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Education
Skills
Training Certificates
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Hobbies and Interests
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MICHELLE JOHNSTONE

MICHELLE JOHNSTONE

Blaenavon,Torfaen

Summary

I am dependable, trustworthy, and motivated individual, seeking to give back to the community, and to assist in bringing security and prosperity back to The United Kingdom, making Britain “great” again. I strive to bring passion and commitment to my work, setting high standards for myself as well as ensuring I see tasks through to the end. I am currently doing my Bsc (Hon) Psychology with counselling degree through Open University, which is due to be completed at the end of the 2025/6 academic year. After leaving school, I obtained a diploma in Cost Accounting (South Africa). During my time in the care industry, I obtained my QCF level 2 and 3 in health and social care diplomas. Since May 2019 I was admitted to hospital with a severe infection. I am currently working to become involved with volunteer work, through which I can give back to the community and therefore obtaining experience which is required when working as a counsellor in psychology.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Night Senior Care Assistant

Pride in Care
Blackwood, United Kingdom
10.2018 - 05.2019
  • Maintaining clients’ dignity
  • Ensuring that the clients' emotional needs are met as much as possible
  • Ensuring that the clients' hygiene levels are maintained at a high level (giving showers/baths etc.)
  • Assisting clients at mealtimes
  • Ensuring that clients have regular pressure relief
  • Assisting clients in supported living situations
  • Dealing with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour
  • Dealing with clients who have dementia
  • Ensuring that all health and safety issues are adhered to
  • Managing staff

Agency Care Assistant

Randstad Recruitment
Cardiff, United Kingdom
12.2016 - 05.2019
  • Maintaining clients’ dignity
  • Ensuring that the clients' emotional needs are met as much as possible
  • Ensuring that the clients' hygiene levels are maintained at a high level (giving showers/baths etc.)
  • Assisting clients at mealtimes
  • Ensuring that clients have regular pressure relief
  • Assisting clients in supported living situations
  • Dealing with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour
  • Dealing with clients who have dementia
  • Ensuring that all health and safety issues are adhered to

Agency Care Assistant

Completely Care Agency
Newport, United Kingdom
02.2016 - 09.2016
  • Responsibilities were generally the same as in the above-mentioned position

Care assistant

Capel Grange Nursing Home (Linc Care)
09.2014 - 01.2016
  • Responsibilities were generally the same as in the above-mentioned position

Care assistant

Staff 24/7
06.2014 - 09.2014
  • Responsibilities were generally the same as in the above-mentioned position

Care assistant / Kitchen Assistant/relief Chef

Red Rose Care Home
10.2012 - 05.2014
  • Responsibilities were generally the same as in the above-mentioned position
  • Maintaining high hygiene standards in the kitchen
  • Ensuring that the kitchen was kept clean
  • Generally washing up utensils and stove
  • Assisting with food preparation
  • Assisting with serving food to clients
  • Covering for the Chef when required to do so
  • Ensuring the completion of fridge temperatures and daily cleaning documentation in the absence of the Chef

Agency Care Assistant

Staff 24/7
Cwmbran, United Kingdom
07.2012 - 10.2012
  • Responsibilities were generally the same as in the above-mentioned care assistant position

Accounts Manager

Trichem Wales Ltd
12.2005 - 05.2012
  • All functions relating to the running of the service department
  • VAT
  • Cashbook and petty cash including reconciliations
  • Debtors and Creditors including reconciliations
  • Fixed assets and depreciation
  • Nominal ledger
  • Trial balance, Profit and Loss, Balance sheet
  • Budgets
  • Payroll
  • Stock purchasing and stock level controls
  • End of month management accounts
  • Year end accounts and reconciliations

Education

Bsc (Hon) Psychology with counselling degree - Counseling Psychology

Open University
United Kingdom
06.2025

QCF Level 3 in Health And Social Care (Adults) For Wales And Northern Ireland - Health And Social Care

Pearson Education Ltd
Cardiff
03-2018

C&G Level 2 Health And Social Care (Adults) For Wales - Health And Social Care

The City And Guilds of London Institute
London
06-2014

Travel & Tourism Certificate - Travel And Tourism

The Tourism Academy
South Africa
12-2000

Senior Certificate/Matric/STD 10 - High School Education

Norman Henshilwood High School
South Africa
01-1987

National Diploma -

Cost Accounting
South Africa

Skills

  • Good communicator
  • Writing skills
  • Teamwork
  • Motivation
  • Highly organized
  • Planning skills
  • Prioritizing skills
  • Financial management skills
  • Initiative
  • Good listener
  • Sensitivity to others' feelings
  • Problem-solving
  • Willingness to learn
  • Efficiency in administration tasks
  • Personnel issues management
  • Support for staff members

Training Certificates

List of all training certificates (copies are available).

References

References available upon request.

Hobbies and Interests

I enjoy motor racing, rugby, and other sports. I enjoy catering for myself and friends, as well as doing other home crafts. The environment/nature and my animals are also very important to me. I enjoy being able to learn about psychology, general history and the history relating to politics. I also enjoy having a good debate which can be beneficial for the community.

Other Details

Full Current UK Driving License and have a reliable vehicle., Unlimited leave to remain (settlement permit).

Career Overview

  • 05/02/19, current, student, Open University, Bsc (Hon) Psychology with counselling degree
  • 12/01/16, 05/02/19, Care assistant, Randstad Recruitment, Maintaining clients’ dignity, Ensuring that the clients' emotional needs are met as much as possible., Ensuring that the clients' hygiene levels are maintained at a high level (giving showers/baths etc.), Assisting clients at mealtimes, Ensuring that clients have regular pressure relief., Assisting clients in supported living situations, Dealing with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour, Dealing with clients who have dementia., Ensuring that all health and safety issues are adhered to.
  • 10/01/18, 05/02/19, Night Senior Care assistant, Pride in Care, Maintaining clients’ dignity, Ensuring that the clients' emotional needs are met as much as possible., Ensuring that the clients' hygiene levels are maintained at a high level (giving showers/baths etc.), Assisting clients at mealtimes, Ensuring that clients have regular pressure relief., Assisting clients in supported living situations, Dealing with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour, Dealing with clients who have dementia., Ensuring that all health and safety issues are adhered to., Managing staff
  • 02/08/16, 09/30/16, Care assistant, Completely Care Agency, Responsibilities were generally the same as in the above-mentioned position.
  • 09/02/14, 01/22/16, Care assistant, Capel Grange Nursing Home (Linc Care), Responsibilities were generally the same as in the above-mentioned position.
  • 06/01/14, 09/01/14, Care assistant, Staff 24/7, Responsibilities were generally the same as in the above-mentioned position.
  • 10/15/12, 05/31/14, Care assistant / Kitchen Assistant/relief Chef, Red Rose Care Home, Maintaining high hygiene standards in the kitchen., Ensuring that the kitchen was kept clean., Generally washing up utensils and stove., Assisting with food preparation., Assisting with serving food to clients., Covering for the Chef when required to do so., Ensuring the completion of fridge temperatures and daily cleaning documentation in the absence of the Chef.
  • 07/01/12, 10/15/12, Care assistant, Staff 24/7, Responsibilities were generally the same as in the above-mentioned care assistant position.
  • 06/01/12, 07/15/12, Care assistant, Qcare, Responsibilities were generally the same as in the above-mentioned care assistant position.
  • 12/05/05, 05/31/12, Accounts Manager, Trichem Wales Ltd, All functions relating to the running of the service department., VAT, Cashbook and petty cash including reconciliations., Debtors and Creditors including reconciliations., Fixed assets and depreciation., Nominal ledger., Trial balance, Profit and Loss, Balance sheet., Budgets., Payroll., Stock purchasing and stock level controls., End of month management accounts., Year end accounts and reconciliations.

Timeline

Night Senior Care Assistant

Pride in Care
10.2018 - 05.2019

Agency Care Assistant

Randstad Recruitment
12.2016 - 05.2019

Agency Care Assistant

Completely Care Agency
02.2016 - 09.2016

Care assistant

Capel Grange Nursing Home (Linc Care)
09.2014 - 01.2016

Care assistant

Staff 24/7
06.2014 - 09.2014

Care assistant / Kitchen Assistant/relief Chef

Red Rose Care Home
10.2012 - 05.2014

Agency Care Assistant

Staff 24/7
07.2012 - 10.2012

Accounts Manager

Trichem Wales Ltd
12.2005 - 05.2012

Bsc (Hon) Psychology with counselling degree - Counseling Psychology

Open University

QCF Level 3 in Health And Social Care (Adults) For Wales And Northern Ireland - Health And Social Care

Pearson Education Ltd

C&G Level 2 Health And Social Care (Adults) For Wales - Health And Social Care

The City And Guilds of London Institute

Travel & Tourism Certificate - Travel And Tourism

The Tourism Academy

Senior Certificate/Matric/STD 10 - High School Education

Norman Henshilwood High School

National Diploma -

Cost Accounting
MICHELLE JOHNSTONE