Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Awards Certificates
Volunteer Experience
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Tsitsi Chiripanyanga

Winnipeg

Summary

Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in residence facilities and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Full-Time Tenant Companion

Riverside Lions Senior Residence
08.2022 - Current
  • Provides cueing with personal grooming & hygiene, help with nutrition, therapeutic exercise, mobility, and emotional support
  • Provides medication reminders; Ensure safe food handling services; Performs laundry duties as assigned
  • Provides safe environment for residents by ensuring adherence to workplace safety and health regulations as well as site policies and guidelines; Communicates to appropriate staff member/supervisor all relevant information regarding resident and/or family
  • Notifies management or supervisor of all occurrences of injuries, illnesses or safety and health concerns
  • Completed entries in log books, journals, and care plans to accurately document and report patient progress.
  • Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Upheld client confidentiality and privacy by respecting their personal boundaries and adhering to established professional guidelines.

Overnight Merchandiser

Walmart Kenaston
06.2021 - 08.2022
  • Reorganize store shelves using a planogram map
  • Helping to set up different areas s of the product
  • Lifting up to 50lbs as required
  • Setting up displays, setting up price and promotional signs
  • Performing stock

Personal Caregiver

Bayshore Company
02.2020 - 08.2021
  • Responsible for assisting with personal hygiene and care
  • Assisting with meals preparation and nutrition
  • Responsible for helping with mobility
  • Responsible for home maintenance and housekeeping
  • Reporting and monitoring their health condition as well as keeping them company
  • Housekeeping
  • Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
  • Consulted with supervisors to assess cases and plan strategies for enhancing care.

Housekeeping

Revera Parkview Place Long-Term Care
11.2020 - 02.2021
  • Responsible for cleaning and washing walls in the resident’s room
  • Wiping down all touchpoints in the rooms
  • Emptying garbage cans in all rooms and taking the garbage outside
  • Sweep elevator track
  • Responsible for throwing all used gowns into the laundry chute

Cashier

Winnipeg Blue bombers
07.2019 - 10.2019
  • Responsible for accepting payments from customers and giving change and receipts
  • Operate POS cash register and count money in drawers to ensure the amount is correct
  • Bagged customer’s goods in accordance with best practices, ensuring that their items do not get smashed or ruined in the transit
  • Responsible for cleanliness and neatness of store display

Receptionist

Taruku Medicals
11.2015 - 07.2016
  • Communicated compassionately with the patients and supported families in times of sickness
  • Welcomed new patients and old patients by answering questions, providing information and creating friendly impressions of the clinic
  • Reorganized the filing system for the patient’s records and handled basic cashier services
  • Answered central telephone system and directed calls accordingly.

Education

Bachelor of Science In Biochemistry -

University of Winnipeg
06.2024

Skills

  • Planned and initiated meetings and fundraising for social work club
  • Proficient in search techniques for online peer-reviewed and academic journal databases when doing assignments
  • Competent in Microsoft Office and IOS
  • Assisted customers in a polite and professional way and relied on product information
  • Demonstrated active listening skills through interacting with diverse people at work and while volunteering
  • Enhanced written communication skills through academic writing
  • Coordinated group work activities with experience in delivering presentations to classmates
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with co-workers, teammates to achieve set goals and work independently
  • Strong Ethics

Languages

English (first language)
Shona (native language)

Awards Certificates

  • Fellowship Award -Midlands Christian College 2014
  • Achieving 100% of Academic Goals -Midlands Christian College 2013
  • Divinity & The Plight Trading Divinity Trophy -Midlands Christina College 2015
  • Grade 1 Theory of Music -Midlands Christian College 2010
  • International Computer’s Driving Licence -Midlands Christian College 2014
  • Cambridge IGCSE -Midlands Christian College -2013
  • Cambridge AS level-Midlands Christian College -2014
  • Cambridge A level -Midlands Christina College-2015

Volunteer Experience

  • Mentor, CANU Manitoba, Present, Guided students in grades 7-11 in sporting activities administered by MiniU at the University of Manitoba every Thursday night., Interacted compassionately with children while waiting for instructions from supervisors of the program, Supported and counselled students during times of crises
  • Club committee member, Social welfare club, 2012, 2015, Directed all fundraising activities and conducted budgets to cater to each home’s needs., Assisted in cleaning the homes as well as doing laundry for some of the underprivileged people., Communicated compassionately with everyone we visited and were more attentive to their needs and demands.

Timeline

Full-Time Tenant Companion

Riverside Lions Senior Residence
08.2022 - Current

Overnight Merchandiser

Walmart Kenaston
06.2021 - 08.2022

Housekeeping

Revera Parkview Place Long-Term Care
11.2020 - 02.2021

Personal Caregiver

Bayshore Company
02.2020 - 08.2021

Cashier

Winnipeg Blue bombers
07.2019 - 10.2019

Receptionist

Taruku Medicals
11.2015 - 07.2016

Bachelor of Science In Biochemistry -

University of Winnipeg
Tsitsi Chiripanyanga