Alistair Mugova
- Kempton Park Johannesburg, South Africa
- January 10, 2024
My name is Alistair Mugova I am a professional care assistant with working experience for providing
home-based care for elderly patients with learning and mental health difficulties.
As a caring and reliable individual, I have a passion for supporting those who need it most and
helping them to make the most of their lives. The smallest gesture can make a difference, so I try my
best to be mindful and be open to anything that is required of me.
I believe that my excellent interpersonal skills, education and personal care experiences make me the
best candidate for the job. My professional background has provided me with exceptional knowledge
and the confident needed to properly assist people with their personal care needs. I also fulfil several
key requirements of the job description, having performed a variety of tasks for patients such as
grooming, bathing and dressing.
Additionally, I am well versed in the dietary aspects necessary for planning, preparation and serving
meals. I am comfortable with housekeeping and laundry tasks as well as managing medication
reminders and offering companionship to engage clients in everyday living. As a dependable and
trustworthy individual who takes immense satisfaction in providing care for people of all cultures. I
am dedicated, hardworking and can tackle any challenge
The care assistant job can be challenging but I enjoy solving problems and improving myself both
professionally and personally.
I would love the opportunity to broaden my skills as well as to learn more on how I might be able to
assist.
Yours Sincerely
Alistair Mugova
Education
This training course begins with first aid basics such as how to check responsiveness and recognize common symptoms before we show you how to treat injuries and cardiac arrest. We explain how to handle choking and how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or use an automated external defibrillator (AED). This course offers global accreditation of your new life-saving skills so sign up to become a qualified safety officer.
Nursing Studies course from Alison covers patient care and hygiene. A nursing team is responsible for protecting the patient from any additional injury or illness. With this course, you will learn proper techniques for completing these duties. You will also study advanced patient hygiene procedures and environmental health and safety awareness, as well as how to ensure patient safety and comfort in the care setting.
This course focuses on the practical, legal and ethical issues you face while providing care to the sick and elderly. We help you develop the skills required to become an effective caregiver, which involves assisting loved ones and clients with meals, personal care, transportation and other physical and emotional needs. We explain how to deal with dementia while managing the impact of age, disease and injury to bring comfort to those in need
Passed Studied Subjects below
Management Of Business
Business law
Business Economics
Financial Accounting
Passed Ordinary level Subjected Passed
English Language
Mathematics
Integrated Science
Accounting
Geography
History
Shona
Experience
Performing housework such as cleaning, tidying, washing floors, sweeping, vacuuming,
laundry and ironing, making beds and changing the linen.
• Achieving social and physical activities such as taking clients for shopping to social
activities and doing hobbies such as reading, photo albums and games.
• Supporting a customer through temporal an terminal illness, going to hospital
appointment with them and liaising with family and with community health support.
Completing all aspects of personal care such as showering and bathing, dressing and
grooming. Dental hygiene and toileting.
• Assisting the client with medicines, ordering and collecting prescriptions and returning
unwanted medicines to the pharmacy for safe disposal.
• Supporting the customer to eat and drink like helping the client to plan what to eat and
drink, giving gentle encouragement, shopping, preparing and serving meals, washing up
and keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy.
• Building trusting relationships with the patients.
• Safely using personal equipment in a respectful manner like walking frames, wheelchairs
and hearing aids
Organising social events for the students and promoting individually planned social
activities for the students to ensure their comfort and welfare and promote their skills
and independence.
• Assisting in the admission of the students at the resident from check in to check out
procedures.
• Promoting the participation of the young people in the planning of their future and their
living environment, leading young people’s meetings as required.
• Contributing records regarding individual students and to ensure client confidentiality in
record keeping and discussion concerning clients.
• Being responsible for the administration and recording of payments when on shift.
• Ensuring the safety of all residents by making sure the residents meet the requirements
of Students Accommodation Regulations.
• Ensuring that the young adults are aware of all procedures relating to complaints and
concerns and how to activate them.