Philip Donna
Denville,NJ
Summary
Well-rounded Personal Care Aide with 5+ years assisting clients with various daily living needs at home. Talented at offering attentive care to patients by managing health needs, helping with personal grooming, carrying out light housekeeping and social skills. Expert communicator when supporting patients' needs, documenting information and interacting with supervisors.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Direct Support Professional
Firefly Services
07.2024 - 10.2024
- Wide range of responsibilities including managing my clients spending and receipt tracking for accurate records for the state.
- I also take clients to various doctor appointments, keeping records of his next appointments.
- Then on the other side, having different moments for teaching clients appropriate social skills, money counting and improving their home skills as doing laundry, vacuuming and mopping.
Train Conductor
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
01.2023 - 05.2024
- Reading through paperwork of what we were carrying on the train, knowing the procedures in case of a derailment in regards to certain hazmat materials we would have in our train consist.
- Communicating with dispatch, maintenance crews working on the line, switching out cars in our main yards or industries that we served whether it being grain or sugar plants for example.
- Being efficient with the speed of my work while maintaining the upmost attention to safety and rules for myself and others around me.
Heavy Duty Picker
Casey's distribution center
07.2022 - 01.2023
- As a warehouse employee get orders from Casey's stores and pick the items the company require to keep the store running smoothly and customers satisfied with the items they need for their everyday work days.
- In the short time I have been there, I have become one of the quickest and most efficient pickers in the warehouse.
- Never had issues using the different types of equipment and on my way to learning a new skill in forklift operation.
Route Sales Representative
UniFirst
03.2022 - 07.2022
- I started out in the warehouse and had excellent reviews from the drivers and boss on the work I was doing.
- That lead to me being offered a driver position which has been an amazing learning experience when it comes to following load sheets and reading in depth invoices.
- One of my roles was having to communicate with the main warehouse on what drivers might be missing and really allowed me to show my communication skills and remaining calm under pressure.
Budtender
Kind Love
09.2021 - 03.2022
- I moved my full time work with this company due to my schedule needing some accommodating because I was started EMT school.
- I have had nothing but an overall great experience with not only my coworkers but managers too.
- I have had many compliments on my work ethic and ability to handle disgruntled customers in high intense moments.
Floor Lead
Cherry Peak Dispensary
05.2017 - 09.2021
- I started as a budtender but quickly moved into a manager position within two months of showing my skill set from previous manager position
- During my time I have furthered my knowledge of Metrc, Biotrack and making orders with reps while also knowing what my inventory is in store
- I worked directly with other managers on putting a system in place to better track the movement of certain products in our stores
Assistant Manager
Frosted Leaf
10.2017 - 05.2018
- I began my work with Frosted Leaf as a sales associates in October and learning the products that the store had to offer
- After a few months of furthering my product knowledge to a deeper level, I sat down with the GM about applying myself more and taking on more responsibility
- At the beginning of January I was offered the assistant manager position and have been there to the present time
Overnight Security
Intervention Community Correction Services
10.2016 - 10.2017
- I was staffed at a correctional halfway house for men
- Throughout our shift we did head counts of all the men, we completed paperwork such as incident reports and UA's given to the guys before we had arrived
- We also had to do daily room searches to make sure no one was hiding food or illegal substances
Life Skills Trainer
Easy Living
09.2012 - 05.2016
- Assisted with making meals and distributing meds to clients
- Took clients to doctors appointments of all sorts and activities around the city
- Enrolled in different courses within the company to further my knowledge of different disabilities and how most effectively assist the clients
Education
2 Years - Youth Ministry
Ozark Christian college
Joplin, MO08.2013
High School Diploma -
Webb City High School
Webb City, MO05.2011
Skills
- First aid and safety
- Behavior redirection
- Compassionate Caregiving
- Medication Administration
- Behavioral Management
Certification
- First Aid Certification 2024-2026
References
- Jayson French, President of Christ n Youth, (417) 437-7885
- Kirk Moore - Assistant Regional Director Firefly Services - (417) 669-3445
- Daniel McMeen - Lead Program Coordinator Firefly Services - (417) 626-0008 Ext. 3744
Timeline
Direct Support Professional
Firefly Services
07.2024 - 10.2024
Train Conductor
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
01.2023 - 05.2024
Heavy Duty Picker
Casey's distribution center
07.2022 - 01.2023
Route Sales Representative
UniFirst
03.2022 - 07.2022
Budtender
Kind Love
09.2021 - 03.2022
Assistant Manager
Frosted Leaf
10.2017 - 05.2018
Floor Lead
Cherry Peak Dispensary
05.2017 - 09.2021
Overnight Security
Intervention Community Correction Services
10.2016 - 10.2017
Life Skills Trainer
Easy Living
09.2012 - 05.2016
- First Aid Certification 2024-2026
2 Years - Youth Ministry
Ozark Christian college
High School Diploma -
Webb City High School
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