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ALYTHIA Foster

Gadsden,AL
ALYTHIA Foster

Summary

Organized Team Leader builds positive rapport, inspire trust and guide teams toward achievement of organizational goals. Strong facilitator adept at working cross-departmentally with co-management and top-level leadership. Excellent trainer and mentor. Team Leader experienced in directing activities of workgroups. Develops strategies, provides training, sets goals and obtains team feedback. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Big picture focus with excellence in communicating goals and vision to succeed. Problem solver, networker and consensus builder. Business Leader proven to develop and implement business management initiatives. Creates business strategies, allocates resources, finds ways to increase productivity and assesses employee performance. Bridges communication between partners and suppliers with strong business acumen and managerial abilities.

Overview

17
years of professional experience

Work History

Shepherds Hearts
Gadsden, AL

Team Leader
05.2018 - 09.2022

Job overview

  • Mentored and guided employees to foster proper completion of assigned duties.
  • Conducted training and mentored team members to promote productivity, accuracy and commitment to friendly service.
  • Built strong relationships with customers through positive attitude and attentive response.
  • Established open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions for various issues.
  • Led team of 7-10 members while providing exceptional customer service.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of company mission and goals and mentored employees in reaching objectives aligned with company core values.
  • Positioned as go-to person for up to 10 staff members, troubleshooting complex administrative and training issues promptly.
  • Initiated timely response to emails, voicemails and written correspondence.
  • Assisted office manager with new hire processing and existing training programs.

New Beginnings Group Home
Gadsden, AL

Caregiver
04.2017 - 01.2020

Job overview

  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation and medication reminders.
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
  • Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry and completed weekly grocery shopping.
  • Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization and activity while providing personal care assistance.
  • Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
  • Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.

Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.

  • Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
  • Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments and shopping trips.
  • Transported patients via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities
  • Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager
  • Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being
  • Documented residents' mental status, sleep and eating patterns in medical record books
  • Maintained frequent supervision of residents unable to call for assistance
  • Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care
  • Entertained, conversed and read aloud to keep patients mentally alert
  • Planned healthy meals, purchased ingredients and cooked meals to provide adequate nutrition for client wellbeing
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship
  • Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization and activity while providing personal care assistance
  • Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery
  • Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments and shopping trips
  • Provided transportation to doctor's appointments, grocery stores, salons and barbershops
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation and medication reminders
  • Assisted patients with self-administered medications
  • Shopped for groceries regularly in order to keep house stocked with necessities
  • Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry and completed weekly grocery shopping
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels
  • Helped patients care for themselves by teaching proper, safe use of ambulation assistive devices such as canes or walkers
  • Used company software and databases to maintain records of services performed and patient conditions
  • Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs
  • Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces
  • Changed dressings, bandages and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures

Birmingham Family Wellness
Birmingham, AL

Office Manager
01.2007 - 04.2017

Job overview

  • Maintained computer and physical filing systems.
  • Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
  • Optimized organizational systems for payment collections, AP/AR, deposits and recordkeeping.
  • Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity and implemented modifications to improve overall performance of personnel.
  • Managed office operations while scheduling appointments for department managers.
  • Coached new hires on company processes while managing employees to achieve maximum production.
  • Managed budgets, appointment scheduling, employee and event itineraries and accounts to improve productivity initiatives.
  • Developed standard operating procedures for all administrative employees.
  • Sourced vendors for special project needs and negotiated contracts.

Education

U.A.B
Birmingham, AL

Some College (No Degree) from Mathematics

University Overview

Woodlawn High School
Birmingham, AL

High School Diploma
05.1984

University Overview

Skills

  • Analytical Thinking
  • Collaborative Environments
  • Staff Training
  • Evaluating Employee Work
  • Work Planning and Prioritization
  • Shift Scheduling
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Job Assignments
  • Youth Support
  • Leading Team Meetings
  • Loss Prevention Strategies
  • Shift Checklists
  • Team Development
  • Efficiency Modifications
  • Project Leadership
  • Store Displays
  • Inventory Accuracy
  • Change Management Process
  • Work Orders
  • Cost Control
  • Calm and Professional Under Pressure
  • Building Customer Trust and Loyalty
  • Understanding Customer Needs
  • Assignment Delegation
  • Identifying Opportunities
  • Administrative Support
  • Status Updates
  • Team Management Understanding
  • Dietary Needs
  • Needs Assessment
  • Client Requirements
  • Housekeeping Duties
  • Ability to Lift Clients
  • Grocery Shopping
  • Problem Identification
  • Convalescence Support
  • Bedside Care
  • Client Records Management
  • Incapacitation Care
  • Personal Service
  • First Aid Certification
  • Companionship and Emotional Support
  • Positive Reinforcement Methods
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Client Education
  • Supporting Daily Living Needs
  • Service Documentation
  • Household Cleaning
  • General Housekeeping
  • Behavior Redirection
  • Patient Ambulation
  • Mobility Support
  • Attentive to People
  • Interdisciplinary Care
  • Diet and Nutrition
  • Schedule Maintenance
  • Proper Staffing
  • Parental and Guardian Assistance
  • Special Projects
  • Medication Reminders
  • Patient and Family Education
  • Therapist Collaboration
  • Personal Care Assistance

Accomplishments

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  • Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
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Quote

Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Theodore Roosevelt

Timeline

Team Leader
Shepherds Hearts
05.2018 - 09.2022
Caregiver
New Beginnings Group Home
04.2017 - 01.2020
Office Manager
Birmingham Family Wellness
01.2007 - 04.2017
U.A.B
Some College (No Degree) from Mathematics
Woodlawn High School
High School Diploma
ALYTHIA Foster