PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Compassionate Care Assistant with comprehensive background with elderly patients in care home settings. Maintains excellent levels of patient care through kindness and commitment to safe working practices. Possessing an impressive track record in helping to promote the physical and personal independence of clients. Highly motivated and

currently seeking a suitable Care Assistant Position. WORK HISTORY

Healthcare Assistant

Angel Home Care - Harare, Zimbabwe 01/2022 - Current Providing compassionate personal care for elderly patients, offering support with washing, dressing and toileting.

Building patient confidence through physical exercise, promoting positive lifestyle changes and improved wellbeing.

Providing personalized care and support to 5 vulnerable individuals, helping them retain maximum independence.

Monitoring client health conditions and reporting immediate issues to manager. Maintaining up-to-date patient records to enable care continuity between support providers. Healthcare assistant

Zim Care Home - Harare, Zimbabwe

Provided personalized care and support to vulnerable individuals. 03/2019 - 12/2021

Performed more of the first stage procedures, including patient education, triage & patient prep during Covid 19 Pandemic era.

Supported service user engagement in socialization activities, promoting independence and positive wellbeing.

Practiced deep breathing & mindfulness techniques with patients. Assisted when they have mobility issues, including moving them in and out of wheelchairs. Turning them to prevent bedsores or alleviate discomfort. Promoted positive physical and emotional wellbeing through empathetic care and compassionate assistance.

Health care assistant

DOMBORAMWARI MATERNITY CLINIC - Harare, Zimbabwe

• Bathing and dressing,

• Children’s laundry.

• Monitoring and supervising the children constantly.

• Adhering to procedures in preparing a bottle or changing a diaper.

• Assisting in putting children to sleep

Health care assistant

OVERSPILL LOCAL CLINIC Harare, Zimbabwe

• Providing immobile, recovering, or frail client 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.

• Engaging a client 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.

• Accompanying clients on outings and arranging transportation to medical appointments.

• Providing mobility support, including assistance with walking aids and wheelchairs.

• Maintaining a hygienic, tidy, and safe environment Youth support worker

Mufakose Methodist Church - Harare, Zimbabwe 08/2015 - 11/2018 Harare, Zimbabwe • H: +263*********• M: +263*********

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Tadiwa Chamboko

Providing compassionate and focused care to cultivate well-being of children from 4 to17 years. Maintaining a safe workplace by monitoring children for health behavioral emotional issues reporting concerns to the supervisor.

Providing guidance or assistance when sitting and standing whenever needed. Teaching children personal development.

Providing continuous supervision to children during indoor and outdoor activities and created safe learning and playing environments.

Observed and documented behavior and progress provided written and verbal updates to relatives and care manager.

Preparing healthy meals and snacks as planned.

Collaborated with group of volunteers to run young person-centered youth clubs. SKILLS

Elderly care expertise

Safeguarding policy compliance

Dementia care

EDUCATION

Data confidentiality

Confidence building

Movingand handling.

Skills for Care (Standards 1 To 15)

Red cross Zimbabwe Home based care.

REFERENCES

Mrs Vambe

Angel Home care

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Mr Timire

Zim Care home

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