THEVAKI Thavanesan
Nepean,Canada
Summary
Experienced support worker prepared for role in personal assistance. Skilled in providing compassionate care, managing daily tasks, and ensuring clients' well-being. Strong focus on team collaboration, adaptability, and achieving results. Reliable and capable of responding to changing needs, with expertise in communication, problem-solving, and empathy.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Support Worker
Extendicare Medex
03.2024 - 08.2024
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, promoting independence and wellbeing.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
- Monitored patient health status regularly, reporting any changes to the appropriate medical staff.
- Assisted clients in maintaining personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and dressing tasks.
Personal Support Worker
Viva Barrhaven
09.2021 - Current
- Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation or personal hygiene assistance
- Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor
- Resident Reporting Assessments, Participate in case reviews, consulting with the team caring for the client, to evaluate the client's needs and plan for continuing services
- Provided care and support to 10-15 individuals with various health conditions while following health care healthcare plans for each client
- Committed for the overall cleanliness and sanitation of the residents' rooms, bathrooms and common areas
- Expert knowledge of cleaning equipment, products and techniques
- Focuses on completing all tasks quickly and with high quality standards in mind
- Cleaned and organized resident rooms; replaced soiled linen and removed trash from all rooms
- Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration
- Exhibited compassionate care
- To improve the quality of life for geriatric, special needs, or palliative care clients by delivering great care and showing compassion and dedication to those in need.
Housekeeping
Viva Barrhaven
04.2021 - Current
- Performed inspections of rooms and common areas to maintain cleaning standards.
- Completed surface sanitization, deep cleaning and window washing.
- Evaluated rooms to identify supply needs and coordinate team workflow.
- Addressed client cleaning requests and provided prompt solutions.
- Emptied wastebaskets and carried trash bags to dumpsters.
- Improved customer satisfaction by meeting special requests and addressing cleaning concerns.
Housekeeper
Timberwalk Retirement Maritime Way
04.2020 - Current
- Performed inspections of rooms and common areas to maintain cleaning standards.
- Completed surface sanitization, deep cleaning and window washing.
- Evaluated rooms to identify supply needs and coordinate team workflow.
- Addressed client cleaning requests and provided prompt solutions.
- Emptied wastebaskets and carried trash bags to dumpsters.
- Improved customer satisfaction by meeting special requests and addressing cleaning concerns.
Personal Support Worker
Cogir Senior Living
10.2022 - 03.2024
- Provided basic housekeeping and companionship to help clients enhance quality of life.
- Observed, documented and reported changes in client conditions to facilitate follow-up by RN.
- Aided client with activities of daily living to encourage independence.
- Followed standard service and safety protocols to foster safe environment for clients and staff.
- Assisted clients with ambulation and mobilization to facilitate movement and transport.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, promoting independence and well-being
- Engaged in meaningful conversations, reading, and activities to keep clients mentally stimulated
Laundry
Timberwalk Retirement Maritime Way
07.2020 - 03.2021
- Maintain all assigned areas in a clean and sanitary condition
- Wash, dust, polish, vacuum and sweep all areas of the establishment
- Clean sinks, tubs and toilets according to prescribed sanitary standards
- Empty and clean trash cans
- Listen and respond to resident's queries and requests
- Ensure adequate stock of cleaning supplies
- Keep cleaning equipment in good working order
- Clean sinks, tubs and toilets according to prescribed sanitary standards
- Observe and report any maintenance issues
- Extensive laundry work experience
- Brookstreet hotel
Room Stylist
Brookstreet Hotel
12.2019 - 03.2020
- Clean all assigned guest rooms including: dusting, making beds, linen removal from rooms, replace of clean linen from linen closets, vacuuming, mopping, bathroom cleaning, inside window cleaning, replenishing rooms with supplies
- Inspects empty rooms to make sure that nothing is missing, broken or damaged by following an inspection checklist
- Maintain proper usage of cleaning supplies and equipment
- Report necessary maintenance items
- Follow all safety and sanitation policies
- Checked all vacant rooms daily to keep fresh
- Disposed of trash, waste, and other disposable material
Beautician
V2 Salon Studio
06.2015 - 09.2019
- Providing various types of beauty services from make-up application, manicures and pedicures, hair shampooing, cutting and styling following client's preferences
- Maintaining detailed and up-to-date customer records, including their contact details as well as treatments or services they received for future reference
- Expert practice on threading and waxing
- Providing and managing hair color, re-bonding and highlighting services as well as recommending products that support client's hairstyling needs
- Ensuring, cleaned and sanitized equipment, relaxation, and treatment rooms for client's
- Providing effective solutions to clients for various issues related to hair, skin, nail, and scalp as well advising good and trending beauty products
- Planning and creating marketing programs to attract more customers
- Tracking stock levels and ordering products for the salon
Education
Personal Support Worker -
Computek College of Business Healthcare & Techno
Toronto, ONBachelor of Commerce - undefined
University of Jaffna
01.2002
Skills
- Mobility assistance
- Dementia care
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Emotional support
- Patient care
Languages
English
Tamil
Certification
Valid CPR
Certified PSW with license
Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA)
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
Extendicare Medex
03.2024 - 08.2024
Personal Support Worker
Cogir Senior Living
10.2022 - 03.2024
Personal Support Worker
Viva Barrhaven
09.2021 - Current
Housekeeping
Viva Barrhaven
04.2021 - Current
Laundry
Timberwalk Retirement Maritime Way
07.2020 - 03.2021
Housekeeper
Timberwalk Retirement Maritime Way
04.2020 - Current
Room Stylist
Brookstreet Hotel
12.2019 - 03.2020
Beautician
V2 Salon Studio
06.2015 - 09.2019
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
University of Jaffna
Personal Support Worker -
Computek College of Business Healthcare & Techno
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