Berlin Aguilar
356 Bayview Rd, St. Claire,Dunedin
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated Caregiver with experience supporting elderly residents in aged care settings. Skilled in providing personal care, assisting with daily activities, promoting residents’ independence, and ensuring comfort and wellbeing. Strong communication and teamwork skills with the ability to build positive relationships with residents, families, and healthcare professionals. Knowledgeable in infection control, safe manual handling, and delivering person-centered care with dignity, patience, and respect.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Caregiver
New Zealand Aged Care Services
07.2025 - Current
- Assist and support residents to remain as independent as possible in their daily lives.
- To treat resident and with their family/whanau with respect and dignity.
- To provide safe caring environment for the resident and their whanau/family.
- Ensure the safety of yourself and others within the workplace.
- Understand the organisation's policies and procedures.
- To work effectively in a team environment.
- To take responsibility for your own education requirements.
- To maintain a professional standard and attitude of responsibility, loyalty and discretion.
Programme Assistant
St. Marks Skids
05.2024 - Current
- Supervise and assist children in programme activities e.g sport, art and craft, drama and music, off site visit and activities including swimming, picnics and movies.
- Ensuring the working environment is kept clean, tidy, hygienic and safe for all children, parents, staff and visitors to the programme at all times. Report back to the Programme Manager with any concerns regarding a child or behavior issues etc.
- Participate in all staff training including first aid training, behaviour management, health and safety, child abuse awareness and risk management.
- Preparing and serving foods to children
Caregiver
Summerset at Heritage Park
09.2024 - 07.2025
- Assisting residents with toileting, bathing, grooming and dressing.
- Monitoring residents for any signs of discomfort, behavioral shifts and changes of health (e.g pain, mood swings, or appetite changes), documenting and reporting any significant changes to registered nurse on duty.
- Preparing meals according to their dietary needs and assisting with feeding if necessary.
- Helping residents move around safely, whether it's moving from bed to a chair, lazy boy, or using a wheelchair.
- Maintaining privacy regarding the resident's personal health and information.
- Engaging in a meaningful conversation with the residents and offering emotional support to prevent isolation and loneliness.
Caregiver intern
Ryman Bruce Mclaren Retirement Village
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Meal preparation and feeding support.
- Personal care assistance (e.g daily hygiene, grooming, bathing and dressing)
- Assistance with Recreational Activities (e.g light exercise, memory games and puzzles, gardening) Learning Cultural Sensitivity
- Training in Professional Ethics and Confidentiality
Volunteer
Bethesda Retirement Village
04.2024 - 09.2024
- Spending time talking with the Residents
- Assisting with leisure and recreation activities
- Assisting to serve meals, cups of tea etc.
- General tidying up
- Other duties as specified by the Clinical Nurse Manager and Facility Manager.
Education
Certificate - Health and Wellbeing (level 4), Disability Support
New Zealand School of Education
The Understanding Dementia -
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration Major in Financial Management
Tarlac State University
Skills
- Communication skills
- Personal Care skills
- Observation skills
- Manual Handling skills
- Time Management
- Problem-Solving skills
- Professionalism
- Cultural Awareness
- Infection Control and Hygiene
References
- Dong Cruz, Care Centre Manager, Summerset at Heritage Park Retirement Village, Dong.Cruzasummerset.co.nz, 09-950-7960, 021-197-9818
- Vijay Pillay, Healthcare Tutor, New Zealand School of Education, 022 646 0620, viiay.pillay@nzse.ac.nz
Timeline
Caregiver
New Zealand Aged Care Services
07.2025 - Current
Caregiver
Summerset at Heritage Park
09.2024 - 07.2025
Caregiver intern
Ryman Bruce Mclaren Retirement Village
09.2024 - 11.2024
Programme Assistant
St. Marks Skids
05.2024 - Current
Volunteer
Bethesda Retirement Village
04.2024 - 09.2024
Certificate - Health and Wellbeing (level 4), Disability Support
New Zealand School of Education
The Understanding Dementia -
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration Major in Financial Management
Tarlac State University