Personal Care Services Worker
Resume:
Tara Benlas
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Professional Objective: I'm a trained Developmental Services Worker with experience and passion
for care-giving. My objective is to obtain employment in the field of home support and care work.
Professional Summary
• 10 years experience in care giving and • Flexible
support to individuals with • Willing to learn
developmental needs and seniors • Conscientious and hard-working
• Trained Developmental Services • Honest
Worker • Respectful and adherent to clients’
• First Aid and CPR certified needs
• Food Handlers Permit
Work Experience
Live-in Care-Giver, Guelph, ON
September 2024 – December 2024
• Ensured the safety and personal care of the client
• Cooked and prepared meals
• Carried out housekeeping duties
• Administered medication
• Kept healthy engagement with client who suffered from dementia
Residential Counsellor, The Salvation Army-East York, ON
June 2024 to September 2024
• Provided person-centered care to all clients
• Built rapport with clients
• Administered medication
• Assisted with grooming and personal care
• Wrote regular reports such as daily logs and medication administration records for
documentation purposes
• Cooked meals
• Provided a clean and safe environment for the clients
• Wrote up case notes for case management purposes
Residential Support Worker, Good Shepherd Ministries Women’s Shelter-Hamilton, ON
March 2022 to June 2024
• Provided emotional support and assisted with women’s daily needs
• Served meals to women
• Wrote case notes
Direct Support Facilitator, Community Living Hamilton-Hamilton, ON
May 2021 to September 2024
Tara Benlas
Etobicoke, ON M9W6X7
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• Maintained a clean and safe environment for clients.
• Administered medication to clients
• Assisted clients with daily activities for overall well-being such as personal care, indoor
exercise, playing games.
Caregiver, Mustard Seed Community-Kingston
July 2016 to July 2019
• Met and surpassed the demands of administering care to more than ten patients at times
on scheduled shifts.
• Ensured that patients medications were accurately and properly administered as
scheduled.
• Prepared and served healthy meals to patients adhering to their dietary needs
• Ensured that the patients daily hygiene needs were met and maintained.
• Performed housekeeping duties to ensure a clean, well-organized facility for the patients to
enjoy and be comfortable.
Caregiver, Forrestville Nursing Home, Jamaica
April 2015 – October 2015
• Prepared and served healthy meals to patients adhering to their dietary needs.
• Ensured that the patients daily hygiene needs were met
• Performed housekeeping duties to ensure a clean, well-organized facility for the patients
Education
• Diploma of College Studies (DCS) in Developmental Services Worker, Humber College -
Toronto, ON. (September 2019 to June 2021
• Diploma in Healthcare, Distinction College - Ocho Rios, Jamaica
(January 2015 to April 2015)
Skills and Certifications
• Training in Non-violence Crisis Intervention
• Certified in First-aid and CPR
• Food Handlers Permit
• Trained in administering medication
• Clerical skills
• Customer Service and interpersonal skills
• Time management and organizational skills
• Report writing and typing skills
• Filing
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