Open To Work
Elizabeth. Teir
Helsinki,18
Summary
Dedicated and experienced caregiver skilled in daily living assistance, medication management, and emotional support. Committed to ensuring client safety and well-being while fostering strong relationships with families and healthcare professionals to achieve optimal care outcomes.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Daycare Assistant
Helsingfors Stad
Helsinki
08.2014 - Current
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, ensuring comfort and safety.
- Administered medication according to prescribed schedules, maintaining accurate records.
- Developed personalized care plans in collaboration with healthcare professionals.
- Monitored client health and reported changes to medical staff promptly.
- Fostered positive relationships with children, enhancing emotional and social development.
- Maintained organized records of children's progress and communicated updates to parents regularly.
- Developed and implemented engaging educational activities tailored to individual child needs.
- Supervised daily activities to ensure safety and well-being of children in care.
- Supported daily activities, ensuring children's safety and engagement in a nurturing environment.
- Assisted in developing age-appropriate educational programs that fostered learning and creativity.
- Collaborated with teachers to implement effective behavior management strategies for diverse learner needs.
Support Person
Social Services
Helsinki, Finland
08.2019 - 03.2022
- Provided compassionate support to clients navigating social services programs.
- Assisted in developing individualized care plans tailored to client needs.
- Coordinated resources and referrals for clients to access necessary services.
- Maintained accurate client records ensuring compliance with regulations.
Caregiver
Self-employeed
South Africa (Remote)
05.2013 - 01.2022
- Trained new caregivers on best practices and organizational protocols.
- Implemented improvements in client care procedures, enhancing service quality.
- Facilitated communication between families and healthcare providers to address concerns.
- Advocated for client needs, promoting dignity and respect in care delivery.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive care, addressing individual needs and preferences.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during challenging times, fostering trust and strong relationships.
- Administered medications as prescribed, ensuring accurate dosage and timely administration for maximum efficacy.
- Prioritized patient dignity, privacy, and autonomy during all aspects of care provision.
- Prepared nutritious meals according to dietary restrictions, supporting clients'' overall health through balanced nutrition.
- Coordinated closely with family members regarding updates on patient conditions or concerns that arose during the course of caregiving duties.
- Documented detailed daily reports on each client''s progress, informing adjustments in care plans when necessary.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Implemented fall prevention strategies within the home environment by identifying hazards or obstacles that posed risk to patient safety.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
Administrative Assistant
Finpro
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
10.1999 - 02.2003
- Managed office communications, ensuring efficient information flow among departments.
- Organized and scheduled meetings, optimizing team collaboration and productivity.
- Coordinated travel arrangements, streamlining logistics for executive staff.
- Implemented process improvements that enhanced administrative workflows across the office.
- Maintained filing systems, enhancing document retrieval and organization efficiency.
- Assisted in preparing reports, ensuring accuracy and timely submission to management.
- Delivered excellent customer service through prompt responses to client inquiries, addressing concerns effectively, and building strong relationships.
- Ensured accurate record-keeping with diligent data entry and database management for vital company information.
- Promoted a positive work environment through effective communication skills and fostering professional relationships among colleagues.
- Coordinated office supply inventory management, proactively ordering necessary items before depletion to avoid workflow disruptions.
- Supported executive staff through scheduling meetings, coordinating travel arrangements, and preparing crucial documents.
- Streamlined invoice processing procedures to ensure timely payment of vendors while minimizing errors in financial records.
- Facilitated collaboration within team by organizing regular meetings and tracking project progress.
- Assisted in preparation of financial reports, gathering data that contributed to budgeting accuracy.
- Improved document processing speed by introducing automated templates for routine correspondence.
- Improved staff morale by organizing recognition programs, acknowledging outstanding contributions and fostering positive work culture.
- Coordinated travel arrangements for staff, ensuring cost-effective and timely accommodations and transportation.
Education
High School Diploma -
Prakticum Vocational Training
Helsinki08-2024
Skills
- Respectful and compassionate
- Time management
- Elderly care
- Problem-solving
- Dependable and responsible
- Patient care
- Multitasking and organization
- Emotional support
- Strong ethics
- Daily living assistance
Additional Information
My working experience includes paper industry, Mondi Papers, South Africa, which was a daughter company of Stora Enso. From 1995 -2003 (8 years) we lived in Saudi Arabia starting in Riyadh then Medina and Jeddah sites and the Headquarters were Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. During the period I volunteered and completed several personal projects.
Genealogy, walking, photography, reading and knitting
I am a member of Genealogy academic list. My interests in genealogy started from my family which arranged family reunions every 6 months. I normally travel to a city, cemetery to take my own photographs which I include in my research. All relevant documentation including photos are listed and captions are written. I have broaden my knowledge on numerous disease and DNA illnesses. Then to relax during my vacations I just knit. Another way to keep my brain active.
Languages
Afrikaans
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Swedish
Full Professional
Dutch
Limited Working
Norwegian
Limited Working
Finnish
Elementary
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeInternshipContract WorkLocation Preference
RemoteHybridTimeline
Support Person
Social Services
08.2019 - 03.2022
Daycare Assistant
Helsingfors Stad
08.2014 - Current
Caregiver
Self-employeed
05.2013 - 01.2022
Administrative Assistant
Finpro
10.1999 - 02.2003
High School Diploma -
Prakticum Vocational Training