Charles Mahlafuna Thebe
Rotherham,SY
Summary
Senior Care Assistant with 10 years of expertise creating and implementing person centred care packages. Providing compassionate support to individuals and ensuring a well-trained team of service providers for first-class delivery of care provisions. Working on NVQ 4 to be qualified. Skilled care provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities in-home or within care facility. Keep house by making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes and preparing meals. Advise families and healthcare team regarding health concerns, nutrition, cleanliness and household activities. 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.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Senior health care assistant
Happy Care LTD
Rotherham, Lancashire
04.2021 - Current
- Prepared healthy meals with additional mealtime planning, feeding and support.
- Promptly addressed and resolved performance concerns to maintain safe, effective care provisions.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
- Optimised patient satisfaction through compassionate, considered care and communication.
Support worker (Young people in care)
Semester Recruitment LTD
Rotherham, West Yorkshire
10.2017 - Current
- Strengthened young people's ability to navigate risk and challenge.
- Cultivated professional relationships with youth, staff and organisations to build rapport and promote well-being.
- Attended to needs during challenging situations by offering advice and compassion.
- Formulated and submitted development reports to manager.
- Identified and targeted anti-social behaviour using evidence-based interventions.
- Organised activities for youth to exercise talents, display skills and increase potential.
- Rewarded acceptable and pro-conduct behaviour and helped youth gain self-control during difficult situations.
- Maintained current understanding of developments in safeguarding, youth work, and professional social care.
- Encouraged service user engagement and participation.
- Conducted thorough risk assessments, maximising safety for detached work.
- Developed strong rapport with young people on 1:1 and group basis.
- Built positive working relationships with colleagues, families and external organisations and professionals.
- Encouraged social participation by accompanying users to social activities and community events.
- Led group support initiatives to increase service user's social skills and confidence.
- Escalated concerns for investigation to maintain service user welfare and safety.
- Sought to consistently improve support provided by identifying and discussing new ideas.
- Maintained strict confidentiality at all times, adhering to relevant company policy.
- Practised privacy and confidentiality to adhere to guidelines and protocols.
- Provided materials, resources and supplies to shape growth and development.
- Promoted inclusion, maintaining positive links with variety of community organisations.
Support worker (Older adults in care) Live in care
Hometouch care ltd
Norwich, Norfolk
09.2023 - 01.2024
- Liaised with family members to organise activities and deliver updates on client progress.
- Reported on patients' health and mobility progress, maintaining excellent continuity of care.
- Transported clients to appointments using hoists and mobility aids.
- Monitored and evaluated patients' health, wellbeing and progress to mitigate potential health risks.
- Provided patients with opportunities for social activities, maintaining well-rounded care offerings and enhancing mental wellbeing.
- Adopted person-centred approach in all aspects of care-giving.
- Empowered service users to remain as independent as possible and retain sense of identity.
- Administered medication to safeguard health and wellbeing.
- Promoted community engagement and sense of belonging.
- Helped patients to take medication as prescribed by medical professionals.
- Delivered compassionate care in residential homes, community settings, and homes of service users.
- Supervised patients during outings and physical activities, promoting dignity and independence.
- Developed and implemented cohesive care plans for patients according to individual needs.
- Assisted patients with daily personal, hygiene and incontinence care.
- Worked collaboratively with other support workers to maintain holistic care for clients.
- Cooked healthy meals to uplift clients and meet dietary requirements.
- Coordinated movement routines for patients according to individual physical requirements.
- Administered oral and topical medication following instructions from medical personnel.
- Offered palliative care to patients with serious and terminal illnesses.
- Safely lifted, transferred and repositioned service users using hoists and wheelchairs.
Health care assistant
Whitestone Care ltd
Slough, Berkshire
03.2014 - 07.2017
- Administered blood tests and blood pressure checks.
- Met with patients and families to discuss care plan adaptations, seeking continual improvement.
- Safely escorted patients during medical appointments and hospital visits.
- Vigilantly monitored changes in physical and mental health, reporting deterioration to senior carers for urgent attention.
- Aided service users in everyday activities, such as washing and dressing, ensuring constant safety and effective care.
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
- Completed care documentation and monitored patient progress to achieve up-to-date records.
- Helped service users improve their independence, building strength and confidence to enhance daily living.
- Built patient confidence through physical exercise, promoting positive lifestyle changes and improved wellbeing.
- Monitored client health conditions and reported immediate issues to manager.
- Delivered high-quality, dedicated care to clients with disability, consistently achieving individual care plan objectives.
- Ensured safe, secure living conditions for service users, reducing risk and enhancing quality of life.
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
- Thoroughly sterilised and sanitised clinical and mobility equipment.
- Submitted reports to manager regarding status of client.
- Demonstrated consistent respect and privacy for care users, maintaining dignity irrespective of circumstance.
- Charted daily observations, mobility activity and eating percentages to aid continued client assessment.
- Worked closely with nurses to maintain high levels of communication.
- Improved service users' daily lives through compassionate conversation, empathetic care and community socialisation.
- Supported clinical staff to complete health assessments.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
- Prepared healthy meals and delivered feeding support.
- Empowered vulnerable individuals to retain maximum independence through targeted care.
Education
GCSEs - Maths & English
Rotherham College of Arts and Technology
Rotherham 09.2012 - 07.2013
Diploma of Higher Education - Telecommunication Technician
Pennfoster College
Pennsylvennia USA 03.2012 - 06.2013
Skills
- Dementia care
- Elderly care expertise
- Safeguarding vulnerable adults
- Outstanding organisation
- Meal preparation
- Housekeeping
- Care management
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Social care
- Disability care
- Nursing care
- Documentation development
- Elderly care
- Personal care
- Activities of Daily Living
- Care plan management
- Organisational standards
- Medication administration
- Care programme oversight
- Patient listener
- Insurance practices
Timeline
Support worker (Older adults in care) Live in care
Hometouch care ltd
09.2023 - 01.2024
Senior health care assistant
Happy Care LTD
04.2021 - Current
Support worker (Young people in care)
Semester Recruitment LTD
10.2017 - Current
Health care assistant
Whitestone Care ltd
03.2014 - 07.2017
GCSEs - Maths & English
Rotherham College of Arts and Technology
09.2012 - 07.2013
Diploma of Higher Education - Telecommunication Technician
Pennfoster College
03.2012 - 06.2013
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