Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Mom to 5 children, Homeschooled them; 6 grandchildren,
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Linda Sommers

Sarasota,FL

Summary

Compassionate caregiver with HHA certification and extensive experience at Integrity Home Companions, Inc. Proven ability to enhance patient independence through personalized care and emotional support. Skilled in maintaining a safe environment and effective client documentation, ensuring high-quality service and satisfaction. Dedicated to fostering dignity and well-being in every interaction.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

HHA/Caregiver for Elderly

Integrity Home Companions, Inc
12.2018 - Current
  • Helped patients maintain personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance when necessary for dignity preservation.
  • Maintained a clean and safe home environment for patients, reducing falls and accidents.
  • Assisted clients with daily living activities, enhancing their independence and quality of life.
  • Performed light housekeeping duties including laundry linen changes sweeping vacuuming and mopping ensuring a clean and organized living space for patients.
  • Driving clients to shopping, doctor visits, or day outings.
  • HHA Certified
  • CPR Certified

Bakery Worker

Der Dutchman Restaurant
04.2017 - 05.2019

I mixed and baked all cinnamon rolls, sticky buns, and packaged.

Fulfilled orders for holidays and packaged.

I helped with all other bakery items, including pies, cookies, cakes, sweet breads, muffins, etc.

I assisted where needed.

Bakery Worker

Yoders Restaurant/Bakery
09.2014 - 03.2017
  • Collaborated with team members to maintain a positive and productive work environment, ensuring smooth daily operations.
  • Arranged bakery displays to showcase baked goods, cakes, and pies to drive product sales.
  • Packaged customer purchases with care and strong organizational skills to facilitate easy carrying and prevent product shifting.
  • Mixed and baked lots of cookies, rolls, potpies.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by providing exceptional service and maintaining a clean, welcoming bakery environment.
  • Demonstrated versatility within the role by performing various tasks such as decorating cakes, preparing doughs, mixing batters, and baking pastries as required for business needs.
  • Maintained high-quality standards by closely monitoring baking processes, adjusting recipes as needed for optimal results.
  • Mixed dough, scaled breads, and cakes, fried doughnuts and performed baking duties.

Baker's Assistant/Supervisor

Detwilers Farm Market
05.2013 - 2014
  • Reduced waste and increased efficiency by accurately measuring ingredients and closely monitoring baking processes.
  • Baked big amounts of breads, cookies, sweet breads.
  • Operated ovens
  • Ordered supplies, took inventory
  • Trained bakers in procedures and recipes
  • Safe Food Handling courses



Baker

Dutch Heritage Restaurant
06.2009 - 05.2013
  • Produced consistently high-quality baked goods for customers.
  • Complied with health and safety codes to protect staff and customers.
  • Operated and maintained bakery equipment, including ovens and mixers.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by consistently producing high-quality baked goods and maintaining a clean, organized workspace.
  • Collaborated with team members to complete tasks and maintain smooth running of bakery.
  • Maintained a safe work environment by strictly adhering to sanitation guidelines and addressing potential hazards promptly.
  • Ensured product freshness by implementing proper storage techniques and regularly rotating stock.
  • Assisted in inventory management, helping maintain appropriate stock levels for essential ingredients and supplies.
  • Increased production efficiency through effective time management and multitasking during busy periods.
  • Frosted and iced cakes, cupcakes, cookies, doughnuts, sweet rolls, and coffee cakes.
  • Consistently met deadlines for catering orders by effectively prioritizing tasks according to urgency.
  • Maintained accurate inventory of baking supplies and ingredients.
  • Created appealing displays to showcase products in bakery.
  • Maintained cleanliness and organization in baking area, meeting health and safety standards.
  • Streamlined baking processes, reducing preparation time without compromising quality of baked goods.

Education

GED -

SCTI
Sarasota, FL
07-2030

Skills

  • Patient care
  • Meal preparation
  • Personal hygiene assistance
  • Feeding assistance
  • Housekeeping
  • Dressing assistance
  • Light housekeeping
  • Client documentation
  • Patient transportation
  • Cheerful, listener, encourager
  • Team player
  • Punctual
  • Fast hard worker
  • Teachable, adaptable
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Patient transport
  • Schedule management
  • Ambulation assistance
  • Emotional support
  • Transportation assistance
  • Spiritual support and companionship
  • Compassionate client care

Certification

  • HHA - Home Health Aide, November 2018

Mom to 5 children, Homeschooled them; 6 grandchildren,

Raising five children involves lots of time, patient teaching and training.

I enjoyed these years. Children teach you about yourself, then you grow and adjust to their needs, while not forgetting your own.

I was married for 24 years, then my husband left, in 2008. I still had 5 children at home.

I homeschooled all my children to full high school graduation. I received lots of community helps also, through Homeschool Co-ops, Math video's, trips to the library weekly to get books and movies in Science.

My adult children are healthy, happy ,successful individuals, most are happily married. I now have six beautiful grandchildren!

I enjoyed cooking, baking, cleaning for my family, and trained my children to do the same.

As my last child moves out this week, I'm sad, but so glad that he is ready.

Motherhood and being a Grandma have been some of the greatest joys of my life. 

Languages

English

Timeline

HHA/Caregiver for Elderly

Integrity Home Companions, Inc
12.2018 - Current

Bakery Worker

Der Dutchman Restaurant
04.2017 - 05.2019

Bakery Worker

Yoders Restaurant/Bakery
09.2014 - 03.2017

Baker's Assistant/Supervisor

Detwilers Farm Market
05.2013 - 2014

Baker

Dutch Heritage Restaurant
06.2009 - 05.2013

GED -

SCTI