Beckyjw

My Summary

My Experience

08/2003-09/2003 – Bude, Cornwall holiday club. (paid)

I worked as a one to one for a 13 year old girl with Special Educational Needs. My role was to encourage her independence whilst supporting her to engage fully in activities as required. I found the job very demanding but also extremely rewarding.

09/2004-03/2005 – Bude Junior School special needs unit (voluntary work)

During my year out before University I volunteered one day a week in the special needs unit at my local school. The children were aged 7-10 years old with a range of special education needs including autism. I really enjoyed it at the school and developed an interest in working with children with special educational needs.


01/2008- 06/2008 – Fairfield’s school (voluntary work)

Following a two week university placement at a special school I continued to work at the school on a voluntary basis. My role in the classroom was to help support the children with their work and play. In order to communicate with the children I learnt Makaton signing, which is a multi-modal language programme for children and adults with communication difficulties.

10//2005-11/2007 - University placements

Throughout my three years at University studying Early Childhood Studies BA Hons degree I completed a range of placements at early years settings. The placements included a nursery for children aged eight months to five years, the reception class in a primary school and two special schools for children from five years to ten years with a range of special educational needs. When on placement my role was to complete certain tasks set by the University whilst supporting the children and staff. Each placement provided me with opportunities to develop my skills as an early years practitioner, I particularly benefited from the challenge of working with children with special educational needs. I found this work very fulfilling. Going on placements also enabled me to improve my communication skills with both setting staff and my peers.

08/2008-06/2009 Youth Activity counsellor – Disney Cruise line, Florida

For a total of ten months I worked for Disney Cruise Line as a Youth Activity Counsellor, part of a team of around fifty youth activity counsellors, looking after children aged two and a half to twelve years. My responsibilities as a counsellor involved planning activities and providing a safe and friendly environment for children to come and play. I later became an age anchor, this challenged my abilities to manage staff and keep up to a hundred children secure and engaged in exciting activities. This position required me to work seven days a week, ten hours a day for the whole of my four to five month contract.



09/2009-03/2010 – Au-pair – Australia

For six and a half months I lived with and worked for a family in Australia. My role was to care for the children in the morning and get them ready for day care and kindergarten then look after them when they got back before their mother returned from work.

09/2010- 16/09/11- Deputy Manager- Seahorses Nursery, Bude (maternity cover)

Seahorses is a fifty place day nursery caring for babies and children from three months to three years. There are a staff of twelve nursery workers, Deputy and Manager.

My position in the nursery was as Deputy Manager and group supervisor with ten key children, I was also the SENCO. A major part of my role was to deputize for the manager who is part time. This entails ensuring the nursery runs smoothly. My duties included talking to parents, ensuring we were staffed according to regulations, planning following the EYFS, Safeguarding issues and all the day to day responsibilities of running a large day nursery.

01/2012 - 09/2012 - Nanny- Kilkhampton, Cornwall

I cared for two children under the age of two years whilst their parents were working. I took them on outings to the beach, park and play centres and also cared for them in their home.

09/2013- 07/2014- Mama Bears day Nursery, Bristol

I worked at Mama Bears Nursery based in the under two year old room working as a key person organizing a variety of activities and working as part of a team.

07/2014 – 11/2015 – Nanny on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday For just over a year I was sole charge for 3 year old twins and their 6 year old brother. Once the twins started school I was no longer required.

01/2015 – 2021 – Nanny on Monday and Tuesday
Until i went on maternity leave in 2017 I was a nanny for one child on Monday and Tuesday who was 3years old, I attended toddler groups, visited the park, zoo and organized other activities such as baking and arts and crafts.
I returned to this family after maternity leave on monday-Wednesday caring for their youngest who is the same age as my son, as well as doing before and after school for the now 6 year old.

01/03/2016 - 28/02/2017 - Nanny for two children twice a week aged 7 months and 3 years when the job commenced.

01/04/2021 - 31/01/2022 nanny to 3 children, one of school age and 2 under 4 years old. I attended play groups, forest school, parks and planned activities at home. I also prepared meals and did some housework like hanging washing up and tidying up at the end of the day.

References available on request

My Qualifications

9 GCSE's

3 A levels

BA HONs degree in Early Childhood Studies

Pediatric first aid

DBS

My Availability

Monday - Friday

My Fees

• Babysitting from £10.00 per hour
• Nannying from £12.00 per hour (gross)