Alaba Abanjo
Essex
Summary
I am confident, hardworking, reliable, flexible, conscientious, enthusiastic, and self-motivated and well organised individual who is open minded with the ability to work within a team effectively as well as work independently using own initiative and with experience of implementing personal support plans which emphasis on the individual’s wellbeing, desires, choices and interests. I continually uphold and demonstrate an optimistic attitude towards patients, staff, visitors and patients their families. I am flexible and keen to learn new skills within a caring organisation, where I will be able to continue to increase my work experience and develop my skills. Energetic Volunteer offering outstanding telephone etiquette, social media and interpersonal skills. Well-trained individual with past experience working with children and elderly people. Punctual and dedicated to service. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level [Job Title] position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer
Family Businesss
01.2024 - 04.2024
- Intervened in crisis situations to obtain support for clients and reduce escalation or recurrence risks.
- Developed construction skills by participating in several home builds.
- Maintained internal database of service workers, participants, activities and other relevant details.
- Helped create comprehensive program to meet [Type] needs.
- Provided exceptional support for event management tasks, resulting in smoothly executed functions that exceeded expectations.
- Strengthened partnerships between the organization and local businesses to enhance collaboration opportunities.
Support Worker
FAMILY MOSAIC (PEABODY)
05.2012 - 08.2016
- Reason For Leaving: Change of career
- Assisting the qualified member of staff to ensure the effective running of the day-to-day activities on the ward
- Assisting patients to maintain good hygiene and feeding need whilst maintaining respect dignity and confidentiality is well protected
- Carrying out baseline physical observations on clients and recording readings on Modified Early Warning Systems (NEWS) charts accordingly
- Recording the activities and care given to patients on the (MOBIUS) system
- Intervening in crisis situations
- Escorting patients to general hospitals
Support Worker
Voluntary Job.
02.2011 - 07.2011
- Reason For Leaving: End of Voluntary
- I was able to provide necessary physical care to clients and encouraging them to complete their activities of daily living i.e
- Personal hygiene, diet and fluid intake, laundry, ironing, elimination
- Monitoring vital signs and physical observations, maintaining rest and sleep and activity, and physical observations
- I was able to provide these while maintaining professional boundaries
- To assist residents with personal care tasks, such as washing, showering, dressing, undressing, eating, continence management, toileting and maintaining their entire personal hygiene
- To assist in the safe lifting, transferring, repositioning, and movement of residents
- Accompanying or escorting residents to medical appointments and assisting with their daily immediate needs
- To ensure proper observation, monitoring and recording residents daily physical and emotional well-being and the promptly report of any changes to senior staff or to the nurses
- Encouraging residents to participate and engage in social and recreational activities, and providing them with emotional support and company
- Ensuring proper manual handling of equipment and the safe guarding of residents, their equipment and belongings
- Performing light housekeeping tasks, such as changing of bed linen or any domestic duties detailed in the residents care plan as directed by the management
- To undertake the task detailed in the residents care and support plan using a person centred approach and in the least intrusive way
- To encourage the independence and motivation of the residents and not foster dependent behaviour
- To maintain good communication and develop effective working relationships with residents
- Actively talking and listening to them about their interests
- To ensure as safe as possible the living environment for the residents, whilst respecting their dignity, choice and rights
- Developed strong rapport with clients by consistently demonstrating respect, understanding, and genuine concern for their wellbeing.
- Participated in professional development and training opportunities to enhance clinical skills.
- Maintained detailed records of client progress, interventions, and outcomes to ensure continuity of care across service providers.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions to help clients develop coping skills and improve communication.
Administrative Officer
10.2008 - 06.2009
- Reason For Leaving: Company Dissolved
- Maintaining/updating the organisation database
- Preparing clients/workers for training/training new staff
- Writing of memos, filling/sorting out letters
- Carrying out C.R.B checks for staff before
- Postal services, typing, copying and general administrative duties
- Sorting coming and outgoing mails
- Updating staff’s information on a computer software program
- Handling Recruitment of agency staff and sending staff for work placement
- Preparing of invoices for payment
- Monitoring Budgets on a quarterly basis, monitoring petty cash on a weekly or bi-weekly basis: Ensuring bi-weekly spreadsheets returns of petty cash are made to the head office
Education
Bachelor of Science - Postsecondary Education
Ambrose Ali University
Ekpoma, Edostate 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Micro Biology
Ambrose Ali Universty
Ekpoma, Edo State 04.2001 -
Skills
Excellent use of MS Office packages: including MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
Effective documentation skills
Effective Communication, analytical, leadership and interpersonal skills
Ability to deal with challenging behaviour
Effective administrative, planning and organising skills
Ability to plan and manage my workload proficiently
Punctual, reliable, able to use own initiative and work as a part of a larger team
Administration and management
Documentation And Reporting
Relationship Building
Timeline
Volunteer
Family Businesss
01.2024 - 04.2024
Support Worker
FAMILY MOSAIC (PEABODY)
05.2012 - 08.2016
Support Worker
Voluntary Job.
02.2011 - 07.2011
Administrative Officer
10.2008 - 06.2009
Bachelor of Science - Postsecondary Education
Ambrose Ali University
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Micro Biology
Ambrose Ali Universty
04.2001 -