Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Certification
Timeline
PROFILE
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FESTUS EROMI PAUL

North York,Canada

Summary

Client-focused and compassionate professional Social worker with a desire and openness to learn, seeking further opportunities to utilize, boost, and develop my skills and experience in your organization.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Personal Support Worker

Bayshore Home Health
04.2018 - Current
  • Administered treatments and personal care procedures to clients, including meal tray preparation and feeding, recording intake and output, shaving, bathing, changing clothing, and assisted with ambulation.
  • Escorted residents/clients to doctor’s appointments and recreational activities.
  • Developed supportive relationships and communication techniques with residents/clients.
  • Responsible for the movement of the patients’ equipment and other personal effects
  • Responsible for maintaining daily activities and documenting the medication log book
  • Responsible for helping residents understand safety issues and guidelines
  • Monitored and reported clients’ physical and mental health, including follow–up with doctors or any other appointments office.
  • Prepared meals, monitored medications, and reported (verbally and in writing) on clients

Personal Support Worker

Hawthorn Care Centre
04.2019 - 01.2022
  • Responsible for household management with the tasks of daily living related to personal care
  • Responsible for the movement of the patient’s equipment and other personal effects
  • Responsible for maintaining daily activities and documenting the medication log book
  • Responsible for helping residents understand safety issues and guidelines
  • Monitored and reported clients’ physical and mental health, including follow–up with doctors or any other appointments office.
  • Prepared meals, monitored medications, and reported (verbally and in writing) to clients

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree - English

University of Maiduguri
01.2002

Skills

  • Over 5 years’ experience working in a community, counselling unit, Shelter unit with different diverse population
  • Outstanding assessment, counselling, and liaison skills demonstrated in linking clients to appropriate professionals
  • Ability to develop a program, prepare, write reports/records, and maintain the program
  • Well-developed knowledge and ability to work with clients experiencing complex mental health, substance use, and behavioral disorders
  • Excellent written/ Oral Communication Skills in building internal and external relationships
  • Hardworking, confident, trustworthy, take initiative, punctual, and reliable
  • Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet, E-mail, 55 wpm
  • Ability to establish and work effectively with clients, family members, staff, community agencies, and perform job duties with minimal supervision
  • Well-developed ability to connect the client with the resources necessary to achieve and maintain social determinants of mental health, as well as make necessary referrals
  • Strong knowledge and good experience working with people who have serious mental health and dementia issues
  • Well-developed ability to make referrals, connect the client to the community resources, and develop social networks
  • Certified personal support worker and Certification in First Aid/CPR/HCP
  • I am a highly professional worker, non-judgmental, compassionate, and provide necessary emotional support
  • Proficient in computer skills using the internet, email, and Microsoft Office Suite 2010 & 2016 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Team players with strong organizational, leadership, effective time management, and interpersonal conflict resolution skills to individual dignity and values, and the ability to work independently in a dynamic and complex environment

Languages

English

Certification

  • St. John Ambulance First Aid & CPR 2022
  • Standard First Aid and CPR/AED Level HCP 2022
  • Personal Support worker, Trillium College, St. Catherine, Canada 2018
  • Master Selling Skills Certificate, Aktiva Consulting Nigeria 2012
  • Certificate in Operational Logistical Support 2009
  • Inter-Certificate -Cooperative Management, Kaduna Polytechnic, Nigeria 1997
  • N95 Respiratory Training & Fit Test Certification 2022
  • Certificate in Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) 2019
  • Living the dementia journey 2019

Timeline

Personal Support Worker

Hawthorn Care Centre
04.2019 - 01.2022

Personal Support Worker

Bayshore Home Health
04.2018 - Current

Bachelor of Arts Degree - English

University of Maiduguri

PROFILE

Client-focused and compassionate professional Social worker with a desire and openness to learn, seeking further opportunities to utilize, boost, and develop my skills and experience in your organization.
FESTUS EROMI PAUL