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FRANCIS JOYAL

Mississauga,ON

Summary

Dedicated Personal Support Worker with extensive experience at Home Instead, excelling in mobility assistance and client documentation. Proven ability to enhance clients' quality of life through compassionate care and effective communication. Skilled in health monitoring and time management, ensuring safety and dignity in daily living activities.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Personal Support Worker

Home Instead
01.2025 - Current

Personal Care & Assistance:

  • Assisting with daily living activities: This includes help with bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
  • Medication reminders and administration: Ensuring clients take their medications on time and according to their care plan.
  • Mobility assistance: Providing support for walking or using assistive devices like wheelchairs.

Companionship and Social Support:

  • Providing companionship and conversation: Engaging in meaningful interactions and offering emotional support.
  • Assisting with errands and transportation: Running errands, grocery shopping, or taking clients to appointments.
  • Helping with hobbies and activities: Participating in activities that the client enjoys, such as reading, watching movies, or playing games.

Household Tasks and Meal Preparation:

  • Light housekeeping: Dusting, vacuuming, making beds, and cleaning bathrooms and kitchens.
  • Meal preparation: Planning, preparing, and serving meals, as well as cleaning up afterward.
  • Other Important Duties:
  • Monitoring and reporting:Observing clients' health and well-being, and reporting any changes or concerns to the family or agency.
  • Safety and security:Ensuring the client's home is safe and secure, and protecting them from potential hazards.

Personal Support Worker

Silverthorn Care Community
08.2024 - 10.2024
  • Assisted residents with activities of daily living (ADLs), including bathing, grooming, feeding, and toileting, ensuring dignity and respect.
  • Provided mobility support, including safe transfers using mechanical lifts, walkers, and wheelchairs.
  • Monitored and recorded vital signs, reporting changes to healthcare staff as needed.
  • Supported clients emotionally through active listening, companionship, and engagement in recreational activities.
  • Maintained a clean and safe environment by performing light housekeeping and laundry duties.
  • Collaborated effectively with nurses, therapists, and other team members to provide high-quality care.
  • Documented care activities and observed client behavior, ensuring accurate communication with the healthcare team.

Education

Personal Support Worker DIPLOMA -

CIMT College
Mississauga
12.2024

Skills

  • MS-Office
  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Outlook
  • Windows
  • Mobility assistance
  • Client documentation
  • Health monitoring
  • Personal care
  • Disability care
  • Geriatric care
  • Time management
  • Dementia care
  • Daily living support

Certification

  • Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) in Dementia Care, 08/01/24
  • CPR certification, FAST Rescue Inc, 10/01/24, Present
  • First aid certification, FAST Rescue Inc, 10/01/24, Present
  • Crisis Intervention & Verbal De-Escalation (GCT), 04/30/25

Timeline

Personal Support Worker

Home Instead
01.2025 - Current

Personal Support Worker

Silverthorn Care Community
08.2024 - 10.2024

Personal Support Worker DIPLOMA -

CIMT College
FRANCIS JOYAL