Shalyn Amos
North Vernon
Summary
Dedicated Care Specialist with a proven track record at Centerstone, skilled in compassionate caregiving and client relationship management. Successfully enhanced patient quality of life through effective activity planning and motivational techniques. Recognized for building strong emotional connections, ensuring safety, and delivering personalized support to individuals with diverse needs.
Well-qualified Personal Care worker skilled in delivering top-quality home care support. Effective at ambulating patients, meeting personal grooming needs and administering medications. Detail-oriented in maintaining clean and organized personal areas to support daily living safety.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Residential Aide
Autumn Trace
10.2024 - Current
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Furthered skills by actively taking part in employee training and taking classes to improve skills.
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions.
- Assisted patients with handling daily chores and errands by transporting to appointments, cleaning personal spaces, and purchasing supplies.
- Helped patients safely transition between sleeping surfaces and mobility assistance such as wheelchairs by providing consistent support.
- Kept close eye on behavior and emotional responses of clients to address concerns and protect each person from harm.
- Encouraged patients to participate in safe physical activity to help boost mood and improve overall wellness.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Coordinated daily medicine schedules and administration to help clients address symptoms and enhance quality of life.
- Interacted kindly with patients and families and displayed positive, outgoing attitude, resulting in establishment of long-term, professional relationships.
- Provided patients with assistance in completing daily tasks, reducing daily burden on family members.
Care Specialist
Centerstone
08.2023 - Current
- Monitored customer care goals and developed improvements.
- Prepared reports for workload and performed quality assurance.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
Paraprofessional
Jennings County School Corporation
09.2019 - 09.2022
- Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
- Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas.
- Reported on student progress, behavior, and social skills to parents.
- Monitored students on field trips, handling roll call, and group movement to keep youths safe in public settings.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Assisted classroom teacher in supervising snack time and indoor and outdoor play.
- Stepped into non-classroom environments such as libraries to help staff manage demand.
- Conducted weekly review sessions to help students prepare for exams.
- Helped teacher prepare instructional material and displays.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve student engagement.
- Enforced rules and instructions to maintain discipline.
- Took part in professional development workshops to boost skills.
- Graded and provided feedback on assignments.
- Demonstrated specific skills and activities for students to improve understanding and take excess workload off teachers.
Education
High School Diploma -
Jennings County High School
North Vernon, IN06-2012
Skills
- Activity planning
- Patient care
- Motivational techniques
- Safety awareness
- Compassionate caregiving
- Client relationship management
- Clinical documentation
Certification
CPR Certified
Timeline
Residential Aide
Autumn Trace
10.2024 - Current
Care Specialist
Centerstone
08.2023 - Current
Paraprofessional
Jennings County School Corporation
09.2019 - 09.2022
High School Diploma -
Jennings County High School
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