DHARTI PATEL
Regina,SK
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and problem-solving skills.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Key Support Worker
Creative Options Regina COR
02.2024 - Current
- Provide direct support to people at COR, which follows the established support plans and is consistent with COR values and the philosophy of gentle teaching to ensure that people lead fulfilling lives.
- Assist people in completing daily tasks, problem-solving, and decision-making to build an individual’s independence through interdependence.
- Administer medication consistent with COR policy and procedures to ensure the upmost health and safety of the people served.
- Work collaboratively with team members, take direction from COR Leadership regarding team decisions, and support plan implementation to ensure the people served are receiving consistent support.
- Share and/or develop options for increased community involvement.
- Participate in support planning meetings and maintain an understanding of the person’s support plan, goals, and team decisions regarding support strategies.
- Attend and participate in professional development, educational opportunities, team meetings, and team evaluations and provide input, suggestions, or ideas.
- Develop strong, positive relationships with the person’s family, COR employees, community professionals, external agencies, and other professionals involved with the people served through COR.
- Complete all required documentation and support time duties, including nutrition, activity planning, and basic home maintenance and cleanliness.
- Ensure and/or assist with daily living activities such as grooming, dressing, and bathing.
- Ensure that all matters relating to the support and care provided to the individual(s) served by COR shall be treated with the utmost confidence.
- Facilitate transportation to work, community events, commitments, etc. as required.
- Be readily available and responsive for on‐call support for 6 to 8 days per month if an emergency arises, to approve medication administration (as needed), or in the case of work schedule shortages.
- Be readily available to act as the Home Team Leader during approved Team Leader absences such as holidays, training, illness, etc.
- Work collaboratively with the Team Leader on responsibilities, such as medication management, attending medical appointments, budget management, grocery shopping, home cleanliness, basic home maintenance, mentoring support team members, facilitating team meetings, or other duties as required.
Disability Support Worker
Cosmopolitan Learning Centre (CLC)
11.2023 - 02.2024
- Provided emotional support to individuals with physical or mental disabilities.
- Assisted clients with activities of daily living such as eating, dressing, and grooming.
- Organized support groups to help families understand and support clients or patients.
- Identified environmental challenges to client progress through interviews with patients and caregivers.
- Counseled clients or patients individually and in group sessions to assist recovery from illness and to adjust to life.
- Utilized data and experience to coordinate patient care and rehabilitation.
- Tracked patient or client care and followed through to provide service effectiveness.
- Educated clients on options to assist in making informed decisions.
- Transported patients safely to social activities and doctors appointments.
- Created detailed and individualized plans to best support patients.
Education
Disability Support Worker
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Regina, SKSkills
- Progress Documentation
- Care Plan Management
- Clinical Quality Program Standards
- Client Documentation
- Behavioral Management
- Patient Care
- Meal Preparation
- Relationship Building
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional
Gujarati
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- Food Handler Certificate
- First Aid & CPR
- TLR (Transferring Lifting Repositioning)
- Gentle Teaching Levels 1 & 2
- ColourSpectrums Levels 1 & 2
- Mandt
- SafeTALK
- Person-Centered Thinking
- ASIST
- Coaching Skills Traning
Timeline
Key Support Worker
Creative Options Regina COR
02.2024 - Current
Disability Support Worker
Cosmopolitan Learning Centre (CLC)
11.2023 - 02.2024
Disability Support Worker
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
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