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HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Over 10 years of experience in various industries providing service and care to customers
• Dedicated and detailed worker who completes work in a constructive manner
• Demonstrated capability to adhere to company policies, procedures and overall standards
• Skilled in implementing sound judgment and problem solving skills at all times
• Strong communication skills with the ability to assist customers and colleagues effectively
• Bilingual in French and English
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Personal Support Worker
Lucy McCormick School Jan 2012
• Working with the age group of 13 year olds to 21 year olds
• Assist with toileting- help them to the washroom and change their clothes
• Assist with feeding and preparing breakfast
• Classroom clean up
• Helping them with indoor and outdoor exercises and activities
• Reading stories to students
• Assist with loading and unloading students off the bus
• Report any abnormalities observed
Kensington Health Centre Nov-Dec 2011
• Working with elderly people
• Assisting both handicapped and non-handicapped patients
• Assist patient with feeding and toileting
• Make the beds
• Help them to go to the washrooms
• Help them moving around on the floor from one area to another
• Report any abnormalities observed
Health Care Assistant Sept 2007- Jan 2009
St Georges Hospital, London, UK
• Assisted patients with food and hygiene and provided observation with regards to their blood pressure, temperature, saturation, weight, swabs, BM Stix, etc
• Recorded and documented patient changes and reported them to assigned physician
• Made beds and helped with dispensing food and drinks for patients
• Assisted nurses in administering medication
• Clean patient’s bedside according to Trust Infection Control Guidance
Fireman 1985 - 2004
Coromandel Government Fire Station – Mauritius
• Drives apparatus (engine, truck, ambulance, etc.) to and from, and positions apparatus at, emergency scene.
• Connects or hooks up apparatus to fire hydrant and operates pumps to supply water in appropriate pressure and volume – using couplings, hoses, spanner wrenches, and other tools.
• Stabilizes ladder trucks and elevates and operates aerial ladders in order to rescue victims, provide access for ventilation, operate master stream devices, etc. Clean patient’s bedside according to Trust Infection Control Guidance
• Picks up, cleans and returns equipment to vehicle and rolls or folds hose, so that the company can go back in service.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• 2011/2012: Personal Support Worker certificate – City Adult Learning Centre- Toronto
• 2010: Venepuncture Course- Department of Pathology Phlebotomy- King’s College Hospital- UK
• 2009: Manual Handling & moving of Patients Update – St George’s Healthcare- UK
• 2009: Adult Basic Life Support & Automated External Defibrillation- St George’s Healthcare NHS trust- UK
• 2009: MAST Catch Up Seminar- St. George’s Healthcare NHS Trust- UK
• 2008: Advantage III Blood Glucose Monitor Update-UK
• 2007- Patient Care- St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust- UK
• 2007- Health Care Assistant Induction- St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust- UK
• 2007- Blood Pressure Measurement Certificate- St. George’s Hospital – UK
• 2001- Rescue Operation Certification – Mauritius Institute of Health