Kathleen Longley
Tauranga
Summary
Enthusiastic individual dedicated to delivering compassion, accessible support. Strong relationship-building skills and emotional intelligence. History of achieving positive results in collaboration with multidisciplinary team.
Organised and dependable with multiple years of experience. Successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willing to take on greater responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work history
Home health care assistant
C.C.S. Disability Action
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
- Supervised and managed frequent activities such as medication and personal hygiene to provide safe living environment for service users with Cohens Syndrome.
- Submitted reports to manager regarding service users condition updates.
- Optimised user outcomes by ensuring care delivery was in line with care plans and individual wishes of the service users and the family.
- Guaranteed user safety by monitoring wellbeing and promptly reporting concerns.
- Promoted healthier living choices to improve wellbeing of the two service users.
- Provided respite care.
- Engaged with other community care support staff on behalf of the family.
Care Worker
Silc
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
04.2015 - Current
- Adapted communication strategies to enhance understanding of all service users both verbal and non-verbal.
- Ability to trouble shoot and create management strategies to deal with multi-site facility use and care plans.
- Updated doctors and family members on service users progress.
- Supported, guided and empowered service users to achieve their optimal capabilities.
- Upheld nationally recognised care standards.
- Followed safe lifting and driving practices to achieve highest level of service users safety.
- Implemented support plans into service users' daily activities.
- Provided personal hygiene assistance, consistently promoting comfort, dignity and respect.
- Championed patient independence, actively involving service users in care plan development.
- Planned, prepared and served meals for service users, strictly following prescribed dietary orders.
Education
Epilepsy - Diamondhead Service Pressure training - Diamondhead PBS Level 1B Next steps in PBS -
Community Intent - undefined
2020
Health and Wellbeing L3 - undefined
2017
Social Role Valorisation - undefined
2016
NZQA NZ Certificate Health and Wellbeing Level (advanced support Level 4) 2021 SILC Enterprise L1 - undefined
2015
First Aid - Current Foundation cert L2 - undefined
2015
Dementia cert - undefined
2015
Autism - undefined
2013
Skills
- I possess the following skills that will enable me to be a effective employee
- I have varying IT and communication skills
- With a professional and personable manner, I show good time management, initiative, and problem solving qualities
- I am confident in professional settings and understand the importance of confidentiality
- I have great attention to detail, which aids my organisational skills
- Care management on multiple platforms, locations and
- Ability to provides high levels of disability care
Employment References
NAME: Vanessa Mellsop
TYPE: CPM
TELEPHONE: 021306852
NAME: Jane McDonald
TYPE: Mother of Service Users
TELEPHONE: 02040474078
EMAIL: kairurunz@gmail.co.nz
NAME: Vanessa Kite
TYPE: Character Reference
TELEPHONE: 02041848301
Timeline
Care Worker
Silc
04.2015 - Current
Home health care assistant
C.C.S. Disability Action
Epilepsy - Diamondhead Service Pressure training - Diamondhead PBS Level 1B Next steps in PBS -
Community Intent - undefined
Health and Wellbeing L3 - undefined
Social Role Valorisation - undefined
NZQA NZ Certificate Health and Wellbeing Level (advanced support Level 4) 2021 SILC Enterprise L1 - undefined
First Aid - Current Foundation cert L2 - undefined
Dementia cert - undefined
Autism - undefined
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