Anna

My Summary

My Experience

July 2023 - August 2023 The Yard, Support Worker.
Outline
This position required supporting a young person 1-1 each week. The goal of the summer camp is to provide a fun, supportive environment for young people with disabilities. A positive attitude was required as well as a creative mind, to make the most of the resources available in order to get it right for every child.

Key responsibilities
• Responsible for the daily needs of a young person, including personal care.
• Each week, learning each young person’s likes and dislikes in order to give them the best possible experience.
• Ensuring I had up-to-date knowledge of the young person’s records for moving and handling, whether this be supporting them into a walker, hoist, onto a chair or the floor.
• Assisting with the planning of activities such as outdoor messy play or group play such as ceilidhs or wheelchair painting.
• Responsible for the assisting children with eating, ensuring safety at all times.
• Forming positive professional relationships with parents and guardians of the young people. This required strong communication skills.

Key Achievements
• Food and drinking training.
• PVG certification
• Epilepsy training.
• Moving and handling training.


February 2021 – July 2022 Privately employed, Nanny.
Outline
For 3-4 days a week I nannied a 2-year-old boy while his parents worked. The role required flexibility and commitment as I was often needed to provide care at short notice. Intermittently, I have also worked as a nanny for a family with a 10-year-old girl with Down’s Syndrome and a neurotypical 6-year-old boy.

Key responsibilities
2-year-old:
• Planning activities such as baking, painting, or making up new games. This required creativity and forward planning outwith paid hours.
• Personal care..
• Planning and taking trips out to the park, farm, or into Edinburgh. This required diligent monitoring of the child’s safety especially when taking public transport and navigating busy environments.
• General housekeeping and cleaning alongside maintaining a fun and educational environment for the child.
• Going to the shops and making healthy meals for the child.
10-year-old with Down’s Syndrome and 6-year-old:
• Preparing 2 children for bed; including changing and bathing.
• Preparing dinner and regulating screen time for both children.
• Multitasking and ensuring both children had their needs met at all times.

Key achievements
• Gaining the trust and respect of both parents and the children.
• Successfully contributing to the children’s literacy and numeracy development through the use of fun and engaging learning resources.
• Forming a happy working relationship with each family and becoming a key role model in the children’s lives.

2017 - Present The National Autistic Society, Voluntary Social Group Leader.
Outline
This position involved supporting social groups that allowed people with autism to socialise with a familiar group of people, both in-person and online. Recently, I have led post-diagnostic groups for adolescents which help them to navigate an autism diagnosis in a safe environment.

Key responsibilities
• Vigilantly being aware of any safe-guarding concerns that may be flagged during the group conversations and reporting them to the relevant personal.
• Ensuring each member of the group has a voice and feels comfortable to express themselves.
• Helping group members to interact with each other, making friends and a community who they are able to turn to for support.
• Providing physical assistance in in-person groups, such as helping those with physical disabilities navigate the busy streets of Glasgow.
• Applying extensive online and in-person training to educate adolescents who have recently received a diagnosis; working through modules on anxiety, confidence, friendships and understanding autism.
• Commitment to regular groups to ensure consistency and the formation of good working relationships.

Key achievements
• PVG certification
• Safeguarding training for both adults and children
• Equality and diversity training
• GDPR training
• Health and safety training

My Qualifications

? The University of Edinburgh– Dates attended (2019 – 2023)
o Psychology – Upper Second-Class degree classification.
Dissertation topic: Investigating Midfrontal Theta Oscillations as an Indicator of Cognitive Demand Monitoring Across Development
Honours courses: Human personality, Neurocognitive development of children, Neurocognitive development of infants, Causal cognition, Parapsychology, Science of close relationships, Behavioural genetics.

My Availability

I am available predominantly before school or in the evenings however, some days I may have more availability.

My Fees

• Babysitting from £11.00 per hour

I usually charge minimum £11 an hour.