Sara Ricardo
Cork
Summary
Skilled care provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities in-home or within care facility. Keep house by making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes and preparing meals. Advise families and healthcare team regarding health concerns, nutrition, cleanliness and household activities. Experienced non-medical care provider offering 3 years of expertise providing in-home care. Complete domestic duties, help patients with self-care and hygiene and provide companionship. Experienced working with children and elderly, with skill anticipating and proactively addressing client needs. Friendly and engaging with strong attention to detail. Dedicated Care Provider delivering compassionate support to clients in various environments. Establishes strong relationships through effective communication and a friendly demeanour, promoting a positive care experience. Adapts to client needs with proactive problem-solving and meticulous attention to detail.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Caregiver
Dovida
Glanmire, Co. Cork
08.2025 - Current
- Assisted with personal hygiene tasks, including bathing and grooming, to maintain client dignity.
- Worked with care, compassion and empathy, providing first-class support to patients with varying needs.
- Supported client mental health with reading, games and activities.
- Supported high-care clients during mealtimes by offering feeding assistance.
- Monitored vital signs and reported any significant changes to healthcare providers promptly.
- Assisted clients with mobility, including use of walking aids and wheelchairs, to promote independence.
- Administered medication according to prescribed schedules, promoting health and wellbeing.
- Cooked meals and washed dishes to provide proper nutrition, remove residue and maintain health standards.
- Demonstrated patience, empathy, and respect in all interactions, fostering a positive care environment.
Cleaner
Aldi
Glanmire, County Cork
10.2024 - Current
Self Employed Cleaner
Sara Ricardo
Cork, County Cork
04.2022 - 04.2025
Live-in Health Care Worker
Alhomecare
Clones, Co. Monaghan
01.2022 - 03.2022
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - 1 ciclo
Instituto Superior Politécnico Internacional
Lisboa Portugal2006
GCSEs - Accounting
Escola Secundaria Ruy Luis Gomes
LaranjeiroSkills
- Skilled care provider
- Assisting elderly
- Assisting convalescents
- Assisting persons with disabilities
- Daily living activities
- Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Dishwashing
- Meal preparation
- Advising families
- Health concerns
- Nutrition
- Cleanliness
- Household activities
- Non-medical care
- In-home care
- Domestic duties
- Self-care assistance
- Hygiene assistance
- Companionship
- Working with children
- Working with elderly
- Anticipating client needs
- Proactively addressing client needs
- Attention to detail
- Infection control
- Hygiene standards compliance
- Initiative and autonomy
- Adaptive problem solving
- Conflict resolution
- Positive attitude
- Strong work ethic
- Punctuality
- Attention to safety
- Independent worker
Certification
- Elderly Care and Caring for the Disabled, 2021-01-08
- An Introduction to Children First
- AMRIC Hand Hygiene
- Managing Health and Safety in Healthcare Chemical Agent Hazards
- Display Screen Equipment Assessor's Module
- TUH Falls Assessment and Prevention
- Safe use of High Alert Medication
- The Fundamentals of GDPR
- Safeguarding Adults at Risk of Abuse
- Manual Handling, 2022-01-04
- Austin Awareness
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Putting and Taking off PPE
- Implementing Childfirst in Tulsa
- Recognising and Managing Food Allergies in the Community
- Microbiological Food Sampling
- Chemical Safety in the Workplace
- Display Screen Equipment
- Managing Health and Safety in Homecare
- Integral Valve Oxygen Cylinders
- GMP, 2025-06-07
- Forklift
- HACCP
- CPR/AED+ Firs Aid + Bloodborne Pathogens
- Care of the Older Person
- Care Skills
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Music
- Travelling
- Crafting
Custom Section
Full, Own car
Languages
Portuguese
First Language
English
Advanced
C1
Spanish
Elementary
A2
French
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Caregiver
Dovida
08.2025 - Current
Cleaner
Aldi
10.2024 - Current
Self Employed Cleaner
Sara Ricardo
04.2022 - 04.2025
Live-in Health Care Worker
Alhomecare
01.2022 - 03.2022
Certificate of Higher Education - 1 ciclo
Instituto Superior Politécnico Internacional
GCSEs - Accounting
Escola Secundaria Ruy Luis Gomes