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Nevada Davenport

Philadelphia,PA

Summary

Dedicated Personal Care Assistant and Special Education Classroom Assistant with a proven track record at Tempus Unlimited and the School District of Philadelphia. Expert in emotional support and personal care, enhancing client and student well-being. Skilled in diversity initiatives and classroom organization, significantly improving engagement and support for individuals with diverse needs. Kind Caregiver with experience addressing physical and emotional needs. Familiar with scheduling and managing appointments, coordinating household support, and offering caring companionship. Well-organized with medications and physically fit to handle any client need.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Personal Care Assistant

Tempus Unlimited
Stoughton, MA
12.2016 - Current
  • Assisted clients with daily living need to maintain self-esteem and general wellness
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives
  • Assisted with transferring and positioning clients, ensuring proper body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury for both parties
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship
  • Improved client comfort by providing exceptional personal care and maintaining a clean, safe environment
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels
  • Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders
  • Contributed to a positive home atmosphere by engaging clients in conversation and recreational activities tailored to their interests
  • Enhanced client well-being by assisting with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in the patient's health status to the case manager
  • Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs
  • Maintained current knowledge of best practices in personal care through ongoing professional development opportunities
  • Maintained detailed documentation of client progress, sharing updates with family members and healthcare providers as necessary
  • Supported clients' mental health by actively listening to concerns and offering compassionate companionship during challenging times
  • Promoted independence with structured routines and clear communication to support clients in their daily lives
  • Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support the client's nutritional needs
  • Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans
  • Ensured timely medication administration, managing accurate records of dosages and schedules for multiple clients
  • Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips
  • Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded
  • Monitored vital signs regularly, promptly reporting any abnormal findings to medical professionals for further evaluation
  • Planned activities to encourage movement, stretching, and strength-building
  • Assisted patients with self-administered medications
  • Collaborated with healthcare professionals to develop individualized care plans addressing each client's specific needs
  • Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep the healthcare supervisor well-informed
  • Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain healing and sanitary measures
  • Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces
  • Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping
  • Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care
  • Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care in private residences and facilities
  • Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes
  • Laundered items, changed sheets, and made beds to keep patients' bedrooms clean
  • Scheduled daily and weekly care hours for client caseload

Special Education Classroom Assistant

School District of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
09.2001 - Current
  • Assist students with instrumental materials and equipment
  • Provide verbal and/or written feedback on observations to the teacher to evaluate students' progress and/or implement IEP goals and objectives
  • Work with students individually and in groups to reinforce instructional objectives and implement IEP goals and objectives
  • Records and reports appropriate data regarding academic, behavior, and/or health information and services provided to the student using the appropriate service log
  • Attend IEP meetings at the request of the principal, teacher, and/or parent
  • Adapt activities, assignments, and/or materials as the teacher directs to allow students performing at different levels and/or with disabilities to participate in the instructional program
  • Assists the teacher with preparing and maintaining instructional materials and classroom displays
  • Guides and assists students in small group instruction settings with class routines and transitioning from one activity to the next
  • Guides students in developing positive, appropriate interpersonal relationships with peers and adults
  • Supports students with emotional or behavioral concerns and assists them in developing appropriate social skills
  • Assists in managing and shaping student behavioral techniques and/or positive reinforcement strategies
  • Monitors and assists students in educational and community settings
  • Assist students with ambulation, positioning, turning, and/or mobility within the school premises, class trips, and community
  • Assist students with mobility and/or weight-bearing equipment, such as leg braces, walkers, standers, and tricycles
  • Assist students with daily living skills, including feeding, grooming, and dressing
  • Assist students with all aspects of toileting, including lifting on and off the toilet, diapering, and changing tables and mats
  • Assist with student's tube feeding needs when required as instructed by the teacher and/or school nurse
  • Administer First Aide and/or CPR whenever needed and/or required
  • Serves as a source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regularly assigned teacher
  • Improved student engagement by incorporating differentiated instruction and hands-on activities in lesson plans

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Organizational Leadership And Change

College Unbound
Providence, RI
01.2023

Associate of Science - Leadership Education

Harcum College
Bryn Mawr, PA
05.2010

Skills

  • Personal Care Support
  • Diversity Initiative
  • Emotional Support
  • Classroom Organization
  • Special needs
  • Life skills development
  • Care plan implementation
  • Activities of daily living support
  • Patient awareness
  • Behavior redirection
  • Range of motion exercises
  • Patient assessments
  • Feeding support
  • Patient lifting techniques
  • Behavior management
  • IEP goals
  • Skills strategies
  • Teaching and instruction
  • Instructional support
  • Autism and spectrum disorders
  • Learning environment management
  • Social and group settings
  • Behavioral plan management
  • IEP compliance
  • Parental interaction
  • Classwork oversight
  • Recreational activities facilitation
  • Decision-making
  • Instructional delivery
  • Safety protocol adherence
  • Assistive technology
  • Learning disabilities support
  • Autism support
  • Conflict resolution
  • Experienced with [technology]
  • Sensory processing support
  • Individualized instruction
  • Social skills training
  • Emotional support strategies

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Personal Care Assistant

Tempus Unlimited
12.2016 - Current

Special Education Classroom Assistant

School District of Philadelphia
09.2001 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - Organizational Leadership And Change

College Unbound

Associate of Science - Leadership Education

Harcum College

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