Okoro Happiness
Care Assistant
Lagos
Summary
Diligent Caregiver focused on providing optimal support to clients through personalized assistance and care required to manage diverse medical conditions. Proficient in organizing medications, doctor appointments and personal activities. Caring, organized and friendly with excellent interpersonal skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Health And Development Supporr Programme
Jos
11.2021 - Current
- Scheduled and accompanied clients to medical appointments.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands and household chores.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- planned ,prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diet.
- Entertained,conversed and read aloud to keep patients mentally alert.
- Build strong relationship with client to deliver emotional support and companionship
- Recognised and reported health abnormalitises or changes in patient's health status to case manager.
- Engage patient in meaningful conversation,socialization,and actively while providing personal care assistance.
- Helped patient care for themselves by teaching proper,safe use ambulation assistive device such as cane and walker.
- Maintain frequent supervision of residents unable to call for assistance.
- Transported individuals to events and activities,medical appointments and shopping trips.
- Documented resident's mental status sleep and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Transported patient to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.
- Remained alert to ptoblems or health issues of clients and competently responded
- Planned activities to encourage movement,streching and strenght building.
- Conferred with supervisor to discusz patient condition and medical care.
- Assisted with dressing,guidance,grooming,meal preparation and medication reminders.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Used company software and databases to maintain records of services performed and patient conditions.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Teaching Assistant
Modern Champions Academy
Lagos
07.2016 - 10.2021
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
- Completed daily reports on attendance and disciplinary performance.
- Participated in lesson planning and curriculum implementation to promote quicker rollout and delivery.
- Tutored students in reading, language arts and other subjects.
- Presented wide range of information to students using hands-on instructional techniques for effective comprehension.
- Assessed student assignments to check quality and completeness before submission for grading.
- Studied and implemented latest information on specific subjects and learning strategies.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support lead teacher.
- Provided instructional support to students unable to attend regular classes.
- Supported classroom maintenance and upkeep, organizing books and materials.
- Assisted in maintaining engaging and respectful educational environment by promoting discipline and cooperation.
- Worked with teacher to optimize learning plans based on student test grades and evaluations.
- Supported planning and preparation for culturally-diverse class sessions.
- Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals and objectives.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Recorded grades for coursework and tests in online reporting system.
- Maintained safety and security by overseeing students in recess environments.
- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
- Implemented practice exercises and group assignments to assist students in quick information grasping.
- Created lesson materials, visuals and digital presentations to supplement lesson plans.
Classroom Assistant
Doreen Schools
Lagos
09.2014 - 06.2016
- Documented student behaviors, interventions and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Collated and stapled packets of worksheets and other materials.
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
- Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
- Counted children when lined up for various activities.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Cleaned and organized art supplies and related materials.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
- Arranged and organized classroom desks, chairs and supplies.
- Helped teacher prepare instructional material and displays.
- Enforced rules and instructions to maintain discipline.
Education
Diploma - Nursing And Patient Care
Alison Courses
United Kingdom(uk)10.2022
Post Graduate Diploma In Education(PGDE) - English Education
National Teachers Institute(NTI)
Lagos,Nigeria12.2012
Higher National Diploma - Mass Communication
Auchi Polytechnic,Auchi
Edo,Nigeria12.2010
National Diploma - Mass Communication
Auchi Polytechnic Auchi
Edo Nigeria12.2006
O Level - Maths,English,Social Sciences
Merit Mixed Secondary School
Delta,Nigeria07.2002
Skills
- Patient Ambulation
- Needs Assessment
- Compassionate Patient Care
- Personal Service
- Diet and Nutrition
- Medication Management
- Personal Care Assistance
- Attentive to People
- Service Documentation
- First Aid Certification
- Client Records Management
- Personal Grooming Care
- Mobility Support
- Client Requirements
- Vital Signs Management
- Household Cleaning
- Caring Companionship
- Ability to Lift
- Bedside Care
- Social Perceptiveness
- Meal Planning and Preparation
- Emergency Situations
- Nursing Assistance
- Nail Care
- Bed Transfers
- Communication Assistance
- Vitals Monitoring and Documentation
- Condition Monitoring
- Spreadsheet Tracking
- Skin Care
- Special Dietary Requirements
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- Wound Care
- Floor Sweeping
- Medical Reminders
- Direct Supervision
- Incontinence Care
- Self-Contained Classrooms
- Professional Development
- Reading Comprehension
- Range of Motion Exercises
- Dental Care
- Accurate in Following Orders
- Staff Mentoring
- Performance Improvement
- Excellent reading and writing and proofreading skills
- Been polite,patient ,and understanding at all times partucularly when dealing with the elderly
Accomplishments
- Achieved promotions and recommemdation from employers.
- Employee of the term in Modern Champions Academy.
- Organised social cultural event in the organisation that brought people with different cultural background title"MY AFRICAN DREAM"
Certification
- Introduction to caregiving..Alison courses uk.
- Certificate of participation in International volunteer(United Nations) uk.
- Certificate in child care and Early years foundation support(EYFS).Alison courses. uk
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.
Euripides
Timeline
Personal Care Assistant
Health And Development Supporr Programme
11.2021 - Current
Teaching Assistant
Modern Champions Academy
07.2016 - 10.2021
Classroom Assistant
Doreen Schools
09.2014 - 06.2016
Diploma - Nursing And Patient Care
Alison Courses
Post Graduate Diploma In Education(PGDE) - English Education
National Teachers Institute(NTI)
Higher National Diploma - Mass Communication
Auchi Polytechnic,Auchi
National Diploma - Mass Communication
Auchi Polytechnic Auchi
O Level - Maths,English,Social Sciences
Merit Mixed Secondary School
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