Victor Olakunle
Birmingham,Birmingham
Summary
Dedicated Healthcare Support Worker with experience in delivering person-centred care across various settings. Expertise in assisting with daily living activities, administering medications, and providing emotional support. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes while maintaining accurate records and ensuring a safe, clean environment.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Residential Support Worker (Young People)
JM Workforce (Agency)
07.2025 - Current
- Provided personalised care and support to young persons, enhancing their quality of life.
- Supported young persons in developing independence and social skills through structured, engaging activities.
- Built strong, trusting relationships with young persons by providing continuous support and delivering the best possible care.
- Managed challenging behaviour sensitively, adopting a person-centred approach.
- Collaborated with care professionals to deliver coordinated, high-quality care to young persons.
- Administered medication accurately and safely, following strict healthcare protocols to maintain well-being.
- Documented care provided, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records were kept.
- Managed documentation, updating records and reports to ensure seamless continuity of care.
- Participated in training sessions to enhance skills and knowledge, staying informed about best practices in care.
- Built strong, trusting relationships with young persons by providing continuous support and delivering the best possible care.
Support Worker
Northern Healthcare
Solihull
10.2024 - Current
- Assisted residents with daily living activities, including personal hygiene, meal preparation, and mobility, promoting independence.
- Provided personalised care and support to individuals with diverse needs, enhancing their quality of life.
- Administered medication accurately and safely, following strict healthcare protocols to maintain resident well-being.
- Offered emotional support and companionship, reducing feelings of isolation among residents.
- Encouraged residents to be independent and active members of society.
- Participated in training sessions to enhance skills and knowledge, staying informed about best practices in care.
- Escorted clients to shops, appointments and special events, tailoring service to meet mobility and personal needs of individuals.
- Tracked and documented client behaviours, activity engagement, skills development and notable incidents.
- Maintained detailed records of residents progress, interventions, and any changes in condition, contributing to continuous care improvement.
- Provided support in social, physical and emotional areas to assist residents with integrating into local community.
- Managed challenging behaviour through de-escalation techniques and positive reinforcement, ensuring a safe environment.
- De-escalated violent, aggressive and threatening behaviour.
- Arranged transport for clients to attend medical appointments, social events, and other activities, enhancing their community participation.
Residential Support Worker (Bank)
Enabling lives
09.2024 - 07.2025
- Delivered person-centred support in social, physical, and emotional areas, enhancing overall well-being of service users.
- Manage challenging behaviour through de-escalation techniques and positive reinforcement, ensuring a safe environment.
- Develop and implement individual care plans, tailoring services to meet the unique needs of each service user.
- Monitor and support service users in the facility when they are asleep, attending to any demands or challenges.
- Facilitated key working sessions and supervised family contact while maintaining accurate records and documentation for effective communication.
- Maintain detailed records of service users' progress, interventions, and any changes in condition, contributing to continuous care improvement.
- Provide day staff with accurate information, and maintain accurate records.
- Administer medication accurately and safely, following strict healthcare protocols to maintain well-being.
- Assisted service users in managing finances and budgeting to promote financial independence and security.
- Attended training sessions to improve care skills to enhance skills and knowledge, staying informed about best practices in care.
Residential Support Worker
Care First Services
Redditch, United Kingdom
11.2023 - 07.2024
- Safeguarded young people appropriately, prioritising resident welfare and wellbeing.
- Provided young people residing in the residential care home attention, support, and guidance.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to young people, helping them navigate personal challenges.
- Promoted autonomy and life skills development, empowering young people towards independence.
- Organised keyworker session with young people in various topics that will assist them in living independently.
- Provided young people in care with both practical and emotional support.
- Supported with day-to-day tasks like meal preparation, housekeeping, and recreation
- Developed understanding of each young person's behavioural, emotional, social, educational, and developmental needs to effectively contribute to care planning.
- Contributed to the upkeep of a secure atmosphere in accordance with health and safety regulations and other legal obligations.
- Maintained written records about young people living in the residential home that were true, accurate, and readable.
- Maintained up-to-date paperwork and reports to ensure compliance and accountability.
- Maintained positive working relationships and engaged in efficient communication with fellow team members.
- Maintained positive working relationships and efficient communication with other team members.
- Participated in and attended mandatory training sessions.
Support Worker
Specialist Resource Solutions
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
04.2022 - 10.2023
- Assisted service users with personal hygiene tasks including bathing, washing, and toileting in a respectful manner.
- Provided assistance to service users with feeding and drinking tasks to ensure their nutritional needs were met.
- Cultivated strong support worker - service user relationships through practical and emotional care.
- Provided companionship and emotional support to service users during daily living activities.
- Built trust by maintaining strict confidentiality and sensitivity to service users' needs.
- Maintained confidentiality at all times in line with organisational guidelines.
- Administered medication according to care plans and healthcare professionals' instructions.
- Designed and facilitated engaging activities to enhance quality of life and encourage social interaction for service users.
- Performed cooking, drink preparation, and cleaning tasks while ensuring care and support for service users/residents in a safe environment.
- Measured care plan effectiveness by closely observing behaviour and physical improvements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Forestry and Wildlife Management
Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta
Abeokuta, Ogun. 01-2015
GCSEs -
Komfota College
Ketu , Lagos 01-2010
Skills
- Outstanding interpersonal skills
- Extensive experience with the rules and regulations of care facilities
- Capacity to create and carry out care plans
- Compassionate and caring
- Problem-solving skills
- Competent at maintaining precise, comprehensive records
- Compliance with health, safety, and laws
- Collaboration and teamwork
Certification
- Care certificate
- Safeguarding
- First Aid and CPR
Custom
- Digital Literacy
- Documentation management
- Commitment to excellence
- Active listening
Timeline
Residential Support Worker (Young People)
JM Workforce (Agency)
07.2025 - Current
Support Worker
Northern Healthcare
10.2024 - Current
Residential Support Worker (Bank)
Enabling lives
09.2024 - 07.2025
Residential Support Worker
Care First Services
11.2023 - 07.2024
Support Worker
Specialist Resource Solutions
04.2022 - 10.2023
Bachelor of Science - Forestry and Wildlife Management
Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta
GCSEs -
Komfota College