Personal Support Worker
Parkwood Mennonite Home
07.2021 - 11.2023
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Stacey Hafford
Personal Support Worker
Kitchener,ON
Work History
Parkwood Mennonite HomeWaterloo , Ontario
Personal Support Worker
07.2021 - 11.2023
Job overview
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
Revera Inc.
Personal Support Worker
05.2016 - 06.2023
Job overview
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, promoting independence and wellbeing.
- Assisted clients in maintaining personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and dressing tasks.
- Maintained accurate records of patient care, progress, and concerns, contributing to effective communication among healthcare team members.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Conducted light housekeeping duties to maintain a clean and comfortable living space for patients.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Trained and coordinated work of new support workers.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Forest Heights LTCKitchener, Ontario
Laundry Attendant/Housekeeping Aide
08.2012 - 09.2016
Job overview
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
Education
Medix CollegeLondon, ON
Personal Support Worker Certificate
02.2015
Skills
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Emotional Support
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Palliative Care
- Compassionate Care
- Clinical Documentation
- Multitasking and Organization
- Time Management
- Respectful and Compassionate
- Verbal and written communication skills
- PPE Usage
- Hoyer Lifting Equipment
- Housekeeping
- Critical Thinking
- Emergency Response
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Interests
Behavioural Support Observation, triggers and coping strategies, approach and re-approach, person-centred care as opposed to task-oriented care,
Writing, editing, publishing, copywriting
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
Revera Inc.
05.2016 - 06.2023
Laundry Attendant/Housekeeping Aide
Forest Heights LTC
08.2012 - 09.2016
Medix College
Personal Support Worker Certificate
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