Compassionate Personal Support Staff Member experienced in delivering high-quality patient care and mobility assistance. Achieved successful alignment of daily activities with care plans while promoting sustainable health habits and effectively reporting client status changes. Focused on fostering individual well-being through dedicated support and application of innovative techniques.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Support Worker
Copper Terrace Long Term Care
Chatham, Ontario
03.2025 - Current
Provided help with activities of daily living (ADL's) such as bathing, oral care, nail care, hair care, grooming, Toileting, Perineal care.
Changed residents' briefs to ensure comfort and dignity.
Facilitated safe transfers for residents utilizing mechanical lift to promote independence.
Provided tub bath and shower to residents as well as doing bed baths.
Served meals and assisted residents with feeding while maintaining a clean dining environment.
Documented care provided accurately and promptly to ensure continuity of care.
Monitored call bells and reported residents' needs to ensure assistance.
Personal Support Worker (Volunteer)
Riverview Gardens Long Term Care
Chatham, Ontario
01.2025 - Current
Served meals for clients and helped clean the dining area.
Assisted with feeding of residents.
Personal Support Worker (Consolidation Long Term)
Riverview Gardens Long Term Care
Chatham, Ontario
04.2025 - 04.2025
Provided help with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, oral care, nail care, hair care, grooming, Toileting, Perineal care.
Provided help with changing residents' brief (incontinent product).
Helped with emptying of urine bag.
Assisted with transfer from bed to chair with the use of mechanical lift.
Helped with change of night urine bag to leg bag.
Attended to call bells instantly and ensured residents' needs were met by observing, reporting and offering needed support.
Personal Support Worker (Consolidation Community)
March of Dimes Canada
Chatham, Ontario
03.2025 - 04.2025
Assisted residents with their Activities of Daily Living, Bathing, mouth care, Hair washing, Grooming, Toileting, Perineal care.
Assisted residents with shaving, condom catheter, changing of urine drainage bag to leg bag.
Helped residents with meal preparation and serving.
Changed brief and laid bed to resident's choice.
Assisted with transferring residents from bed to chair with the use of mechanical lift.
Personal Support Worker (Clinical)
Riverview Gardens Long Term Care
Chatham, Ontario
10.2024 - 04.2025
Provided personal care and support to patients with diverse needs such as dressing, turning and repositioning.
Served meals, assisted in feeding, and maintained tidy dining areas, ensuring a pleasant mealtime experience.
Cared for and restored hope in various residents through personal engagement, fun games and regular checkups on them when the call bell rang.
Engaged with residents through personal interaction, organized fun games, and conducted regular check-ins to promote emotional well-being.
Changed linen and laid beds to residents' choice.
Provided support by observing resident needs and responding promptly to call bells.
Private Caregiver
Dominic Oppong Mensuo
05.2024 - 08.2024
Assisted with activities of daily living (Feeding, lifts, toileting), medication administration, checked vital signs, ensured safe and clean environment, and assisted with housekeeping duties.
Midwife
Ghana Health Service (University of Energy and Natural Resource Hospital)
Sunyani, Bono Region
04.2021 - 04.2024
Assisted patients with their daily activities such as bed baths, set up and picked up trays for meals, changed briefs, toileting, repositioned and transferred.
Assisted women during labor, monitored fetal wellbeing, and facilitated deliveries through the birth canal.
Ensured health and safety of mothers and newborns post-delivery.
Provided breastfeeding guidance and addressed any postpartum complications.
Organized and replenished medical supplies and care materials in the ward to ensure availability for patient care.
Monitored mothers and newborns post-delivery, ensuring their health and well-being during recovery.
Provided breastfeeding guidance and addressed any postpartum complications.
Reported observations and changes in patients' bodies or behaviors to nurses for immediate action.
Offered emotional reassurance to women in labor to enhance comfort.
Midwife
Ghana Health Service (Sunyani Teaching Hospital)
Sunyani, Bono Region
04.2019 - 03.2021
Recognized potential complications during pregnancy through examination and referred patients to specialists.
Delivered comprehensive information and support on Family Planning options, empowering patients to make informed reproductive choices.
Educated women on maternal health issues, promoted early prenatal care, and addressed cultural beliefs related to pregnancy and childbirth.
Midwife (Volunteer)
Christian Health Association of Ghana (St Mary's Hospital)
Drobo, Bono Region
02.2018 - 01.2019
Identified potential complications during pregnancy through examination and coordinated referrals to specialists.
Monitored the health of mothers and newborns following delivery to ensure wellbeing.
Provided breastfeeding guidance and addressed any postpartum complications.
Maintained supply levels of medical equipment and care materials to ensure readiness for patient care.
Monitored the health of mothers and newborns following delivery to ensure well-being.
Reported any observations and changes in patients' bodies or behaviors, as well as damaged equipment to nurses for immediate action.
Reported observations and changes in patients' conditions and addressed equipment issues to nurses for prompt responses.
Education
Accredited Personal Support Worker Certificate -
St Clair College
Chatham, Ontario
Skills
Personal care
Elderly care
Daily living assistance
Bathing assistance
Care Documentation
Infection control
Confidentiality
Time Management
Time management
Leadership skills
Interpersonal relationship
Daily living assistance
Certification
Elder Abuse Identification and Response, Elder Abuse Prevention, Ontario, 2024
Gentle persuasive approach in dementia care, Advanced Gerontological Education, ON, 2024
WHIMIS Certificate, St. Clair College and Chatham Kent Municipality, 2024
CPR/AED Level C/Standard First Aid, Peri-Med Training, Chatham, Canada, 2024
Basic Life Support (BLS), Canadian Red Cross, Toronto, Canada, 2023
Holy Family Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Berekum, Ghana, 2017
Secondary School Certificate, West Africa Examination Council, Ghana, 2013
Vulnerable Sector Police Check, Chatham Kent Police, 2025
Up to Date Mandatory Immunization
Timeline
Personal Support Worker (Consolidation Long Term)
Riverview Gardens Long Term Care
04.2025 - 04.2025
Personal Support Worker (Consolidation Community)
March of Dimes Canada
03.2025 - 04.2025
Personal Support Worker
Copper Terrace Long Term Care
03.2025 - Current
Personal Support Worker (Volunteer)
Riverview Gardens Long Term Care
01.2025 - Current
Personal Support Worker (Clinical)
Riverview Gardens Long Term Care
10.2024 - 04.2025
Private Caregiver
Dominic Oppong Mensuo
05.2024 - 08.2024
Midwife
Ghana Health Service (University of Energy and Natural Resource Hospital)
04.2021 - 04.2024
Midwife
Ghana Health Service (Sunyani Teaching Hospital)
04.2019 - 03.2021
Midwife (Volunteer)
Christian Health Association of Ghana (St Mary's Hospital)