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Work History
Education
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Simon Conroy

Maidstone,Kent

Summary

Dedicated professional with expertise in dementia care and mental health support, specialising in end-of-life care sensitivity and empathetic communication. Proven ability to enhance the daily life of residents and effectively support family members during challenging times. Committed to enhancing the quality of life for individuals through compassionate and tailored care solutions.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Health care assistant

Oakland Care
Maidstone, Kent
01.2024 - Current
  • Assisted with personal care needs, improving client comfort, wellbeing and hygiene.
  • Cared for 17-20 residents daily, with varying levels of nursing need
  • Worked on the memory floor dealing with differing levels of dementia and associated conditions. Deescalating, comforting and encouraging residents to be themselves as much as they can.
  • As "Green Champion" in the home I oversaw green policy introductions and implemented changes to make the home more sustainable.

Health care assistant

Kippingtons Nursing Home
Sevenoaks, Kent
04.2023 - 01.2025
  • Assisted elderly residents with daily tasks such as eating, drinking and dressing for an enhanced quality of life while living in care homes.
  • Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
  • Completed care documentation and monitored patient progress to achieve up-to-date records.
  • Monitored vital signs of patients with meticulous attention to detail for accurate readings.
  • Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.

Home carer

Self-employed
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
05.2022 - 04.2023
  • Looked after my Grandad, utilising my care experience before he went into a nursing home.
  • Assisted with mobility issues to increase independence and confidence.
  • Provided overnight care when required; ensuring peace of mind.
  • Managed efficient household tasks such as grocery shopping, laundry and cleaning to maintain hygiene standards.

Carer and Team Leader

The Laurels Nursing Home
11.2020 - 04.2022
  • Working as a carer and subsequently team leader. Personal care, assisting with feeds, medication, housekeeping and all associated tasks required in nursing care.

Kitchen Assistant

The Laurels Nursing Home
11.2019 - 10.2020
  • Working as a kitchen assistant and also interacting with residents as part of daily rounds and special occasions/events. Key holder responsibility along with all day food prep, receiving and storing deliveries.

Manager

VX London
London
10.2017 - 09.2019
  • Managing a vegan café. Key holder and cashing up responsibilities along with serving customers and making sure they had the best experience possible.

Melt Room
Soho
02.2017 - 10.2017
  • Serving customers, food prep, cleaning and stock management are all tasks I am doing for this job. Being in Soho it was very busy during the week, so have also dealt with a large volume of customers over extended periods of time.

Kitchen and Logistic Porter

Class 1 Agency
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • Working for Class 1 Agency doing kitchen and logistic porter work at numerous events in and around London.

Temporary Worker

Blue Arrow and Berry Recruitment agency
01.2009 - 12.2015
  • Cleaning work - Involving cleaning bars, kitchens and conference rooms.
  • Waiter service - Running tables, taking orders and fulfilling orders.
  • Data Entry – Processing tables of data, along with logging stock on various systems.
  • Customer service support – Speaking to customers regarding order details, complaints, processing bookings and logging on a computer system.

01.2006 - 08.2008
  • For 20 months inclusive I went to Spain and did various jobs for ex-pats in the Alicante region. These included bar work & gardening.

Argos
11.2005 - 02.2006
  • Company Overview: Argos direct warehouse
  • I worked in Argos direct warehouse for 3 months where I learned how to meet very strict deadlines and worked to a tight schedule (I was working as part of team that had to meet targets).
  • Argos direct warehouse

General Assistant

Hatfield Lodge Hotel
06.2002 - 09.2003
  • In the summers of both years I worked as a general assistant where I gained the skills; organising conference rooms, stocking bars and also I had to do lots of rubbish clearance and heavy lifting.

Tesco
06.2001 - 11.2001
  • Over the summer and autumn I worked in Tesco and worked on the checkouts where I gained experience in customer service and gained retail experience.

Education

GCSEs -

Beaumont School
St Albans, Hertfordshire
09.1995 - 06.2003

Skills

  • End-Of-Life care sensitivity
  • Supporting family members
  • Person-centred care plans
  • Dementia care expertise
  • Empathetic communication
  • Mental health support

Affiliations

  • Gardening
  • Volunteer work
  • Football

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Health care assistant

Oakland Care
01.2024 - Current

Health care assistant

Kippingtons Nursing Home
04.2023 - 01.2025

Home carer

Self-employed
05.2022 - 04.2023

Carer and Team Leader

The Laurels Nursing Home
11.2020 - 04.2022

Kitchen Assistant

The Laurels Nursing Home
11.2019 - 10.2020

Manager

VX London
10.2017 - 09.2019

Melt Room
02.2017 - 10.2017

Kitchen and Logistic Porter

Class 1 Agency
01.2016 - 01.2017

Temporary Worker

Blue Arrow and Berry Recruitment agency
01.2009 - 12.2015

01.2006 - 08.2008

Argos
11.2005 - 02.2006

General Assistant

Hatfield Lodge Hotel
06.2002 - 09.2003

Tesco
06.2001 - 11.2001

GCSEs -

Beaumont School
09.1995 - 06.2003

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