Hardjene Keita
Silver Spring
Summary
Hardworking childcare professional experienced in teaching early learning lessons, supervising children and caring for children with autism and ADHD. Maintaining tidy work areas. Familiar with needs of children from infancy to early elementary ages. Certified in CPR and First Aid.
Motivated professional trained in mobility assistance, personal hygiene support, and housekeeping. Monitors medical conditions and works with healthcare providers to optimize care. Focuses on comfort and emotional support and meets physical needs.
Compassionate Personal Care Aide with experience in providing support to elderly and disabled clients in home settings. Skilled in assisting with daily living activities, medication management, and mobility support. Demonstrated ability to build trust and rapport with clients, enhancing their comfort and quality of life. Contributed to positive changes in clients' health and well-being through attentive care and emotional support.
Compassionate and patient caregiver with experience in private elderly care. Have provided comprehensive support for personal health needs, household maintenance, appointment scheduling, and social interaction. Exceptional skills in communication, time management, and organization combined with profound respect for the elderly make for impactful caregiving that improves quality of life. Recognized for creating calm, safe environments while facilitating healthy living practices to enhance client longevity.
Reliable personal care professional bringing several years of experience in personal care assistant roles. Skilled in addressing physical and mental disabilities and monitoring needs for convalescent patients. Trusted to care for patients at varying stages of life.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
RBT
Bright Minds Interventions
Washington
07.2024 - Current
- Participated in team meetings to discuss client progress and plan further interventions when necessary.
- Maintained accurate records of data collected during sessions and wrote detailed reports regarding client's progress.
- Provided verbal prompts, physical guidance, or visual cues as needed to facilitate learning opportunities for clients.
- Provided crisis intervention services when needed.
- Communicated effectively with families about their child's progress in therapy sessions.
- Collaborated with other professionals including BCBAs, teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists to ensure best practices are being implemented for each client.
- Aided patients in performing activities of daily living.
Private Elderly Caregiver
Care.com
Rockville
10.2021 - Current
- Assisted clients with daily living activities and personal care tasks.
- Organized and maintained a clean, safe living environment for clients.
- Communicated effectively with family members about client needs and updates.
- Coordinated transportation for appointments and social outings for clients.
- Maintained detailed records of client care services provided on a daily basis.
- Provided assistance with mobility issues such as walking or transferring from bed to wheelchair.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations involving the safety of elderly clients.
- Transported elderly clients to medical appointments, errands and social events in a safe manner.
- Performed light housekeeping tasks including laundry, vacuuming, dusting and preparing meals.
- Monitored vital signs such as temperature, pulse rate and respiration of elderly clients.
- Redirected clients with memory issues, providing safety guidance protection.
- Developed strong and trusting rapport with patients to facilitate smooth, quality care.
- Planned and prepared nutritious meals and snacks to meet diabetic, low sodium, and high protein diets.
Makeup Artist
Self Employed Services
Silver Spring
02.2016 - Current
- Applied makeup to clientele to cover imperfections and create new looks.
- Applied corrective makeup techniques to cover blemishes, dark circles, and other skin discolorations.
- Trained or supervised other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
- Combed, brushed and sprayed hair or wigs to set style.
- Utilized airbrush makeup technique for long-lasting coverage that resists fading from sweat or tears.
- Trained and mentored new makeup artists.
- Handled appointment booking, canceling and rescheduling.
- Maintained a clean and sanitary work area in accordance with health regulations.
- Provided makeup services for weddings, proms and other special events.
- Shaped eyebrows and removed facial hair using depilatory cream, tweezers or wax.
- Responded to customer inquiries by phone, email and in person.
- Cleaned display units, tools and testers throughout day to reduce spread of harmful germs or bacteria.
- Consulted with clients about desired look or color palette prior to application process.
- Checked physical inventory to maintain product stock levels.
- Answered 240-481-8854 calls per shift to assist with customer questions and concerns.
Childcare Provider
Self-employeed
Silver Spring
03.2012 - Current
- Communicated with parents about daily activities and any concerning behaviors.
- Worked collaboratively with co-workers to ensure safety of all the children in care.
- Used positive reinforcement and behavior modeling to instill discipline in children.
- Taught basic skills such as personal hygiene, social manners and appropriate behavior.
- Read stories to children, facilitated discussions and tied books into learning opportunities.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans and activities for children of various ages.
- Communicated with parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors and upcoming events.
- Taught children how to complete basic crafts such as paintings, drawings and decorations.
- Secured indoor and outdoor premises to protect children.
- Sanitized toys and tables to maintain clean, safe environment.
- Organized and planned age-appropriate reading, crafts and music lessons.
- Planned field trips to local parks, libraries and other educational places.
- Dressed children and changed diapers.
- Maintained daily records of activities, behaviors, meals, and naps.
- Counseled individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, ADHD and other mental health disorders.
- Provided support for students with special educational needs such as autism, ADHD or dyslexia.
Editor
PARALLEL Magazine
Silver Spring
04.2014 - 04.2023
- Translated technical information into clear, concise documents to be used by technical and non-technical personnel.
- Developed story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal.
- Oversaw layout design and worked with production team members to complete daily and weekly content schedules.
- Provided feedback on content structure and organization of documents.
- Researched topics related to edited materials for improved accuracy.
- Assigned topics, events and stories to individual writers or reporters for coverage.
- Read, evaluated and edited manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication.
Photographer
Champion Studios
Silver Spring
01.2013 - 08.2022
- Enhanced, retouched and resized photographs and negatives using airbrushing and other techniques.
- Set up lights, backdrops and props for shoots and events.
- Consult with clients to understand their needs and preferences for a photo shoot.
- Set up lighting equipment and adjust camera settings to capture desired images.
- Utilized filters, edits and after-effects to enhance photos.
- Edit photos using Adobe Photoshop and other software applications.
- Took pictures of individuals, families, and small groups in studio or on location.
Education
High School Diploma -
Springbrook High School
Silver Spring, MD06-2010
Associate of Arts - Photography
Montgomery College
Rockville, MDAssociate of Arts - Health Care Management
Montgomery College
Rockville, MDApplied Behavior Analysis
Boston University
Boston, MASkills
- Activity Planning
- Child Supervision
- Infection Control
- Meal Preparation
- Field Trip Planning
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Reading Skills
- Safety Understanding
- Toilet Training
- Recordkeeping Requirements
- Early Childhood Knowledge
- Age-Appropriate Activities
- Child Development
- Social interaction
- Medical appointment coordination
- Attention to detail
- Dementia care
- Stress management
- Behavior redirection
- Documentation and reporting
- Mobility support
- Nutrition monitoring
Timeline
RBT
Bright Minds Interventions
07.2024 - Current
Private Elderly Caregiver
Care.com
10.2021 - Current
Makeup Artist
Self Employed Services
02.2016 - Current
Editor
PARALLEL Magazine
04.2014 - 04.2023
Photographer
Champion Studios
01.2013 - 08.2022
Childcare Provider
Self-employeed
03.2012 - Current
High School Diploma -
Springbrook High School
Associate of Arts - Photography
Montgomery College
Associate of Arts - Health Care Management
Montgomery College
Applied Behavior Analysis
Boston University