Direct Care Staff
Resume:
Karen E Spoering
Aiken, SC 29803
*************@*****.***
Work Experience
Helping Hands Direct Care Staff March 2022-Present Helping Hands is a level 1 facility for children in the foster care system. We work exclusively with teenagers. There are teen moms as well but they are in charge of their own babies. We help them out when needed, if they are feeling overwhelmed or need advice. The teen moms will be in school or working, which is when we as staff care for the baby. I work third shift. During the week the teenagers will be in their rooms when I arrive, excepting holidays or school vacations. I provide support and a listening ear. Sometimes I pass medications. I have to enforce agency policies and provide structure for the children. I help with cleaning overnight. My supervisor has me help him with checking the files to make sure that the papers are being filed correctly and that all the necessary paperwork is in place. I file papers nightly. Get the girls up in the morning so that they will be ready for school. During the summer the children go on trips which I have volunteered to help with.
All Ways Caring Home Care Office Work Feb. 2019-January 2021 I help out in the office. I answer the phones and file time sheets and important papers in the clients’ files. I make calls to other caregivers. I help cover the office when there is a meeting or the others have gone out to lunch. I am on hand if the supervisors or the manager needs anything. All Ways Caring Home Care Direct Care Professional Dec 2017-Present I go into people’s homes to help them. I do anything from housekeeping to personal care. I transport clients to and from appointments or errands. Sometimes it is as a companion to give caregiver relief. Worked with clients as young as 9 years old and as with clients in their 90’s. Some are bedridden while others are ambulatory and just need guidance.
Private Home Care Feb 2017- Nov. 2017
I took care of an 82 yr old man with dementia. He had to be reminded to change into clean clothes. I cooked and cleaned for him. Occasionally I would take him to the doctor or on an outing. I filled his pill strip weekly and gave him his medications twice a day as well as take his blood sugar nightly. For awhile he was on insulin which I gave nightly.
Eastern State Hospital Recovery Support Specialist II March 2015- Dec 2015 Help the patients with their recovery. Listen and give advice as necessary. There were daily and weekly reports to be written. I would bring them to their groups/classes. Escort them on grounds and out in the community. Sit in on weekly treatment team meetings and email information from those meetings to the rest of the staff on that unit so that all would be up to date on treatments for the patients. I was trained in CPR, First Aid and TOVA
FAVARH Direct Support Professional/Project Manager Full Time Nov 2007 – March 2015
Per Diem 206-2007
Full Time Nov 2005-March 2006
Part Time Nov 2004-Nov 2005
Program manager in a group home environment of six developmentally disabled adults. Responsibilities encompass care and oversight of the daily activities for several of these individuals, including monitoring medications and regulatory reporting and documentation. There was direct care as well which included bathing, personal care and feeding. I was trained in CPR, First Aid and PMT. I also earned my medication certification. Simsbury School System Paraprofessional Spring 2006 Paraprofessional with both special education students and in the workroom. Responsibilities include working one on one with students who need extra help and helping the teacher with projects that there is not a lot of time for them to focus on. Responsibilities also include lunch room and recess duties. Bank of America/Fleet Bank (Simsbury/Granby, CT) Teller Spring 2002 – Fall 2004
Direct interaction with the customers. Had to balance the till every night. Weekly audits. At the Granby branch I did the audits of the walk-up ATM. Help the customers with their safety deposit boxes. I was there when Fleet Bank was bought out by Bank of America and helped switch the system over to the new one as we made the transition from one bank to the new one.
CVS (Avon, CT) Pharmacy Service/ Cashier August 2003-2004 Customer service and cashier responsibilities on the pharmacy department. I was learning how to be a pharmacy technician while I was there.
CVS (Simsbury, CT) Customer Service/Cashier 1998-2002 Customer service and cashier responsibilities in the main part of the store. Eastern Connecticut State University House Manager 2000-2001 Theatre House Manager was responsible for coordinating ushers and schedules, the fund raiser and clerical dutiesin the main theatre department office. Simsbury Public Library Technical Services summers 1997 and 1998 Varitey of activities supporting the library staff. Andy’s Grocery Store Cashier 1997-1998
I worked the cash register and directed customers to the correct aisles if they were having trouble finding the items they were looking for.
Babysitting since 1995
Kianna and Baily 2016-2017
Kissa Family Dec 2005 – Feb 2015
I’ve taken care of children ages 8 weeks old through 13 yrs old Certificates
CPR
First Aid
School
Eastern Connecticut State University 1999-2001
Simsbury High School 1994-1999
Volunteer
Aiken Community Playhouse 2018
Theatre Guild of Simsbury 2002 and 2003
Simsbury Summer Theater for Youth 1995-2001
Raising Fidelco Guide Dog Puppies 1993-1999
Church
Layreader 2020
Assisting Ministry 2019-Present
VBS 2019
Church Choir 2002-2003
2018-Present
Church Youth Group 1993-1999
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