Jael Akoth

Social Worker

Contacts

Phone: +254-***-***-***/+254

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E-mail: ad2md5@r.postjobfree.com

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Crisis intervention

Referrals and networking

Case management

Patient care

Psychosocial assessments

Applied behavioral analysis

Data collection and

management

Confidential case

documentation

Patient guidance, counseling

and education

Stakeholder engagement,

networking and partnership

building

Advocacy, networking, and

representation

Monitoring and evaluation

Data collection & analysis

Community mobilization and

sensitization

Community capacity building

Interpersonal communication

Teamwork and cross-functional

collaboration

Organization and time

management

Planning and Coordination

Analytical and Critical Thinking

Profile Summary

A detail-oriented, team-driven, and dedicated Social Worker with demonstrated expertise and experience in liaising with patients to foster access to healthcare services, treatment, and assistance programs. Strong background in supporting client treatment plans, patient assessment, care, counseling and education. Compassionate and driven with unfailing work ethic and passion for helping others and passionate about serving disadvantaged, marginalized, and vulnerable individuals, and special needs populations, including people living with HIV, girls and women, youth, people with disabilities, orphans and vulnerable children. Dedicated individual with excellent track record of successfully building and managing lasting rapports with clients and driving community mobilization, sensitization, and capacity building initiatives and activities. Holds Diploma in Social Work and Community Development (Module II & III) and Certificate in Social Development Studies.

Work History

2022 –date Cleaner (kenya civil aviation Authority,Kisumu 2016-01 -

2016-03

Social Worker Star Hospital, Kisumu

Assisted in community outreach, including maintaining regular contact with clients and their families or primary caregivers by calling and visiting clients' homes and places of residence.

Kept patients clean at all times by either bed bathing or providing assistance to bathroom bath, issuing and assisting patients on bed pans, urinals or vomitus bowls, and disposal after use to drive patient care and treatment outcome.

Ensured implementation and practice of universal infection prevention standard measures as per MOH directives and guidelines and internal policies and service charter.

Established and maintained professional relationship and communication with patients, staff and caretakers to improve treatment outcomes and patient care.

Assisted nurses on simple medical procedures such as wound dressing, removal of stitches, taking of observations and vital signs, and checking of flow of intravenous and blood transfusion.

Assisting in patient movement and transfer, including transferring patients to vehicles, OPD consultation room, wards, x-ray centre, and preparation of patients for examination by doctors.

Ensured patients' comfort by preparing beds and linens and changing soiled linen as per hospital guidelines and protocols.

Assisted in counseling and testing patients in line with current guidelines and MOH standard operating procedures and policies.

Assisted in VCT operations, including record keeping and work plan development and implementation.

Ensured safety of assigned equipment, including cleaning and storing, and reporting any damages or malfunctions for troubleshooting, repair, servicing, or replacement. 2014-08 -

2014-11

Community Health Worker Ring-Road Community Hospital

Received and compiled reports from Community Health Volunteer, and provided report summaries to aid strategic planning and decision making.

Organized and managed monthly events such as Dialogue and Action Days to drive community awareness initiatives and mobile and sensitize communities.

Led outreach activities to target specific demographics and promote health initiatives in collaboration with external organizations and partners on health and social services provision.

Developed and maintained relationships with community partners to build program scope, drive implementation and monitoring.

Engaged clients in health-related activities to enhance overall well- being, create awareness on health issues, and drive community-based approach to handling healthcare issues.

Education

2016-01 -

2016-11

Diploma in Social Work and Community Development (Module III) Paul Mark Training Institute

2015-01 -

2015-11

Diploma in Social Work And Community Development (Module II) African Institute of Research and Development Studies 2013 -

2014

Certificate in Social Development Studies

African Institute of Research and Development Studies 2001 – 2005 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Ebusakami Secondary School

Other Professional Trainings & Certifications

Nov. 2009 - Jan. 2010 Certificate in Computer Studies African Institute of Research and Development Studies

Referees

Rang'ichoh Richard Rateng'

P.O. Box 35-40117

Daraja Mbili – Kisumu

Tel: +254-***-***-*** / +254-***-***-***

Bruce Wesonga

Community Health Extension Worker,

Migosi Sub County Hospital

Tel: +254-***-***-***

Felix Odero

Head of Social Work Department,

Paul Mark Training Institute

Tel: +254-***-***-***

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