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Yolanda  {shaira} Fanning

Yolanda {shaira} Fanning

Drogheda

Summary

Dedicated Care Worker providing empathetic support and personal assistance to enhance client wellbeing. Engages clients in meaningful conversations, offering companionship and emotional support. Assists with personal care while ensuring dignity and respect. Utilises strong communication and listening skills to adapt to diverse client needs and promote a caring environment.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Care Worker

Brendan Liddy
Crossmaglen, County Armagh, Ireland
05.2025 - 06.2025

Assisted patients with personal care, including cleaning and toileting, to maintain hygiene and dignity.

  • Delivered compassionate and proactive support to enhance client well-being and comfort.
  • Provided companionship, listening empathetically to concerns, and engaging in meaningful conversation.
  • Provided companionship, listening empathetically to concerns and engaging in meaningful conversation.

Carer Worker

Lady Antonia Beckwith
kenstown, Ireland
11.2023 - 05.2025
  • Assisted clients with personal care tasks, including grooming and dressing, to promote dignity and self-esteem.
  • Maintaining personal hygiene by bathing, brushing their hair, and teeth, or applying skincare.
  • Supported clients with mobility issues and transfers, ensuring safety and comfort during transitions.
  • Monitoring health and wellbeing.
  • Assisted with breakfast, breaks and lunchtimes through monitoring, behaviour management and preparing meals.
  • Maintain records, and report any changes.

Floor staff

The Barefood Company
drogheda, Louth
10.2024 - 12.2024
  • Optimised customer experience, serving each guest with sincere, positive and enthusiastic attitude.
  • Built strong customer relationships by delivering helpful, friendly, and attentive service.
  • Monitored dining area to anticipate guest needs, offering top-ups and additional items proactively.
  • Facilitated a welcoming atmosphere, engaging in friendly conversation with guests to enhance their dining experience.
  • Greeted guests upon arrival, offering menus and providing recommendations to enhance the dining experience.
  • Welcomed new customers, addressed initial queries, and efficiently took drink orders.
  • Seated guests quickly and coordinated timely service to minimise table wait times.
  • Cleared and reset tables with clean service ware to uphold faultless restaurant standards.
  • Laid tables with clean cutlery, crockery and glassware throughout sittings.
  • Maintained safe hygiene and food handling standards for full compliance.
  • Processed customer payments accurately, handling cash, credit card, and contactless transactions.
  • Maintained clean, presentable and stunning product displays by conducting routine visual merchandising tasks and deep cleans.
  • Maintained neat, clean, and organised shelves through effective visual merchandising.
  • Anticipated and addressed guests' service needs.

Laundromat attendant

Kevin Thornton
Drogheda, Ireland
08.2018 - 08.2024
  • Managed laundry operations, ensuring timely washing, drying, and folding of linens and personal items for hotel guests, enhancing guest satisfaction.
  • Streamlined laundry sorting and processing systems, reducing processing times and increasing output capacity.
  • Sorted articles for cleaning by separating items based on colour, type, and required cleaning treatment, optimising workflow and reducing processing time.
  • Utilised stain removal techniques, effectively restoring items to pristine condition and prolonging usability for customer satisfaction.
  • Addressed and resolved customer complaints related to laundry services, fostering positive relationships and customer loyalty.

Cleaning Operative

Outsource support
drogheda, Louth
05.2022 - 08.2023
  • Executed cleaning tasks efficiently within tight timeframes, ensuring high-quality standards.
  • Disinfected and deep cleaned offices, such as public areas, restrooms and meeting rooms.
  • Cleaned floors using tools such as hoovers, dusters, disinfectants or stain removers.
  • Ensured cleaning was completed to company standards through meticulous quality checking.
  • Maintained workplace to company standards by checking areas before finishing jobs.
  • Upheld health and safety standards when handling and using chemicals.
  • Performed routine cleaning equipment and machinery inspections to maintain proper, safe working order.
  • Emptied bins, collecting and sorting waste and recyclables for compacting and disposal.
  • Logged breakages and damages to facilitate timely replacements.
  • Delivered cleaning projects punctually, contributing to customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Education

QQI level 5 - Healthcare Assistant

The Great Care Co-op
Dublin, Ireland
2025

Level 5 - Special Need Assistant

DIFE
Drogheda
2024

NCII Bartending

Metro Subic Colleges Inc.
Philippines
2016

NCII Healthcare

Metro Subic Colleges Inc.
Philippines
2016

NCII Caregiving

Metro Subic Colleges Inc.
Philippines
2016

Skills

  • Personal care
  • Mobility assistance
  • Personal hygiene
  • Emotional support
  • Compassionate communication
  • Food preparation
  • Verbal communication
  • Compassionate care
  • Attentive listening
  • Toileting and washing
  • Dignity respect
  • Cooking and preparing meals
  • Blood pressure measurement
  • Empathy and support

Languages

English

Timeline

Care Worker

Brendan Liddy
05.2025 - 06.2025

Floor staff

The Barefood Company
10.2024 - 12.2024

Carer Worker

Lady Antonia Beckwith
11.2023 - 05.2025

Cleaning Operative

Outsource support
05.2022 - 08.2023

Laundromat attendant

Kevin Thornton
08.2018 - 08.2024

QQI level 5 - Healthcare Assistant

The Great Care Co-op

Level 5 - Special Need Assistant

DIFE

NCII Bartending

Metro Subic Colleges Inc.

NCII Healthcare

Metro Subic Colleges Inc.

NCII Caregiving

Metro Subic Colleges Inc.
Yolanda {shaira} Fanning