Rebekah N Ushamba
Bognor Regis,Sussex West
Summary
Experienced care professional with a strong background in legal, administrative, and social care roles. Demonstrates expertise in personal care, medication administration, patient safeguarding, and end-of-life care, complemented by skills in legal compliance and community engagement. Proven ability to manage care plans, coordinate community projects, and provide compassionate support to individuals with diverse needs. Adept at maintaining confidentiality, ensuring infection control procedures, and fostering empathetic communication. Career focus on delivering person-centred care while upholding the highest standards of professionalism and respect for privacy.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Care Assistant
CAREMARK CHICHESTER
07.2023 - Current
- Supporting individuals with general care duties including Personal care, medication administration, shopping, meal preparation, accessing community.
- Moving and Handling
- Updating care plans
- Meal preparation
Trustee
UNSELFISH GESTURE TRUST
01.2018 - 04.2023
- Providing legal guidance to Trust
- Organising and implementing community projects
- Sourcing and availing various forms of aid/assistance for beneficiaries
Secretary
CELEBRATION MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL
03.2016 - 03.2017
- Administrative duties including creating registers/rosters, calendars and strategy documents
- Preparing reports
- Managing resources
- Organising and coordinating trainings
- Manage accounts i.e budgets, requisitions, pledges
- Keeping database
Secretary
KWMM TRANSPORT (PVT) LTD
08.2015 - 02.2016
- Drafting and preparing company documentation.
- Ensuring compliance of company structures and functions to set legal standards and prescribed law.
- Litigation for and on behalf of the company in all suits and action.
Magistrate
MAGISTRATES’ COURT JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION
08.2007 - 07.2014
- Presiding over criminal and civil cases
- General court administration and management
- Solemnizing marriages
- Conducting Prison Visits
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - Business Leadership
Leadership Development
Harare, Zimbabwe2016
Bachelor of Arts - Law
University of Fort Hare
East London, RSA2003
Cambridge GCE Advanced Level -
Mabelreign Girls High School
Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level -
Mabelreign Girls High School
Skills
- Computer literate
- Holder of a valid Class 4 driver’s licence
- Personal care
- Medication administration
- Care plan updating
- Moving and handling
- Community engagement
- Patient assessment
- Team collaboration
- Client advocacy
- Crisis intervention
- Emotional support
- Legal compliance
- Assisting with personal hygiene
- Bathing and dressing assistance
- Elderly care
- Personal care assistance
- Record-keeping
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Housekeeping
- First Aid
- Dementia awareness
- Compassionate care
- Documentation
- Hoist operation
- Patient record keeping
- Patient safeguarding
- Confidentiality understanding
- Elderly companionship
- Patient care
- Empathetic communication
- Food preparation
- Mobility assistance
- Mobility equipment operation
- Meal preparation
- Manual handling certification
- Respecting boundaries
- Infection control procedures
- Care management
- End Of Life Care
- Person-centred care plans
- Social care
- Food hygiene understanding
- Respect for privacy
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Shona
Proficient
C2
Certification
- Driving Licence
Interests
- Community Development
- Travel
- Governance
- Sports
- Public speaking
- Volunteering and mentoring
Timeline
Care Assistant
CAREMARK CHICHESTER
07.2023 - Current
Trustee
UNSELFISH GESTURE TRUST
01.2018 - 04.2023
Secretary
CELEBRATION MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL
03.2016 - 03.2017
Secretary
KWMM TRANSPORT (PVT) LTD
08.2015 - 02.2016
Magistrate
MAGISTRATES’ COURT JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION
08.2007 - 07.2014
Diploma of Higher Education - Business Leadership
Leadership Development
Bachelor of Arts - Law
University of Fort Hare
Cambridge GCE Advanced Level -
Mabelreign Girls High School
Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level -
Mabelreign Girls High School