"Compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant / after school Teacher with vast experience providing person-centered care in Chartwell Langley Garden Retirement Residence / Stevenson Art Connection. Skilled in assisting with daily living activities, mobility support, and emotional well-being while ensuring patient safety and dignity. Seeking an HCA position where I can contribute my skills in patient care, teamwork, and communication to enhance the quality of life for clients and support healthcare teams in delivering exceptional care."
Hi, I’m
Ilotchonwu Adaeze Okwuchukwu
13036 107 Avenue, Surrey, BC
Summary
Overview
12
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Chartwell Langley Gardens Retirement Residence
Health Care Assistant (HCA)
12.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Personal Care Assistance – Helping residents with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting
- Mobility Support – Assisting residents with walking, transferring, and repositioning to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort
- Meal Assistance – Helping with feeding, ensuring proper nutrition and hydration, and monitoring dietary needs
- Medication Support – Reminding residents to take prescribed medications (if within scope) and reporting any medication-related concerns to nurses
- Emotional and Social Support – Engaging with residents to promote well-being, reducing feelings of loneliness or isolation
- Monitoring and reporting changes in residents' conditions to nursing staff
- Maintaining a clean and safe environment, including assisting with light housekeeping
- Following infection control procedures and workplace safety protocols
- Assisting in emergency situations (e.g., falls, medical incidents)
- Documenting care provided and updating records as needed
- Collaborating with nurses, families, and other healthcare professionals to ensure holistic care
- Participating in training and staff meetings to stay updated on policies and best practices
- Assisted with patient hygiene, physical comfort, eating, and drinking, and mobility while observing and reporting specific changes.
- Lifted patients using appropriate equipment in accordance with moving and handling policy.
Steveston`s Art Connection, Spark Renaissance Academy
After School Care Teacher
10.2023 - 01.2025
Job overview
- Caring and nurturing the pupils
- Assist in development of cognitive, social, and emotional skill of a student
- Teaching
- Develop curriculum and lesson plan
- Introducing new areas of research
- Problem-solving skills and adaptability
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
- Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
Agency for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (AANFE)
Education Officer
03.2018 - 11.2023
Job overview
- Company Overview: Government of Anambra State, Nigeria
- Monitor and Co-ordinate the activities of the facilitators for mass literacy campaign for effective mass literacy, adult and non-formal education in the state
- Carry out public enlightenment campaign for effective motivation and delivery mass literacy, adult and non-formal programs within the state
- Provision of prototype teaching and learning material, both written and audio for facilitators and classroom students
- Maintains students ‘attendance records and prepares report sheets
- Provides in-service training
- Carry out research in the fields of mass literacy, adult and non-formal education
- Organize conferences, workshops, symposia, lectures and seminars on issues of mass literacy, adult and non-formal education
- Organize distant teaching program of general and civic education
- Facilitate classroom discussions and coordinate continued education training program
- Government of Anambra State, Nigeria
- Managed alternative education programs for organization.
- Enhanced curriculum quality by collaborating with fellow educators to develop and implement innovative educational programs.
Family Facility
Elderly Caregiver Volunteer (My Grand Mother)
03.2013 - 11.2015
Job overview
- Coordinated with different service providers to meet an elderly client’s needs
- Coordinated and managed activities for the optimal service of an elderly client well-being
- Approached issues with an elderly client proactively to best meet their needs
- Gathered opinions and support from other care assistant personnels
- Managed cases of an elderly client, in administering prescribed drugs and apt attention
- Monitored an elderly client vital sign, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patients’ environment
- Established trusting relationships with elderly clients, ensuring their emotional needs were met alongside physical care.
- Contributed to increased overall happiness among elderly clients by fostering a positive atmosphere within the caregiving environment.
Education
Westminster CollegeSurrey, BC, Canada
Diploma in Health Care Assistant (HCA)
03-2025
University Overview
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityAwka, Anambra State
Master’s in education (M.Sc. Education) from Adult Education, Care Education, Support Education, Gender Studies, Teacher Education, Environmental Education, Early Childhood Studies
04-2021
University Overview
University of Nigeria NsukkaNsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
Bachelors in education (B.Ed.) from Business Education
02-2014
University Overview
Skills
- Patient Care & Personal Support
- Mobility Assistance
- End-of-Life & Palliative Care
- Early Childhood and adulthood Learning
- Infection Control & Safety
- Dementia & Mental Health Support
- Teamwork & Collaboration
- Microsoft Office
- Observation & Reporting
- Medication Assistance (If Authorized)
- Excellent communication skills
- Housekeeping & Environmental Support
- Physical Stamina
- Communication & Empathy
- Volunteering
- Time management
- Patient-focused care
- Supporting personal needs
- Patient care
Certification
- Health Care Assistant (HCA)
- Medication Administration
- Standard First Aid with CPR/AED
- Student Practice Education Core Orientation (SPECO)
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- Speech and Language Development in Young Children
- Foundation of Inclusive Child Care
- Administration and Management of Child Care
- Caring About Food Safety
- CLBC Privacy and Information Management, Canada
- Connecting and Supporting the School Age Child, Canada
- Responsible Adult Course, YMCA, BC, Canada
- Afrihub ICT Solution for Africa.
- Certificate of Proficiency (Window XP, Office, Desktop Publishing, Internet)
- Certificate of National Service–National Youth Service Corp (NYSC)
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Health Care Assistant (HCA)
Chartwell Langley Gardens Retirement Residence
12.2024 - Current
After School Care Teacher
Steveston`s Art Connection, Spark Renaissance Academy
10.2023 - 01.2025
Education Officer
Agency for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (AANFE)
03.2018 - 11.2023
Elderly Caregiver Volunteer (My Grand Mother)
Family Facility
03.2013 - 11.2015
- Health Care Assistant (HCA)
- Medication Administration
- Standard First Aid with CPR/AED
- Student Practice Education Core Orientation (SPECO)
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- Speech and Language Development in Young Children
- Foundation of Inclusive Child Care
- Administration and Management of Child Care
- Caring About Food Safety
- CLBC Privacy and Information Management, Canada
- Connecting and Supporting the School Age Child, Canada
- Responsible Adult Course, YMCA, BC, Canada
- Afrihub ICT Solution for Africa.
- Certificate of Proficiency (Window XP, Office, Desktop Publishing, Internet)
- Certificate of National Service–National Youth Service Corp (NYSC)
Westminster College
Diploma in Health Care Assistant (HCA)
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Master’s in education (M.Sc. Education) from Adult Education, Care Education, Support Education, Gender Studies, Teacher Education, Environmental Education, Early Childhood Studies
University of Nigeria Nsukka
Bachelors in education (B.Ed.) from Business Education
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