Alberta Adu Agyeman
Bedford,Bedfordshire
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 hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support. Personal Care Aide experienced in assisting clients with mental impairments or physical limitations to manage everyday tasks. Skilled in geriatric care and providing companionship and direct assistance to cognitively impaired clients. Enthusiastic individual dedicated to delivering compassion, accessible support. Strong relationship-building skills and emotional intelligence. History of achieving positive results in collaboration with multidisciplinary team.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Care Worker
Homesaints Ltd
Bedford, Bedfordshire
09.2023 - 10.2023
- Maintained accurate records to effectively measure client development against care plan objectives.
- Assisted individuals with daily activities to facilitate independent living.
- Supported, guided and empowered service users to achieve their optimal capabilities.
- Talked and actively listened to service users to nurture trusted relationships.
- Provided personal hygiene assistance, consistently promoting comfort, dignity and respect.
- Observed and documented vital signs, promptly reporting abnormalities for monitoring.
- Aided in bathing, dressing and continence support.
- Implemented support plans into service users' daily activities.
- Followed safe lifting and driving practices to achieve highest level of client safety.
Fashion Designer
4A's Collections
Accra, Greater Accra
09.2010 - 09.2023
- Participated in production meetings and provided updates on project progress.
- Researched and identified global micro and macro trends in fabrics, colours and garment functionality to inform product designs.
- Worked with technical design and product management to provide complete design packages.
- Oversaw development of pre-production samples, consistently adhering to strict timeframe and budget constraints.
- Sketched artistic designs to communicate early planning stages.
- Supervised design staff to help teams meet or exceed stakeholder expectations.
Volunteer Worker
37 Military Hospital
Accra , Ghana
10.2008 - 09.2009
- Worked with compassion and empathy to engage people from diverse backgrounds.
- Led activities that promoted growth in mental, emotional and educational areas.
- Sought to understand and keep up-to-date knowledge of internal rules and safety regulations of organisation.
- Used clinical and behavioural knowledge to maintain safety during crisis moments.
- Reported dangerous incidents to mitigate further risks to health and safety of staff and service users.
- Collaborated with organisation staff and other volunteers to discuss new fundraising opportunities.
- Showed sensitivity, confidentiality and respect towards clients' needs, providing safe environment for clients accessing services.
- Provided guidance to service users on available community services and resources to assist with a range of issues from homelessness to unemployment.
- Developed new and innovative ways of working in order to maintain best practice and meet developing needs.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Fashion
Accra Polytechnic
Ghana 06.2006 - 09.2009
Skills
- Personal care
- Care management
- Medication administration
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Care needs assessment
- Disability care
- Care plan development
- Social care
- Elderly care
- Meal preparation
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Programme operations
- Documentation management
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
Care Worker
Homesaints Ltd
09.2023 - 10.2023
Fashion Designer
4A's Collections
09.2010 - 09.2023
Volunteer Worker
37 Military Hospital
10.2008 - 09.2009
Certificate of Higher Education - Fashion
Accra Polytechnic
06.2006 - 09.2009
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