Hello ~ My name is Lezli ~ (I am American and British, and am open to working in all U.S. states, as well as all locations in the U.K.)
My professional background has been in assisting many people (especially seniors) in maintaining an excellent quality-of-life by helping seniors (and others) to remain living comfortably ~ in their own home of choice, by providing the best quality-of-care and assistance possible, including coordinating ancillary services, as needed to enhance the optimum Independent-Living / Assisted-Living experience for people choosing to stay living at home ~ with excellent care ~ and with dignity.
Additionally, I have been an assistant to many people choosing household assistance ~ in order to stay working at home (eg: home business owners), where a professional pair of hands has been beneficial in maintaining an equilibrium between home/work-life.
My professional experience has been over the course of 33 years and I have these qualifications:
*CNA (Certified Nurse Aide)
*PCA (Personal Care Attendant)
*SHM (Supported-Housing/Living Manager - Coordinator)
These qualifications have been integrated within my Live-In Homecare employment, as well as within my professional capacity as a Supported-Housing Manager., as well as additional professional job roles (See: below):
Professional Job Roles I have held:
*Live-In Assistant/Housekeeper/Cook (Seniors, Home-Business Owners, Families/Single-Parent Families, Children, Pets)
*Live-In Caregiver (Seniors, Disabled)
*Live-In Companion (Seniors)
*Live-In/Live-out Housing Manager/Supported-Housing
Coordinator/Peripatetic Housing Manager (Seniors)
*Concierge Manager (Housing Trust)
*Live-in Companion/Caregiver/Cook (Seniors, Families)
My Professional Training and job roles have been wide-ranging and have included much responsibility, including sole-responsibility on behalf of: Seniors, Vulnerable Adults/Seniors, Properties, Securities, Independent-Living & Assisted-Living Communities, as well as Tenancy/Community Services (Supported-Living and Concierge Security Services).
My Additional Training/Accreditations/Certifications include:
*Risk Assessment
*Effective Management of Self & Others
*Health & Safety (General and Seniors)
*Memory-Care/Dementia-Care
*Food Hygiene
My professional philosophy is:
To assistant all people in need of proper domestic services to create/maintain an excellent quality home-life and/or work-life within the home.
For Seniors: I have devoted many years of my career to ensuring the comfort, care and security for many seniors by providing practical care and support as well as incorporating services needed to help maintain the ability for seniors to be able to stay living within their own homes ~ and in finding useful and practical solutions to meet these objectives.
My Professional Approach: To work to my utmost ability to achieve employer/patient/customer satisfaction in all endeavors/areas of my employment fields., and to work proactively to provide the best quality-of-service to all those I serve/assist.
About Myself: I am 53 yrs. old, with no dependents and a great interest in: Assisted-Living/Independent-Living on all scales, which has been my life's work.
My Core Value: My Christian faith is central to my life and living.
My Other interests: I have a wide variety of interests including: Travel/Cultural/Historical interests, and I have spent a great deal of time living and working in Europe (Great Britain), and I have also enjoyed visiting many other countries and cultures.
My other hobbies include: Cooking, Reading, Music, playing 'Scrabble', Arts & Crafts and many others.
Additional Assets: I am proficient in making healthy, homemade and wholesome food for the people I assist and I enjoy providing this benefit for everyone from single seniors to entire families., and I am also able to cater to special dietary requirements.
Thank you for considering me/my qualifications.
'With All Best Wishes, Lezli K.
P.S. ~ I am interested in all locations (as above) and am available immediately to relocate for a suitable position.