TERESIA TURAGA
Auckland,AUK
Summary
- Compassionate Caregiver with a proven track record at MetLife Care and Greenwich Garden Care Home, recognized for enhancing residents.
- Compassionate Caregiver with experience in providing support to elderly and disabled clients in home settings. Skilled in assisting with daily living activities, medication management, and mobility support. Demonstrated ability to build trust and rapport with clients, enhancing their comfort and quality of life. Contributed to positive changes in clients' health and well-being through attentive care and emotional support.
- Kind Caregiver with experience addressing physical and emotional needs and physically fit to handle any client need.
- Compassionate healthcare professional offering demonstrated success in aligning daily activities with care plans and expediently reporting any client status changes. Promotes formation of habits for sustainable health improvement.
- Proactive and versatile professional with a dedication to quickly adapting to new challenges. Strong problem-solving abilities and a proven track record of fostering strong relationships with clients and team members. Focused on supporting team success and achieving positive results.
- Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
- Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities.
- Dedicated with a proactive attitude and the ability to learn quickly. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Caregiver
MetLife Care, Greenwich Garden Care Home
Unsworth Heights, Auckalnd
09.2022 - Current
- Assisted with ambulation by providing support during transfers from bed to chair or wheelchair.
- Performed light housekeeping tasks related to the client's care, such as collecting laundry and changing linens.
- Obtained sources of entertainment for clients to provide full and enjoyable daily activities.
- Participated in team meetings regarding client progress or concerns raised by family members.
- Recorded residents' status, progress, and challenges in logbooks and reports.
- Assisted with meal planning to meet nutritional plans.
- Assisted residents with daily living activities, such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Helped maintain the safety of the client's environment by removing hazards such as rugs or furniture that could cause falls.
- Provided emotional support to clients during difficult times.
- Helped clients get in and out of beds and wheelchairs.
- Observed changes in behavior or physical condition that may require medical attention and reported them promptly to supervisor.
- Observed patients for changes in physical, emotional, mental or behavioral condition and injuries.
- Reported concerns to nurse supervisor to promote optimal care.
Mail Sorter
New Zealand Post
East Tamaki, Auckalnd
04.2021 - 01.2022
- Operated mail room equipment or machines to perforate, stuff envelopes, or apply postage.
- Loaded letters into automated processing equipment and maintained continuous flow when feeding letters to be sorted.
- Participated in training sessions regarding safety measures while operating machinery.
- Operated mail processing equipment and manually sorted mail.
- Assisted in loading and unloading of trucks when necessary.
- Reported any malfunctioning of the machine to supervisors immediately.
- Operated automated sorting equipment to separate letters, flats and packages according to predetermined criteria.
- Sorted and placed mail on racks, shelves or in bins according to predetermined sequence.
Housekeeper
Auckland City Hotel
Auckland, Auckalnd
03.2020 - 02.2021
- Replaced sheets and pillowcases daily and used hospitality corners on beds to provide comfort for guests.
- Cleaned rugs and upholstery using vacuums and fabric shampoo when necessary.
- Organized closets with hangers for guests' clothing items.
- Reported any maintenance issues or damage to supervisors immediately.
- Requested maintenance orders to fix non-working equipment and address room damage.
- Swept and mopped floors, vacuumed carpets and rugs, dusted furniture, wiped down surfaces.
- Followed safety procedures when handling hazardous materials.
- Scrubbed kitchen appliances, countertops and fixtures.
- Used cleaning chemicals following proper guidelines.
- Interacted pleasantly with clients and guests when performing daily duties.
- Vacuumed floors and dusted furniture to maintain organized, professional appearance.
- Sanitized and cleaned sinks, mirrors, toilets and showers.
- Maintained and organized cleaning supplies stock.
- Disinfected telephones, light switches and other frequently touched objects.
- Delivered requested items such as extra pillows or blankets to guest rooms.
Education
Level 3 New Zealand Health & Wellbeing - HEALTH CARE
Careerforce
Auckland, NZ10-2024
LEVEL 2 NEW ZEALAND HEALTH & WELLBEING - HEALTH CARE
CAREERFORCE
Auckland, NZ09-2022
Skills
- Compassionate client care
- Documentation
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Reliability and punctuality
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Supportive companionship
- Team collaboration
- Incident reporting
- Residents' companionship
- Residents care
- Special needs care
- Daily living assistance
- Mobility assistance
- Multitasking and organization
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Dining room support
- Lifting and transferring
- Compassion and empathy
- Care plan adherence
- Residents' mobility assistance
- Strong ethics
Certification
- Certificate in Level 2 New Zealand Health & Wellbeing.
- Certificate in Level 3 New Zealand Health & Wellbeing.
- Full Drivers License.
- Certificate 3 in Financial Services.
- Certificate 4 in Financial Services.
Languages
Fiji
Native/ Bilingual
English
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Caregiver
MetLife Care, Greenwich Garden Care Home
09.2022 - Current
Mail Sorter
New Zealand Post
04.2021 - 01.2022
Housekeeper
Auckland City Hotel
03.2020 - 02.2021
- Certificate in Level 2 New Zealand Health & Wellbeing.
- Certificate in Level 3 New Zealand Health & Wellbeing.
- Full Drivers License.
- Certificate 3 in Financial Services.
- Certificate 4 in Financial Services.
Level 3 New Zealand Health & Wellbeing - HEALTH CARE
Careerforce
LEVEL 2 NEW ZEALAND HEALTH & WELLBEING - HEALTH CARE
CAREERFORCE
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