Experience

The Clare Estate Independent & Assisted Living

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Therapeutic Recreation Aide

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  On a daily basis I soothe the hearts and souls of those affected by dementia. I help brighten and assist all the residents I encounter. While creating a relaxing and engaging atmosphere, I plan each day according to the moods and abilities of the residents. I aim to involve residents in physical, cognitive and social activities throughout the day. Whether it is doing exercise, dancing, singing, playing memory word games, or having a simple conversation, I make sure everyone that wants to, partakes in the day's events. I also like to incorporate art into our schedule. I base our projects on the seasons/holidays and use these ideas to decorate the surrounding walls. I create a paper pattern for residents to trace, cut and glue in order to create a large scale masterpiece. It is quite exciting to not know how it will come out until it is finished. I usually sketch an idea and figure out ways to cater it to residents' capabilities. They enjoy helping and start making suggestions about what to do. I let them go for it because I have never made these before and say we are figuring it out together.



Capital

• office assistant

  • Oct 2010 - Present

  Answer phones,open and file mail, receive and process customer payments-in person, over the phone, and internet. Create labels and customer files.



Merlin Industries, Inc.

• Front desk/Switchboard operator

  • Mar 2008 - Dec 2008

  Answered multiple phones lines and connected callers to their representative. Greeted all incoming visitors. Updated customer information using FoxPro program. Created brochure packets for the dealers and distributors. Processed all outgoing mail.