Job Mayaka
New Castle,Delaware
Summary
Devoted personal care professional skilled in fostering client health and convenience through assisting with daily activities and health needs. Driven to promote healthy habits to encourage client well-being by demonstrating healthy habits. Dedicated to applying emerging techniques to derive best possible outcomes.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Direct Support Professional
St. John's Community Services
New Castle, Delaware
05.2024 - Current
- Provided guidance and support to ensure safety of individuals served.
- Monitored individuals' behaviors, documented observations, reported any changes or concerns to supervisor.
- Assisted individuals with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Collaborated with other staff members to develop individualized service plans for each participant.
- Provided assistance to individuals with daily activities such as personal care, meal preparation and medication reminders.
- Accompanied or transported clients to appointments, errands and social activities.
- Transported clients to doctor's appointments and errands.
- Assisted individuals in learning and developing new skills.
- Assisted individuals in development of social skills to become integrated in community.
Direct Support Professional
Shorehaven Incorporated
Elkton, MD
09.2022 - 04.2025
- Monitored client's well-being, safety and comfort under physician direction.
- Assisted individuals in learning and developing new skills.
- Encouraged and reassured clients throughout transitions to facilitate smooth discharge.
- Assisted individuals in development of social skills to become integrated in community.
- Provided direct care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, fostering activities of daily living.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
Direct Support Professional
Resources for Human Development, RHD
New Castle, DE
03.2022 - 03.2024
- Maintain clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Transport clients to doctor's appointments and errands.
- Enhance patient wellbeing by supporting participation in recreational activities.
- Track and report clients' progress based on observations and conversations.
- Supervise personal hygiene and other activities of daily living.
- Collect and record patients' blood pressure, pulse and respirations (TPRs) to evaluate and note basic health status.
- Check mail, shop for groceries and handle bill payments.
- Monitor client's well-being, safety and comfort under physician direction.
- Document current patient information to update vital signs, behaviors and eating habits.
- Develop schedules to help patients adjust to hospital routines and thrive in structured environments.
- Serve meals and assisted immobile or disabled individuals with eating.
- Monitor health and well-being of clients and report significant health changes.
Construction Laborer
Nolen Companies Inc
King of Prussia, PA
06.2019 - 03.2022
- Used picks and shovels to dig, spread and level dirt and gravel.
- Assisted electrical, plumbing and carpentry teams by completing basic and semi-skilled work.
- Prepared sites for concrete work by breaking up damaged concrete and leveling or contouring ground.
- Supported worker safety by using lock out-tag out procedures on equipment prior to service work.
- Reduced wasteful spending by accurately cutting materials according to specifications.
- Used drills and other power tools safely to complete job tasks.
- Maintained orderly work environment by removing trash and sweeping up debris.
- Loaded materials, equipment and tools onto trucks and secured for transport to job sites.
- Notified supervisors of faulty operations and defective materials.
- Maintained oversight of common areas and offices, monitoring cleanliness by tidying and removing trash.
- Provided industry insight to coworkers to assist work completion.
- Maintained clean, safe working environment by removing waste from job site prior to shift completion.
Warehouse Picker
Amazon
Middletown, DE
04.2020 - 06.2020
- Pulled merchandise to fulfill orders to specification.
- Assembled customer orders from stock and placed orders on pallets for shipping department.
- Reported damaged products or safety hazards to immediate supervisor.
- Picked products by matching numbers and product descriptions using voice audio headset.
- Conducted inventory transactions using scanner gun.
- Fulfilled orders quickly to accomplish challenging daily objectives.
- Operated handheld scanners to track merchandise throughout fulfillment process.
- Picked up heavy objects using proper lifting techniques to avoid personal injuries.
- Selected products and items from shelves and pallets for customer orders.
- Assisted in picking and loading process as required by business needs by efficiently picking and assembling orders.
- Worked additional hours and shifts to meet tight deadlines during peak periods.
- Adhered closely to safety procedures in daily operations and reported hazards or accidents to management.
- Verified items correctly matched to sales check for packing and shipment.
Census Enumerator
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
Nairobi, Kenya
08.2009 - 12.2009
- Interpreted interview questions to assist people in providing appropriate answers.
- Minimized mileage by teaming with people working in same area.
- Compiled, recorded and coded information derived from specified forms into predefined databases.
- Contacted people through telephone, email and in-person to obtain pertinent data.
- Asked questions pertaining to name, age, religious preference and state of residency.
- Read maps and located addresses to complete assigned forms via personal interview.
- Located and approached households and requested participation in census interview, thoroughly explaining process and purpose.
- Returned to houses to obtain additional information or resolve survey issues, politely expressing appreciation for cooperation.
- Promoted census significance and rights of participation to prospective interviewees through follow-up calls or in-person visits to address non-responsive initial interview.
- Generated accurate and complete reports and case summaries and compiled work records, including required statistics.
- Maintained tight deadlines to support attainment of project schedules.
- Compiled and reviewed team questionnaire submissions for completeness and accuracy at end of each day, marking incomplete or problematic surveys for further evaluation.
- Conducted exit interviews to obtain feedback used to drive procedural improvements and verified all closing paperwork.
- Delegated duties to enumerators and submitted completed assignments to management.
Education
Internet And Core Computing Certification -
St Anns College
Kisii, Kenya2009
High School Diploma -
Kisii High School
Kisii, Kenya 2008
GED -
St. Marys’ Mosocho
Kisii, Kenya2004
Skills
- Recordkeeping abilities
- Customer service
- Project planning
- Collaboration
- Organization
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Decision-making
- Maintenance & Repair
- Multitasking
- Critical thinking
- Planning
- Leadership
- Conflict resolution
- Calm and level-headed under duress
- Quick problem solver
- Microsoft Word
- Adaptive team player
- Inventory tracking
- Safety methods
- Behavior redirection
- Health Services
- Care plan management
- Quality program protocols
- Transportation
- Compassionate client care
- Client safety and first aid
- Medication administration
Timeline
Direct Support Professional
St. John's Community Services
05.2024 - Current
Direct Support Professional
Shorehaven Incorporated
09.2022 - 04.2025
Direct Support Professional
Resources for Human Development, RHD
03.2022 - 03.2024
Warehouse Picker
Amazon
04.2020 - 06.2020
Construction Laborer
Nolen Companies Inc
06.2019 - 03.2022
Census Enumerator
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
08.2009 - 12.2009
Internet And Core Computing Certification -
St Anns College
High School Diploma -
Kisii High School
GED -
St. Marys’ Mosocho
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