Objective: Experienced Childminder seeking employment that would permit
me to demonstrate my skills and experience in the child care field and
continue to grow and improve these skills.
Qualifications: I have over ten years of experience working with children. Ages ranging from newborn to twelve.
Summary: I'm knowledgeable in the following areas, providing long term care for children, including cooking, preparing bottles, changing diapers, supervising baths, cleaning kitchens and play areas, handling fights in a calm and constructive manor emphasizing the importance of kindness and respect towards others, educating and amusing children,
active play outings, reading books or telling stories, and consoling children with hurt feelings or bad moods. I focus on getting the children to refocus their negative energy into something positive, instead of punishment, in a large majority of cases, and I have seem this as a very effective way to resolve conflicts.
I love the outdoors, and playing with children. I'm passionate, professional, and a highly motivated individual. I'm looking forward to having children of my own, and building on my experience, towards the goal of a kind, thoughtful, intelligent, child care professional.
High School Diploma,
Maple Ridge Secondary School, Maple Ridge.
July 2005
Work Experience:
Responsible for the child care and also for housekeeping. Duties Included, but not limited to: Food choices, personal habits, which include helping with potty training, and restrictions. Maintained a safe environment by allowing only authorized persons near children, remained vigilant against unusual persons, or activities; created a positive child care climate, by playing games, avoiding conflict situations and nurturing self-esteem. Also preforming activities such as cooking, and picking up children from school.
2001/2002
Solely responsible, full time for an entire year, for two boys of the ages one month, and 8 years. Performed regular household duties,which included,but we're not limited to, washing dishes, tidying living room and downstairs playroom, changing diapers, preparing bottles, waking up for night feedings, reading to, going to the park, and picking up the older child from school.
2007/2008
Solely responsible for three children, a six year old boy, and three year old twins of the opposite sex. Preformed various duties such as: Light housework, including making sure all dishes are done at the end of the day, tidying up living room, putting the children to bed, picking up children up from school, reading to the children, and taking trips to the park.
2008 - Present
Solely responsible for three school ages boys, six, nine, and eleven. Performed regular household duties which included are not limited to making sure children learn the value of cleaning up after themselves, I.E. loading and unloading dishwasher. As well as cooking, vacuuming, general tidy up of the house, reading bedtime stories, as well as calmly and effectively resolving conflicts.
2011 - Reason for job end: mother on maternity leave for new baby.
Solely responsible for four children, age eleven months, three years, five years, and six years. Preformed various duties such as regular housekeeping; including but not limited to sweeping, vacuuming, dishes, helping children clean up toys, and also making sure they understand the importance of cleaning up after themselves, taking care of a sick child;
including administering medicine, taking children to park; including road, and traffic safety, putting children to bed, reading stories, playing with children in the backyard,
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