Alfie Field
Thornhill,West Yorkshire
Summary
Compassionate individual seeking to leverage strong communication and interpersonal skills in Senior Support Worker role. Demonstrated ability in problem-solving and team collaboration ensures high-quality care and support. Committed to driving positive outcomes and improving lives of those supported. I am also Compassionate and driven professional with strong communication skills and knack for problem-solving, showcasing consistent ability to manage challenging situations. Demonstrates proficiency in team leadership and client care, ensuring seamless support and positive outcomes. Ready to make significant impact in any role. I am also a Seasoned professional in field of social care with focus on support work. Committed to promoting independence and improving quality of life for service users through application of personalised care and development of tailored support plans. Skilled in fostering positive relationships and managing challenging behaviour, striving to make significant positive impact.
Support Worker (Older Adults in Care) with comprehensive experience in care home environments. Builds rapport with empathy and compassion. Strong medication administration and clinical observation skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior support worker
Action4care
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
2024.11 - Current
- Maintained accurate records of client progress to ensure continuity of care.
- Implemented safeguarding procedures diligently, fostering a secure environment.
- Managed challenging behaviours of clients, resulting in a safer environment.
- Promoted autonomy amongst individuals with learning disabilities by providing necessary support and guidance.
- Administered medication as per prescriptions ensuring correct dosage at the right times.
- Escorted clients on external trips or appointments ensuring they received required services.
- Coordinated effectively with medical professionals for superior patient care.
- Led team meetings aimed at improving service delivery across organisation.
- Collaborated closely with families of clients for provision of personalised care plans.
- Assisted clients with day-to-day tasks, promoting their independence and self-reliance.
- Participated in regular training sessions keeping knowledge and skills current.
- Protected confidentiality of client information according to Data Protection Act regulations.
- Fostered dignity and respect in all interactions with clients, enhancing their overall experience.
- Responded promptly to emergencies, ensuring safety of all involved parties.
- Facilitated community involvement for clients, contributing to increased social skills.
- Provided exceptional emotional support to clients, leading to improved mental health.
- Supported service users in daily routines and activities, encouraging progress in self care and rehabilitation.
- Maintained safe, secure environments for service users, providing protection from possible harm or risk.
- Provided compassionate patient care and communication, upholding high standards of health, hygiene and dignity at all times.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary health teams to maximise opportunities for therapeutic care.
- Monitored standards of care, providing relevant training and mentoring to ensure consistently high-quality services.
- Adopted person-centred approach in all aspects of care-giving.
- Worked collaboratively with other support workers to maintain holistic care for clients.
- Empowered service users to remain as independent as possible and retain sense of identity.
- Supervised patients during outings and physical activities, promoting dignity and independence.
- Administered medication to safeguard health and wellbeing.
- Assisted patients with daily personal, hygiene and incontinence care.
- Helped patients to take medication as prescribed by medical professionals.
- Administered oral and topical medication following instructions from medical personnel.
- Developed and implemented cohesive care plans for patients according to individual needs.
- Cooked healthy meals to uplift clients and meet dietary requirements.
- Reported on patients' health and mobility progress, maintaining excellent continuity of care.
- Provided patients with opportunities for social activities, maintaining well-rounded care offerings and enhancing mental wellbeing.
- Promoted community engagement and sense of belonging.
- Safely lifted, transferred and repositioned service users using hoists and wheelchairs.
- Coordinated movement routines for patients according to individual physical requirements.
- Monitored and evaluated patients' health, wellbeing and progress to mitigate potential health risks.
- Transported clients to appointments using hoists and mobility aids.
- Assisted service users to obtain and access community resources.
- Offered practical daily living advice, including financial planning, housing support and legal guidance.
Asda
Asda
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
2024.07 - 2024.11
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Consistently arrived at work on time and ready to start immediately.
- Offered friendly, efficient customer service and handled challenging situations with ease.
- Cleaned work areas and equipment to maintain faultless hygiene standards.
- Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
- Improved efficiency and productivity by acquiring new skills.
- Completed duties to deliver on targets with accuracy and efficiency.
- Displayed energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- Completed customer orders with speed and accuracy.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Applied positive customer service approach to increase satisfaction levels.
- Applied critical thinking to analyse problems, evaluate solutions and select best decisions.
- Delivered exceptional customer service by proactively listening to concerns and answering questions.
Swimming instructor
Kirklees Active Leisure
Batley, West Yorkshire
2020.04 - 2024.05
- Tailored lessons according to individual learner needs, improving their comfort level in water.
- Enhanced skill level of swimmers, resulting in improved performance.
- Led water aerobics classes contributing to overall fitness goals of participants.
- Conducted fitness assessments to monitor student progress over time.
- Demonstrated proper use of swimming equipment, enhancing safety measures during training sessions.
- Implemented creative teaching techniques that helped keep students engaged during lessons.
- Complied with all health and safety regulations to provide a safe learning environment for students.
- Designed fun-filled training sessions for better engagement.
- Fostered team spirit through group activities and friendly competitions within class.
- Coordinated swim meets to foster competition among learners.
- Worked closely with parents to discuss children's progress and behaviour issues, if any.
- Managed scheduling of classes to ensure timely coverage of curriculum.
- Delivered safe and effective swimming lessons by developing engaging lesson plans.
- Prepared learners for local swimming competitions, achieving commendable results.
- Maintained cleanliness and hygiene standards at pool area for a safe environment.
- Upheld professionalism whilst dealing with customers to ensure high customer satisfaction levels.
- Provided first aid in emergencies, ensuring safety on premises.
- Organised regular workshops for continuous learning and development.
- Improved confidence of students with personalised instruction.
- Supervised and mentored new team members to build competent and confident teaching team.
- Prepared lesson plans and comprehensive work schemes in alignment with Learn to Swim Programme requirements.
- Planned and delivered swimming lessons to 10 learners.
- Observed swimmers abilities and gave tips on improving technique.
- Built positive relationships with staff and swimmers to develop productive lesson environments.
- Delivered fun, practical swimming programmes to meet class objectives.
- Engaged, coached and inspired students of all ages to achieve swimming goals.
- Documented lesson delivery and recorded attendance to monitor swimmer progress.
- Followed current swimming instruction frameworks to meet certification standards and best practices.
- Adapted teaching to suit individual and group needs for responsive swimming lesson instruction.
- Established and maintained excellent customer relationships, putting pupils at ease with confident, can-do attitude.
- Understood and observed safeguarding policies to maintain student safety during and outside of swimming lessons.
- Maximised individual swimmer achievement, delivering personalised one-on-one coaching to boost progress.
- Delivered swim programmes according to examination guidelines, developing confident, competent swimmers.
- Encouraged swimmers through motivational coaching, maximising their potential.
- Developed specialised classes for swimmers with disabilities.
- Created safe, fun environments to improve swimmer engagement whilst maintaining safety.
- Followed all child safety measures related to pool and water hazards.
- Set up equipment for swimming lessons and cleaned after use to maintain health and hygiene standards.
- Identified individual strengths and weaknesses, adapting training programmes to suit.
- Judged athletic performances, categorising participants and providing detailed feedback.
- Maintained safe training environments for minimised risk of injury.
- Motivated individuals and groups to achieve positive results against set goals.
- Used signals and hand gestures to direct participants during events.
- Adapted coaching and leadership styles to suit individual needs for maximised athlete engagement.
- Supported athletes in exceeding personal targets through individualised training regimes.
- Coordinated preparatory activities with competition schedules.
- Attended regular training to maintain up-to-date health, fitness and sports science knowledge.
- Judged sporting competitions fairly, recording scores, penalties and outcomes.
- Supported smooth running of events by arriving on-time and well-equipped.
- Planned and facilitated regular sessions using evidence-based practices to improve performance.
- Coached young individuals to refine specific techniques and enhance confidence.
- Inspired good sportsmanship and adherence to official rulebook.
- Assessed athletic performance to identify strengths and weaknesses.
- Provided concise instruction for optimised athlete understanding of game rules and play strategies.
- Educated participants on acceptable behaviour and standards of play.
- Formulated competitive strategy and game plans tailored to specific events.
- Evaluated athletic performance and provided clear, constructive feedback.
- Consistently applied effective, innovative coaching methods to meet and exceed team needs.
Education
GCSEs - Art
Thornhill Community Academy
Thornhill03.2020
GCSEs - Geography
Thornhill Community Academy
Thornhill03.2020
GCSEs - BTEC sports
Thornhill Community Academy
Thornhill03.2020
GCSEs - Maths
Thornhill Community Academy
Thornhill03.2020
GCSEs - Science
Thornhill Community Academy
Thornhill03.2020
GCSEs - Health and Social care
Thornhill Community Academy
Dewsbury03.2020
GCSEs - English
Thornhill Community Academy
Thornhill03.2020
Skills
- Basic life support training
- Autism support experience
- Understanding of safeguarding policies
- DBS check clearance
- Strategic planning capabilities
- Building trust relationships
- Patience in difficult situations
- Critical incident stress debriefing
- Administering psychometric tests
- Efficient time management
- Resilience and stamina
- Strong work ethics
- Constructive feedback delivery
- Protecting vulnerable adults training
- Clinical governance understanding
- Respecting confidentiality
- learning disability knowledge
- Disability rights advocacy
- Therapeutic techniques application
- Sensitive problem identification
- Therapeutic rapport building
- Palliative care experience
- People-Centred approach
- Positive behavioural support
- Medication Administration
- Teaching self-monitoring techniques
- Motivational leadership
- Perspective-taking skill development
- Social skills development
- Mental health awareness
- Routine management
- Behavioural observation
- Practical decision making
- Disability support
- Epilepsy medication assistance
- Self-advocacy modelling
- Staff supervision
- Crisis Intervention
- Empathetic communication
- Challenging behaviour management
- Record-keeping and documentation
- Safeguarding policy knowledge
- Group leadership
- Breakaway techniques
- Food Hygiene Certificate
- Person-centred care
- Calming technique implementation
- Autism specialisation
- Behavioural Management
- Manual handling
- Medicine administration
- Care planning
- Meal and snack preparation
- First aid expertise
- Community engagement planning
- Dress/toileting sling operation
- Health checks
- Personal hygiene management
- Emotional support and companionship
- Excellent communication
- End-of-shift reporting
- Activity planning and management
- Housework and cleaning
- Records management
Timeline
Senior support worker
Action4care
2024.11 - Current
Asda
Asda
2024.07 - 2024.11
Swimming instructor
Kirklees Active Leisure
2020.04 - 2024.05
GCSEs - Art
Thornhill Community Academy
GCSEs - Geography
Thornhill Community Academy
GCSEs - BTEC sports
Thornhill Community Academy
GCSEs - Maths
Thornhill Community Academy
GCSEs - Science
Thornhill Community Academy
GCSEs - Health and Social care
Thornhill Community Academy
GCSEs - English
Thornhill Community Academy