three years in the UK: First Aid 4-day course, Dementia Care, Food and Hygiene, Fire Training, Medication Administration Course – with Lloyd's Pharmacy, Educational Trainings on Autism, Learning Disabilities, OCD, Non Violent Crisis Intervention, Adult Protection Training, Safeguarding Adults, Developing and Implementing Essential Lifestyles, Personal Centre Planning. Extended knowledge in Dementia Spectrum illnesses, Dementia care aspects, Autism Spectum and Asperger Syndrome.

INTERESTS

cycling, travelling

movies

reading books

jazz, soul, funky music / a passion

I hold UK passport

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