PATIENCE CHIHOTA
Abingdon,England
Summary
Compassionate Health Care Worker with knack for building rapport with patients and delivering quality care. Known for improving patient comfort and assisting in their daily activities, contributing to better patient outcomes. Skilled in maintaining clean and safe environment, supporting medical staff, and handling emergencies calmly.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work history
Health Care Worker, live in carer
George Springall homecare
Oxfordshire, England
02.2025 - 05.2026
- Helped patients improve mental wellbeing by providing a helpful and happy service throughout care.
- Built strong, trusting relationships with patients by providing continuous support and delivering best possible care.
- Helped patients with personal hygiene, offering support with showering and bed bathing those with limited physical strength.
- Worked with compassion and kindness, building positive relationships with patients to enhance care experiences.
- Helped patients with various day-to-day activities, including support with meal preparation, cleaning, bathing and dressing.
- Assessed patient health, recording improvements and escalating concerns to senior healthcare staff as required.
- Participated in training sessions, continuously improving care techniques and knowledge.
- Managed challenging behaviour sensitively, adopting a person-centred approach.
- Documented care provided, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records were kept.
- Delivered compassionate care to patients, supporting their emotional and physical well-being.
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
Preply
04.2024 - 05.2026
- Helped students overcome language barriers through motivation, dedication and persistence in helping them to succeed.
- Marked student work and provided constructive feedback on improvement areas.
- Developed and delivered engaging English language lessons to students of varying proficiency levels.
- Collaborated with other teachers to develop creative, innovative and educational curriculums, teaching aids and field trips.
- Planned, prepared and delivered English Language classes for students in various age groups.
Teacher
Ministry of Education
, Zimbabwe
01.2013 - 01.2025
- Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.
- Used effective teaching methods to assist with student development, including collaborative learning, positive reinforcement, modelling and explicit instruction.
- Maintained trusting student relationships by providing both educational and emotional support to students.
- Observed and assessed student performance to identify areas requiring improvement.
- Planned and implemented lessons utilising variety of teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs.
- Created lesson plans in accordance with national curriculum and school-wide curriculum standards.
- Prepared unit and lesson plans for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines and common core standards.
- Adapted teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs, interests, and abilities, promoting inclusive education.
- Monitored progress through classwork, coursework and project marking to provide extra support for struggling students.
- Collaborated with parents and guardians during parent-teacher meetings to discuss student progress and address concerns.
- Assigned homework and quizzes to gauge performance of students.
- Encouraged students to persevere with challenging tasks.
- Monitored and recorded student attendance, punctuality, and behaviour, addressing issues in accordance with school policies.
- Provided positive feedback to instill confidence in students.
- Mentored and counselled students with adjustment and academic problems maximise potential and improve grades.
- Promoted a culture of reading and literacy through the organisation of book fairs and reading challenges.
- Employed mix of advice, criticism and encouragement to help students learn and grow.
Education
TEFL - Teaching English Online
Teacher Record
BritainDiploma of Higher Education - Special Needs
Alison
KS1 and KS2 Teaching Assistant Training - undefined
Alison
Diploma in Caregiving - Health Care Management
Alison
Residential childcare leadership and management - Online certification
Alison
Certificate of Higher Education - Bachelor of education honors degree in English
Midlands state University
Gweru, ZimbabweSkills
- Therapeutic communication
- Personal care
- Meal preparation
- Basic life support training
- Patient centered care
Timeline
Health Care Worker, live in carer
George Springall homecare
02.2025 - 05.2026
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
Preply
04.2024 - 05.2026
Teacher
Ministry of Education
01.2013 - 01.2025
Diploma of Higher Education - Special Needs
Alison
KS1 and KS2 Teaching Assistant Training - undefined
Alison
Diploma in Caregiving - Health Care Management
Alison
Residential childcare leadership and management - Online certification
Alison
TEFL - Teaching English Online
Teacher Record
Certificate of Higher Education - Bachelor of education honors degree in English
Midlands state University