Daniel Chisom Okafor
Dagenham,United Kingdom
Summary
I am a dedicated social and health worker highly effective in undertaking administrative and programme management tasks. Manages complex data with excellent organisation. Motivated to achieve outstanding success through prompt communication and helpful approach. I am an energetic employee well-versed in strong communication and organisation skills, Strong communication skills evidenced by presenting reports and interacting effectively with service users. Adept at multi-tasking, leading group discussions and managing projects.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Adult Workforce Volunteer Advocacy
Your Voice In Health And Social Care
London, united kingdom
2025.11 - Current
- Work in a team to collect primary feedbacks and data from social service user to help to help improve the social and health services.
- Interact and assist social and health service users
- Applied critical thinking to analyse problems, evaluate solutions and select best decisions.
- Provided emotional support for clients, reducing anxiety levels.
- Established trust and rapport with service users by actively listening to their concerns.
- Facilitated group activities to promote social interaction amongst service users.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
Environmental health and safety manager
Sydney Agro Allied Services
IMO, Nigeria
2024.08 - 2025.09
- Trained employees in health and safety procedures for increased awareness and compliance.
- Ensured alignment of company's safety standards with national laws, reduced legal complications significantly.
- Liaised with regulatory bodies, ensured consistent statutory compliance.
- Coordinated with different department heads to integrate safety protocols into all activities.
- Monitored hazardous waste disposal, minimised environmental impact from operations.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation for improved compliance levels.
- Developed comprehensive health and safety training programmes for reduced employee accidents.
- Developed comprehensive risk mitigation strategies resulting in fewer workplace accidents.
- Reviewed existing policies regularly, ensured there remained current and effective.
- Improved workplace safety by conducting regular risk assessments and audits.
- Implemented new safety procedures that improved overall workplace security standards.
- Led investigations into any incidents or near-misses to prevent future occurrences effectively.
Teacher (Health Education)
St. Val College
Ede Oballa, Enugu State
2023.07 - 2024.07
- Delivered Health Education classes, engaging students in interactive learning.
- Prepared comprehensive lesson notes to enhance instructional delivery.
- Invigilated examinations to ensure academic integrity and compliance.
- Graded examination scripts and computed results accurately and efficiently.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Enugu/ Nigeria 2017.11 - 2022.11
Master of Science - Public Health
York St John University
London/England 2025.09 -
Skills
Professional skills
- Methodological and organized approach to individual and team work
- Consistently delivered results on time, within budget, and to high specifications
Technical Skill
- IT proficient (Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
- Search Engines: Google, Bing
- Communication Programs: Email, Google Meet, Zoom
Analytical and Numerical skills
- Professional training on SPSS has advanced my analytical and numerical skills
- Utilize statistical packages like SPSS, honed through professional training and undergraduate courses in quantitative methods and statistical methods in psychology
- Proficient in data collection, processing, and analysis
Analytical thinking skills
- Applied statistical analytical tools to complex survey data and questionnaire reports
- Interpreted results, drew implications, and informed policy formulation
- Developed structured arguments supported by empirical and theoretical evidence
Communication skills
- Interacts with service users to collect primary datas and feedbacks
- Presented 5000-word research reports to academic and non-academic audiences
- Effectively interacted with diverse individuals through verbal and non-verbal communication methods
Organisational skills
- Successfully balanced academic studies, part-time jobs, volunteer work, and extracurricular activities
- Organized meetings with academic supervisors and team members
- Coordinated extra-curricular activities and academic work as a teacher
Team working skills
- Collaborated with teams in conducting surveys and presenting assignments
- Actively worked with a team to interact with service users
- Worked with diverse teams during my undergraduate studies
Training and certifications
- Wellbeing in a Changing World Conference (2021)
- Nigerian Association of Psychology Students’ Annual Scientific Conference (2021)
- Scientific Conference and Workshop: Relationship and Wellbeing (2018)
Accomplishments
Certificate of participation in a Community Street Play Organized on World AIDS Day 2025 in Lewisham London United Kingdom
Certification
Online Certifications ( by Alison )
• Diploma in Health Studies
• Diploma in Mental Health
• Diploma in Caregiving
• Diploma in Human Nutrition
• Mental Health Studies (Suicide, Violent behavior, Substance Abuse)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Nursing Studies – The Nurse as Team Leader and Teacher
• Nursing Studies – Patient Care and Hygiene
• CPR, AED and First Aid
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Elderly Care and Caring for the Disabled.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Adult Workforce Volunteer Advocacy
Your Voice In Health And Social Care
2025.11 - Current
Master of Science - Public Health
York St John University
2025.09 -
Environmental health and safety manager
Sydney Agro Allied Services
2024.08 - 2025.09
Teacher (Health Education)
St. Val College
2023.07 - 2024.07
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Nigeria
2017.11 - 2022.11