Lsandra W.     Age 43      Female      Bronx  - 683 E. 140th street apt. 5H   Member ID: 7737  Seeking work as a : Caregiver / Companion  Position Type: Live-Out, Full Time      Join now for access this candidate's contact details       About Me   My name is Lasandra W. and I just graduated from Touro college with my Associates degree in Human Services and Science, I am currently going back to school to study early childhood development. I want to work with kids because I love kids, I have volunteered to work in a family friend daycare. I am a 31 year old single mother of three and I currently work for NYCHA as a fire safety guard. I love to dance and play sports like basketball, volleyball, and jump rope with my girls. I( also enjoy familly time with my kids, we go out to the movies and amusement pasrks on my days off. Family is veryn important to me, I am a very honest and dedicated person that enjoy nhelping others and improving they lifes. I have experience working with toddlers as well as older kids, my kids are 13, 11, and 9n years old, and I live for them, I went back to school to be a great role model for them.      Valid Driver's License: Yes  Has a Vehicle: Yes  Can Swim Well: No  Smoking Status: Non-Smoker  Comfortable with pets: Yes  Languages spoken: English, English    My Nationality: American  Background Check: Yes  Eligible to work in the U.S.: Yes  Civil Status: Single  Religion/Spiritual Practice: Christian        Work Experience & Education Background   5 years experience, 4 references I have worked in senior citizen centers running errands, make sure they hygiene is good, cook, dress them or what ever service thaey need at the spare time.      Skills:    Ambulation Assistance      Bathing Assistance      Bed Bath      Bed Pan      Dressing Grooming assistance      Heavy Patient lifting & transfer      Oxygen Administration      Patient Positioning      Range of Motion Exercise      Toileting Assistance     Experience and skills with following Diagnosis :    Alzheimer's      Amputee      Arthritis      Bedridden      Cancer      Congestive Heart Failure      Diabetes      Dialysis      Hearing Impairment      Speech Impairment      Stroke      Visual Impairment   Education/Training: CPR Certificate, College, Associates Degree  I work in the human service field how to diagnose clients with the DSM IV, book, doing pyschosocials, assesing clients      Job Preferences   Seeking work as a : Caregiver / Companion  Position Type: Live-Out, Full Time  Work Hours: greater than 50 hours/week  Position Duration:    As Long as Needed   Prefer to work in:    Retirement Homes      Clinic / Hospital     Desired Start Date: August 21, 2012  Desired Salary: $15/Hour or Negotiable salary  Willing to travel : Yes  Duties:    Housekeeping      Laundry      Grocery Shopping      Meal Planning / Preparation      Supervise Home      Errands      Clean Bathroom      Assist with Pet Care      Assist with Walking      Vacuuming      Hand Wash Dishes      Escort to Appointments      Plan Visits, Outings, & Trips to Visit Neighbours, Friends, Family      Bathing Assistance      Alzheimer/Dementia Care      Palliative Care      Parkinson Care      Lifts and Transfers       Additional Experiences/Qualifications/Preferences: Lasandra W. 683 E. 140th street apt. 5H Bronx, NY ###-###-####-2873 ***@*** best utilize my Skills to enhance my goals for the position I am applying for Qualifications: * Licensed Security by NYS * Fire Guard Certificate * 8 hour Annual Certificate * 8 hour Pre -Assignment Certificate * 16 Hour Certificate * Certified CPR Certificate * Heavy Computer Knowledge ( Excel, Microsoft Word, Power point, Window 2000, Internet, type 40-45wpm) *Clean Driver’s License * Customer Service skills * Experience with helping assess clients, planning, goals, objectives (human services) Touro College Education: College of New Rochelle (Rosa Parks Campus), Touro College Major: Science in Human services West Side High School - graduated (09/96-01/99) Major: Criminal Law and Justice Employment Experience: Morning side Daycare (Epistocle) (###-###-####) I volunteer at the daycare center working with small children doing daily planning, working with them on motor skills, helping with the play areas, teaching them how to be independent by potty training, feeding themselves, sharing among each other, music, sounds, language, math depending on the age groups. I have worked with 3, 4 and 5 year olds at the daycare FJC Security (Security Officer) (03/08-Present) Trained Security Officer, who work in NYC government facilities, check all areas of building, trained for fire safety, first aid trained, check Identifications at all time, generally protect government property and the people in all areas of work, Customer Service, now working in NYCHA housing doing fire safety Canaan Daycare provider (Child care provider Assistant) (###-###-####) helped with the duties of teaching and caring for young children ages 3 to 5 years old, support the head teacher in teaching lessons by helping to hand out materials and instructing each child individually if he has additional learning problems, supervising the children under the supervision of the teacher, do art, storytelling, organizing the classroom, teaching the kids how to be independent, motive skills, and how to get along with each other, cleaning, nurturing and having discussions amongst the teacher or with the kids Harlem Hospital (Summer youth worker and did intern throughout the winter) (07/97-08/99) I worked in the AIDS Initiative Department, typing 45-50 wpm, attending meetings for the clients, making sure all the utensils for the head nurse was sterile so she could draw blood, and answering phones, computer knowledge,. Prepared and administered finger sticks, Scanned documents into system, Retrieved blood and lab work from computer system Prepared and updated reports and other pertinent documentation Reference Furnished Upon Request         References   Tia Flenyol  Work for A group home for troubled kids      Ebony Mc. Miller  School Teacher