1. COVER LETTER And Resume forApplyingforapositionasa Personal Care Workerinthe Bendigo
Area
Marie Scarth
I have achieved myHealthandModule certificates indisabilityandagedcare in New Zealand
concerningdiet,medications, infectioncontrol, emotionalsupport,Ihave workedforMcIsaacs Care
Agency, Ngati Kahungunu Maori Tribal HealthServicesandforAnne BrittanCare Agency ,New Zealand.
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Brain/spinal injuredelderlyandAlzheimer’s/Dementia/cognitive impairedresidentIcaredforin a
FacilityinBendigo.Ihave learnttomanage difficultresidentsand situations,and havingtoshow
initiativeanddirection andto thinkonmy feetquickly. Workingasateam isimperative aswell asgiving
emotional supporttoall Residentsandstaff whenneededandbeingaware of mystress levelsand
workloadand beingaware of others workload too. Conflictresolution/stressmanagement between
staff and residents/effective communicationskills, mediation, advocatingandfindingsolutionswhen
facedwitha challengingsituationandbeingcreativewithactivities aswell asworkprofessionalism in
the workplace isimportantandconfidentialityisparamountaswell asobservingpolicesand
procedures andhealthandsafetyissuesare observedtoo.Goodpractice ineverydutiesisalso
observedandcarriedoutto the bestof my abilityandloyaltytomycompany/care facility.
I leftmylastpositionwith McIsaac’s Care AgencyinNew Zealand tocare full time formy elderlymother
there whoisdiagnosedwithhaving Alzheimer’sdisease andType IIDiabetesforoverfouryearsandshe
isnow ina care facilitypermanently of whichIhave greatawarenessonandon how theyare run and
managed.
I have completedall mystudiesand practical placementswith Agedcare trainingServicesfrom
Frankston,Victoriaandhave passedmyFirstAid.