What type of job are you looking for?
health promotion job. working with learning disabilities,mental illniss, autism spacrome and dawn syndrome
What nationality are you?
zimbabwean
What languages do you speak (and at what level)?
english (shona zimbabwean) little gujirati and hindi
What country or area are you looking to work in and why?
saudi arabia i have friends working there
What countries have you worked in?
united kingdom
What countries do you have a visa to work in?
united kingdom
What field do you currently work in?
learning disability,blind,deaf, autism spactrome and mental disability in a residential home
What fields have you worked in before?
nursing residential homes, hospitals and baby care unot in hospital
What qualifications do you hold?
regestard managers award nvq in level 4 care deploma in kealth and sience studies
Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why?
fomal education when you have knowledge and an educational background you can always pick ip on skills.
Describe the benefits of working with others
you learn new skills, being part of the team, being assetive, its more challeging, bringing idias together and also allawing flexability with taem members
Describe the benefits of working alone
you can time manage better, you can concetrate better, you can self assess weakness and strength, you can evaluate your working standards.
What was your worst working experience?
working in a infants in peadiatric ward. the infnts were very young and very oorly and at times i felt helpless even though i knew the right care was being provided.
What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career?
treat everyone the same nomatter of their diasability or illnrss. to understand what it is to give care to those who need it most. i have worked with different age groups met most disabilities and challeging behaviours and having to cope and understand on how to deal with the nature of my job.
What unique skills do you have?
i am a good listeaner hence most people are very open to me and seem to be able to assist and provide the righrt answears at the right time.
What would you consider as your 'dream job'?
to start a charity organisation for ophanage in zimbabwe for children who lost parents to HIV and AIDS
What are the most interesting aspects of your field?
understaning each clints disability, learning new language, craeting a atmosphere that can make all service users meet their needs.
Wjat are the least interesting aspects of your field?
Not having enough time to the amout of time work needs me.
what do you think you will gain from a new job
i like to get to meet new people and gain experience in all walks of life. i like to work with all sorts of disablilities and want to challenge myself for the better.
How can potential employers contact you?
lindiwe_masamba@yahoo.co.uk
