AMAKA MARY NDUKA
Surrey,Canada
Summary
Compassionate and qualified Support Worker committed to making a difference in improving individuals' lifestyles through outstanding care and support. Knowledge of individualized care planning, assisting with activities of daily living, and promoting independence ensures that a safe and supportive environment is maintained. Strong communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills enable me to work as an active member of multidisciplinary teams in the delivery of high-quality services. I am dedicated to upholding dignity and comfort in all areas of my practice and strive to make positive contributions toward ensuring high-quality standards of service for all the clients I provide support to.
Professional caregiver with strong background in providing compassionate and effective support. Proven ability to adapt to changing needs and collaborate with team members to achieve optimal results. Skilled in personal care, medication management, and patient advocacy. Reliable, empathetic, and focused on delivering high-quality care.
Healthcare professional prepared to bring compassion and efficiency to caregiving roles. Extensive background in providing personal care and emotional support, ensuring client comfort and safety. Known for strong collaboration with healthcare teams and adaptability to meet client needs. Skilled in managing diverse care plans and building trust with clients and their families.
Overview
1
1
Certification
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Caregiver
Tuktu
British Columbia
05.2026 - Current
- Provided personalized care to clients, ensuring comfort and well-being.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Monitored client health conditions, reporting changes to healthcare professionals promptly.
- Developed and maintained trusting relationships with clients and families, enhancing emotional support.
- Providing Companionship to seniors
- Housekeeping and meal preparation
Support Worker (Youth Outreach)
NGP Correctional Centre Nigeria
06.2022 - 08.2025
- Prepare incident reports where necessary.
- Prepare meals.
- Provided assessment and intervention to assist youth in creating positive change using a variety of interventions.
- Ability to provide crisis management when required.
- Ability to demonstrate ability to mediate/facilitate between youth and their family members.
- Prepare and update case notes on a daily basis.
- Manage behavior of different Youths in different resource facilities.
- Observing, monitoring, and recording client conditions.
Carer
Personal Caregiver
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Helps support medication schedule and ensuring clients take medication on time and in the correct way.
- Preparing meals for clients according to dietary restrictions and compliance by dietician.
- Helping in meeting basic needs like helping in activities of daily living such as cleaning the client, dressing and undressing, oral care, hair care, among others.
- Performing necessary housekeeping to support a clean-living space, this includes laundry, garbage, and polishing furniture.
- Informing family about changes in clients mental or physical status.
- Always providing companionship and emotional support to the client.
- Helping the clients with shopping and escorting to doctors’ appointments.
- Provide compassionate care respecting client’s dignity, preference, cultural diversity, and support professionalism in interaction with other members of the family.
- Playing with the clients for example use of cups, cards, reading for them a story book- among other.
- Utilized proper safety protocols when using mechanical aides such as specialty beds, wheelchairs, and stretchers to transport residents.
- Followed the care plan and respond to call bells to ease holistic support to the residents.
- Promoted residents' independence with strict adherence to the policies and guidelines of the facility.
- Use of mechanical lifts i.e. sit to stand, Marissa lift
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for residents’ safety and dignity.
- Recorded vital signs, weight, and charted residence information in electronic health records system.
- Assisted residents with activities of daily living including meals, baths, grooming while providing companionship.
- Observed and checked clients for changes in physical, emotional, mental, and behavioural health condition progress and reported to the nurse.
Residence Worker
Society for Quality Health, Nigeria
11.2019 - 04.2022
- Provided support for surveillance duties and assisting the people in moving around.
- Monitoring, observing, and recording client conditions.
- Helping with clinical responsibilities.
- Carried out extended house chores, like cleaning, preparation and serving of meals, and helping to feed patients.
- Worked within a multi-disciplinary shelter team and liaised with other support staff and case managers to promote Supportive and respectful environment.
Education
Diploma - Care Giving
08-2024
BSC - undefined
Anambra State University
Nigeria07-2012
Master of Science - Analytics
Northeastern University
Vancouver, BC03-2027
Skills
- Empathy and Compassion
- Active Listening and Rapport-Building
- Patience and Resilience
- Effective Decision Making
- Conflict Resolution and Mediation
- Good organizational Skills
- Behavior Management
- Mobility Support
- Service Documentation
- Communication
- Ethics and confidentiality
Languages
English
Full Professional
Certification
First Aid and CPR
Food Safe BC
Serving it Right
Timeline
Caregiver
Tuktu
05.2026 - Current
Support Worker (Youth Outreach)
NGP Correctional Centre Nigeria
06.2022 - 08.2025
Carer
Personal Caregiver
08.2021 - 06.2022
Residence Worker
Society for Quality Health, Nigeria
11.2019 - 04.2022
BSC - undefined
Anambra State University
Diploma - Care Giving
Master of Science - Analytics
Northeastern University
TRAINING
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) September 2025
- Food Safety (British Columbia Ministry of Health) September 2025
- Naloxone Training September 2025
- Canadian Association for Supported Employment (CASE) September 2025
- First Aid with CPR and AED March 2025
- Introduction to Care Giving June 2024