Amankwah Dickson
Support Worker (Young people with Learning difficulties and mental health)
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About
A reliable person that is gentle and kind who has a firm but patient manner. Able to communicate with all kinds of different people, from all occupations. Able to build a client rapport, by having empathy, compassion, active listening, and good organizational skills.
Focused in always maintaining healthy professional boundaries, strong ethics. Enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with experience of implementing personal support plans, which focus on the individual's welfare, interests, needs and wants. Having the ability to manage a challenging workload, while maintaining focused on providing a high standard of care to every resident.
Very keen to find a challenging position within a caring organization to continually increase my work experience, learn and develop my abilities.
Experience
Support Worker (Young people with Learning difficulties and mental health) at G&H Personnel (2018-03 – Present)
Achievements and responsibilities
- Assessing the practical and emotional needs of a client and drawing up a care plan
- Providing emotional support by talking to clients and listening to their problems and concerns
- Assisting with domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning, washing, and shopping
- Helping clients to budget and handle money
- Helping clients participate in leisure activities
- Advising clients on practical issues
- Co-ordinating drop-in sessions for clients
- Making case notes and completing a log book
- Accompanying clients in meetings with other agencies and healthcare professionals
- Training clients in life skills
- Collating data and statistics and undertaking administrative duties
- Working with clients' families to help them to support clients in the most effective way possible
- Liaising with social workers and relevant members of the health care profession
- Attending meetings and training courses with colleagues
Health care assistant at G&H Personnel (2018-03 – Present)
Achievements and responsibilities
- Washing and dressing patients
- Serving meals and helping to feed patients
- Helping people to move around
- Toileting
- Making beds
- Talking to patients and making them comfortable
- Monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations, and weight
Education
– Bellani Middle School (2006-09 – 2009-06)
NVQ Level 2 – IPSIA Technical School (2010-09 – 2012-06)
