Alginia Abigail Mkanga
Support Care Worker
Shaftesbury,Dorset
Summary
A patient individual who enjoys assisting vulnerable service users. Dedicated to helping with household chores, meals, medication and errands. Willing to work in community, in-home, social care or hospital settings. Displays care, patience and compassion to improve mobility and wellbeing.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Community support worker
Silverstars Care Ltd
Sherborne, United Kingdom
10.2023 - Current
- Continence and dignity support and assistance
- Maintain personal hygiene and appearance
- Support with daily living to remain at home
- Maintain emotional and psychological healthy
- Maintain sensory abilities
- Support with mobility while ensuring safety
- Maintain adequate dietary and fluid intake
- Build positive working relationships with colleagues, families and external organisations and professionals.
- Maintain strict confidentiality at all times, adhering to relevant company policy.
- Keep daily report book up to date and accurate
- Comply with all safeguarding, risk management, risk assessment and lone working policies and procedures.
Personal Care Assistant (Elderly Patient
Private Residence
Lichtenburg, South Africa
11.2019 - 11.2022
- Monitored patient condition by observing physical and mental condition, intake and output, and exercise
- Supported patients by providing housekeeping and laundry services, shopping for food and other household requirements
- Assisted patients by providing personal services, such as bathing, dressing, and grooming
- Helped patients care for themselves by teaching the use of a cane or walker, special utensils to eat, special techniques, and equipment for personal hygiene
- Helped family members care for the patient by teaching appropriate ways to lift, turn, and re-position the patient, advising on nutrition, cleanliness, and housekeeping
- Ensured that medications were taken at scheduled times under the written direction of a physician or home care nurse
- Maintained records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with a supervisor
- Provided patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, and automobiles
- Assisted with dressing, grooming, and feeding patients according to prescribed diets
- Accompanied clients to doctor's offices and on other trips outside the home
- Performed a variety of duties as requested by the client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands
- Assisted with daily household duties such as changing bed linens, washing and folding laundry, and other light cleaning duties.
After School Day Care Coordinator
Yuosof Dadoo Memorial Primary School
Lichtenburg, South Africa
03.2015 - 12.2016
- Conducted regular assessment of students progress and communicated findings to parents and school administration.
- Safeguarded children appropriately to meet legal requirements.
- Liased with external social service provisions for excellent care continuity.
- Communicated with parents to provide updates on students' activities and achievements.
- Developed engaging after school programs to create positive, enriching environment for students.
- Coordinated age-appropriate activities to enhance learning development, including art music, and physical pursuits.
- Responded to behavioural issues with appropriate interventions.
- Provided social services support to children and families from diverse backgrounds.
- Coordinated extra-curriculum care to meet service demand.
- Developed activities to stimulate children's educational engagement.
Education
Social Care Online Courses
Nov 2023 - Nov 2023
- Oral Care Level 1
- Mental Capacity Act
- Medications Level 2
- Manual Handling
- Infection Control
- Healthy And Safety Awareness
- General Data Protection Regulations
- Fire Safety Awareness
- Fall Prevention and Safe Use of bedrais in Care
- End of Life Awareness
- Disability Awareness
- Diet, Nutrition and Hydration Level 2
- Dementia Awareness Level 2
- Communication in Care Level 2
- Basic Food Safety Awareness
Social Care Online Courses
04.2022 - 04.2022
- Safeguarding Adults Level 1&2
- Life Support
- Infection Control
- Healthy and Safety
- First Aid
Certificate of Higher Education - HIV And AIDS Management (Year 2)
01.2013 - 11.2013
- Presentation Skills
- Advanced Lay Counselling Skills
- HIV/AIDS and the Law
- MS Excel 2010
- MS PowerPoint 2010
Certificate of Higher Education - HIV And AIDS Management (Year 1)
01.2011 - 09.2012
- HIV/AIDS Management
- Home-based Care
- Basic Lay Counselling Skills
- Business Communication Fundamentals 101
- Computer Proficiency
- Digital Literacy
Skills
- Flexible
- Child and adolescent development
- Counselling techniques
- Health crisis response
- Safety and infection control
- Behaviour pattern recognition
- Customer-focused
- Crisis consultation
- Emotional support and companionship
- Intake monitoring
- Mealtime support
- Communicative
- Reliable
- Sensitive
- Empathetic
- Patient
- Positive and encouraging
Interests
Traveling
Going to the Gym
Cooking
Reading Novels
Watching Wildlife, Health and
Social Educational material
Vlogging
Languages
English
Fluent
Additional Information
Full British Driving License
Timeline
Citation | ProTrainings - , Social Care Online Courses
Nov 2023 - Nov 2023
Community support worker - Silverstars Care Ltd
10.2023 - Current
Florence AcademySa - , Social Care Online Courses
04.2022 - 04.2022
Personal Care Assistant (Elderly Patient - Private Residence
11.2019 - 11.2022
After School Day Care Coordinator - Yuosof Dadoo Memorial Primary School
03.2015 - 12.2016
MSC Business College - Certificate of Higher Education, HIV And AIDS Management (Year 2)
01.2013 - 11.2013
MSC Business College - Certificate of Higher Education, HIV And AIDS Management (Year 1)
01.2011 - 09.2012
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