LINDA AFUA KODJO

• Provided advice and support to children and young people in line with their individual placement plans
• Deliver high standards of care, promoting wellbeing across physical, emotional, social, cultural, and intellectual areas
• Maintain nurturing and safe environment where children feel secure and free from harm
• Establish warm, respectful relationships and offer unconditional positive regard to young people.
• Support day-to-day living tasks including cooking, cleaning, laundry, and maintaining home environment
• Promoted independence and life skills, helped young people grow in confidence and self-worth
• Ensure adherence to safeguarding procedures and health & safety regulations
• Monitor progress and behaviour, recording observations and reporting concerns appropriately

• Completed and implemented risk assessment and support plans tailored to young people's needs, preferences and abilities.

• Supported young people with education, training course and finding work.

• Directed work with young people including community support to colleges, hospitals, gym and other community activities.

• Maintain up-to-date risk assessments, policies, and procedures in line with Ofsted and organisational requirements.
• Notify social workers of all significant events within statutory 24-hour timescale.
• Ensure high standards of health and safety in home, meeting Fire Regulation and Quality Assurance standards.
• Work closely with external agencies and professionals, promoting multi-agency collaboration to support young people’s progress.

• Assisted over 10 young people with activities of daily living including budgeting, bill payments, attending appointments, shopping, cooking, planning and personal hygiene.

• Key work sessions/workshops with young people on topics such as: health, substance misuse, budgeting, social and family relationship, healthy eating, sexual health, absconding, education/training/employment, immigration, house rules, self-care/independent skills, emotional well-being, grooming, managing anger.

• Provided direct and comprehensive support to young people helping them to live independently as possible.

• Monitored young people's progress, continuously updating and adjusting care plans to meet health and well-being needs.

• Used excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and interact with individuals in need.

• Assisted over 20 young people with bedside duties (feeding and bed dressing)
• Assisted with washing and dressing over 20 young people with disabilities.
• Monitored blood pressure for patients that needed hourly study
• Assisted young people with moving around.
• Monitored children intake and output and documenting them
• Completion of daily charts

• Supervised over 30 student's behaviour during class and recess, enforcing appropriate consequences
• Developed appropriate lesson plans to engage students and cover curriculum
• Adapted lesson plan in response to students' learning pace and interest
• Identified need and advocate for additional resources for students
• Created educational materials to aid in teaching lessons
• Communicated with parents concerning students' needs during conferences
• Supervised student's behaviour during class and recess, enforcing appropriate consequences