May

My Summary

My Experience

St John's Primary School: School Meals Supervisory Assistant (SMSA), Worrall Road, Bristol 12/2021 – 3/2023

• Operated the school meal service weekly at St John's Primary and encouragingly supervised children during lunch time.
• Grew to balance conflicting issues at once including canteen management and the high demands of children
• Worked amongst the school staff to collaboratively address problems in the running of lunchtime routine
• Developed my communication skills in solving problems amongst the children, finding a middle ground
• Proactively cleaned and set up the lunch hall maintaining a safe and welcoming environment

Cooking It Cookery School: Volunteer, Chandos Road, Bristol 10/2018 - 10/2019
• Responsibly oversaw and ensured the safety of children in approximately groups of 7-10, weekly at a cookery school
• Learnt to work flexibly in the high pressure kitchen environment
• Enthusiastically accepted guidance from the owner developing new skills in how to balance varied demands
• Adopted my approach to fit the needs of each individual child, for example children with special needs
• Grew an understanding of food hygiene in business and the level of its importance even in children’s cooking

Babysitting for family friends (casually)
• Played games, watched tv and crafted
• Made simple meals
• Did bedtime routines

My Qualifications

No childcare qualifications however I have always held a fascination in the effect of the early years on future development, which therefore sparked my desire into working with children. This inquisitiveness was nurtured during my A-level studies of Sociology, Psychology and English language all involving research and evidence-based practice in child development, finding fascination in the various factors which enable and hinder children. In particular, in my child language acquisition studies, I discovered the importance of the caregiver, playing the most pivotal role in successful language acquisition. My current undergraduate studies in Sociology is furthering this passion.

My Availability

Very flexible availability as off for all of summer, will return back to uni in mid/late September. However would love to help out in future holidays also.

My Fees

• Babysitting from £13.00 per hour
• Nannying from £14.00 per hour (gross)