Emma5

My Summary

My Experience

I have had four years experience working in early years’ settings; a nursery school and a smaller family run nursery. My main experience has been working with the toddler age group; but I have worked with all ages from three months to reception age. My main responsibility was being a key worker; this meant ensuring children’s care and learning needs where addressed and met. In order to achieve this I worked closely with the children’s parents; and built up a good working relationship by ensuring there was a good dialogue between us.
I have encountered multi-agency working; I worked very closely for fifteen months with a child with a hearing impairment and her parents. I liaised with the teacher of the deaf and speech and language therapist to aid me in planning the best care for her additional needs. I used some British Sign Language when communicating with the child; and vocal language to promote her speech.
For five years, I have worked as a volunteer at a disabled camp for children and young people, working as part of a team making sure that the children who visit the camp have as much fun as possible, and to also carry out activities that they may not be able to experience in their day to day lives. I have worked with individuals with Autism, Down syndrome and an individual with a physical disability and used a wheel chair.
I have also worked with a teenager with Autism on a Sunday as well as working at the nursery. I carried out training with Cool2care; and they continued to support the carer to make a link to families who required care in their local area. I met a family who required a female to help assist a male carer to provide respite care for their son. I worked jointly with the other carer to take the teenager to activities he enjoyed; on occasion I would take him individually. He enjoyed activities such as going to places that provided indoor soft play, swimming and skating.
I have worked as a play worker, working with different children needing different ratio requirements. The day is structured around four sessions with different children; whereby you deliver individual activities for the children in your care.
I have enjoyed the relationship and the bond you can get with families working in their home environment. I ideally would like a permanent position where I can apply my skills and experience in childcare within an environment that will provide me with a challenge, and allow me the opportunity to learn and ultimately make a difference to an individual’s life.

My Qualifications

The qualifications and training I have taken are as followed;
Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
Diploma in Child Care and Education Level 3
Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect
Cool2care Blended Learning Training Programme
First Aid for Child Carers (Paediatric First Aid) (includes Emergency First Aid at Work)
Early Years Higher Nationals (HNC/HND) - Level 5
A Good Place to Be Two
Safeguarding and Child Protection – Refresher Course
Epilepsy and Midazolam Training
Certificate in Manual Handling

My Availability

I am currently a stay at home mum with my youngest being 2 years old and my other three children at school and nursery. If interested i will be able to start immediately to accommodate the needs of the family.

My Fees

• Nannying from £10.50 per hour (gross)

To be negotiated with the family if my application was successful; for this type of work in the past I have received around £9.00 to £11.00 an hour.

Thank you for taking the time to read my profile.