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Courtney Anderton

Summary

Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for clients in late adolescence with various needs. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for clients. Experience in facilities and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Caregiver

Nurse Next Door
06.2023 - Current
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
  • Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
  • Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
  • Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
  • Operated overhead lifts, sit to stand lifts, and transfer belts to transfer clients from bed to chair and vise versa.

Practicum Student/Tenant Support Worker

Vancouver Island Mental Health Society
07.2023 - 08.2023
  • Promote positive tenant choices about activities of daily living and support positive tenant choices by providing guidance and assistance where appropriate.
  • Encourage and support tenants to live fully and independently as possible; provide information, emotional, organizational, and practical support.
  • Provide tenants with information about the tenancy agreement, suite upkeep, and housing guidelines.
  • Complete room inspections as required to help tenants maintain their housing.
  • Facilitates and participates in floor and community meetings as required.
  • Provides safe, friendly encouragement to tenants; model communication skills, appropriate boundaries and healthy living choices.

Server and Bartender

Boston Pizza Nanaimo
05.2021 - 06.2023
  • Served food and beverages promptly with focused attention to customer needs.
  • Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills, and handle complimentary items.
  • Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
  • Maintained clean and organized dining areas to uphold restaurant hygiene standards.
  • Resolved customer complaints promptly and professionally to maintain positive reputation.
  • Explained menu items and suggested appropriate options for food allergy concerns.
  • Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
  • Trained new bartenders on drink preparation, product promotion, garnish preparation, and sanitation protocol.

Education

Diploma - Personal Support Work And Mental Health

Discovery Community College
Nanaimo, BC
08.2023

High School Diploma -

Dover Bay Secondary School
Nanaimo, BC
06.2019

Skills

  • Companionship and Emotional Support
  • Verbal and Written Communication Skills
  • Safety Behaviors
  • Multitasking and Organization
  • Patient Intervention
  • First Aid and Safety
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Patient Rapport
  • Client Documentation
  • Hoyer Lifting Equipment
  • Food Preparation and Safety
  • Cash Handling

Certification

Non-violent Crisis Intervention - July 2023

Naloxone Training - May 2023

Standard First Aid and CPR - June 2022

Food Safe - March 2022

Serving It Right - July 2022

WHMIS - March 2022

Safe Care BC - March 2022

Speco - March 2022

Timeline

Practicum Student/Tenant Support Worker

Vancouver Island Mental Health Society
07.2023 - 08.2023

Caregiver

Nurse Next Door
06.2023 - Current

Server and Bartender

Boston Pizza Nanaimo
05.2021 - 06.2023

Diploma - Personal Support Work And Mental Health

Discovery Community College

High School Diploma -

Dover Bay Secondary School

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