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Hi, my name is Rebecca Smith, I am 21 years of age and I am currently a children's nursing student at the University of Leeds. I have been passionate about working with children from a young age and have based all my choices in terms of education around this passion since leaving school. I have cared for children not only within a hospital environment but also within a nursery and home setting and have acquired a number of practical and social skills which I feel would benefit any employer seeking to hire someone within the childcare profession. I thoroughly enjoy working with children and feel that I am an approachable individual with a kind natured personality. My personal interests involve socialising with friends, reading and also going to the gym.
During my one and a half years of study at degree level at university I have covered a number of skills including: adult and paediatric basic life support, moving and handling, food hygiene, infection control, personal hygiene, communication skills and also vital signs e.g. temp, respirations, blood pressure and pulse. I have put these skills into practice through a number of placements on children’s wards at St James’s hospital, Leeds General Infirmary and also within the community. I have worked with children from birth to eighteen years of age and have learned to appreciate the diverse needs of children as individuals. As well as having to tend to the physical needs of younger patients, I have also gained knowlege in the areas of child development and child psychology.
In addition to caring for children within a hospital setting, I also took part in placements throughout a two year period at college within day nurseries which provided me with a range of general childcare skills.
I also have experience caring for children within a home setting. From the ages of fifteen to eighteen I worked as a babysitter for three children aged 4, 7 and 9 (at the time I started). My duties included: picking up the children from school and extra curricular activities, preparing meals, bathing them, putting the children to bed and taking care of any household chores e.g. ironing, washing up, etc.
As well as gaining 10 GCSE’s at garde A to C, I also took part in a number of extra curricular activities throughout high school, among these activities were: a parenting course, a BST level 1 award in junior sports leadership, playtrain and creativetrain modules from a national open college network qualification and also a trident gold certificate for volunteer work within the community.
I then went on to complete a BTEC National Diploma In Health and Social Care at college at grade Merit, Merit, Merit and until recently I have been working towards my degree in children’s nursing at the University of Leeds, I have achieved one and a half years of study at degree level so far.

Fees

£ 6.00 Pounds Per Hour

Services Offered

Babysitter, Nanny (after school), Childminder

Also has

Professional Qualifications, Special Needs Experience, CRB/Police Check, References, Driving Licence, First Aid Skills