Beth, au pair à Newton aycliffe

I am a friendly, honest and trustworthy person. Since being at school I have had an interest in childcare, regularly babysitting for neighbours children and family friends hence the reason I have pursued a career in this area. Throughout my training, education and also my work experience I have developed a good working knowledge of child development, and I am able to provide a range of activities to promote development for children of various ages. I have good communication skills, both verbal and written, which have developed with my experience. In my present role I am required to communicate with a range of ages and audiences, including children, parents, nursery/school staff and healthcare professionals. I am able to create a good working relationship with both children and parents. Maintaining a respectful partnership with parents which enables me to achieve joint goals and provide appropriate care for individual children.
I am organised and can manage my time to best meet the needs of children in my care and their parents using my own initiative where necessary. Although I work well as part of a team I also have experience caring for children independently whilst parents are away from home due to work commitments. Good time keeping skills enable me to ensure children in my care always arrive at nursery/ school or to attend any medical appointments in good time. I am a patient, understanding person and use positive behaviour management to support children through challenging times.
I am keen to develop existing skills which would enable me to provide appropriate care for individual families and their needs.