Kolawole Tolulope Kolawole

Compassionate and reliable Adult Support Worker and Healthcare Assistant with UK experience across supported living, residential care, nursing homes, agency care, community support and 1:1 complex care. Skilled in supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, acquired brain injury, cerebral palsy, mobility needs, communication difficulties and behaviours that may challenge. Provides calm, person-centred support that promotes choice, dignity, independence, community participation and emotional wellbeing while following care plans, risk assessments, safeguarding procedures and professional boundaries.

Healthcare Assistant / Agency Support Worker – Adult Care at Namron Healthcare Services (2024-04 – Present)

• Provide flexible person-centred care across residential homes, nursing homes, extra-care services and complex-needs settings, adapting quickly to individual support plans and local procedures.
• Support adults with dementia, frailty, learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, mobility limitations and long-term health conditions.
• Deliver personal care, continence support, nutrition and hydration assistance, companionship, mobility support, repositioning and safe moving and handling while preserving dignity and choice.
• Assist with medication routines, catheter care, infection-control measures and wellbeing observations, reporting changes or concerns promptly.
• Maintain accurate daily notes and handovers and work respectfully with residents, families, care staff and healthcare professionals.

Enhanced Residential Care Worker – Learning Disabilities & Autism at Val's Community (2025-09 – 2026-07)

Residential experience with highly transferable skills for adult learning-disability, autism, mental-health and supported-living services.

• Supported young people with learning disabilities, autism, complex emotional needs and behaviours that may challenge within a regulated residential environment.
• Provided 1:1 and 2:2 support across day, night and sleep-in duties, including personal care, structured routines, communication support, emotional reassurance, daily-living assistance and safe community access.
• Applied Positive Behaviour Support principles, calm communication, de-escalation and PMVA-informed practice to reduce distress and maintain safety using the least-restrictive approach.
• Followed care plans, risk assessments, safeguarding procedures, medication records and professional boundaries consistently.
• Completed daily notes, handovers and incident reports and communicated changes in presentation, risk or wellbeing to senior staff and relevant professionals.

Senior Support Worker – 1:1 Complex Care at Advantage Healthcare / City & County Healthcare Group (2025-01 – 2025-07)

• Delivered individualised 1:1 support for people with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, mobility needs and high levels of daily support.
• Assisted with personal care, continence, nutrition, hydration, medication routines, positioning, wheelchair use and specialist moving-and-handling guidance.
• Supported therapy-related routines and meaningful activities, including community outings, to promote independence, wellbeing and quality of life.
• Observed and reported changes in health, behaviour or mobility and liaised professionally with families, care coordinators and multidisciplinary professionals.
• Maintained accurate records, clear handovers and consistent care in line with detailed support plans and risk assessments.

Earlier Management and Public-Service Experience at Ondo State Civil Service and Oluseun Specialist Hospital (2012 – 2024-01)

• Developed strong leadership, confidentiality, record-keeping, stakeholder communication, problem-solving and administrative skills in responsible public-service and healthcare-management roles.

MSc in International Business – University of Lincoln (2025)

BSc in Business Administration – Covenant University (2007)

Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care