Christina Trimmer
BOURNEMOUTH,Dorset
Summary
Caring individual with genuine love for nurturing young minds, seeking to transition into a new role. Possesses communication and teamwork skills coupled with background in child development and education. Committed to fostering positive and engaging learning environment to support children's growth and development.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work history
Deputy Manager
Funtastic Club
Christchurch , Dorset
03.2024 - Current
- Enforce company policies for safe and productive work environment
- To work with staff to ensure that club maintains safe and welcoming environment for all children who attend, for parents/carers upon drop off and pick up of their children.
- To assist in affective running of sessions, to monitor/actively encourage high levels of behaviour amongst children who attend.
- To prepare food for children who attend breakfast club and after school club, to encourage food eating habits and good manners.
- To attend staff meetings, give constructive feedback, to attend required training, to have clear understandings of policies and procedures.
- To monitor children's behaviour, deal with issues appropriately, report any concerns/issues to manager.
- To register children's arrival/departure, to record accidents and incidents, to record activities.
- To promote safe and enjoyable environment for children, to welcome parents/carers and give feedback of their children's time at each session attended.
Playworker
Funtastic Club
Christchurch , Dorset
03.2024 - 03.2024
- Facilitate story-telling sessions to cultivate love of literature and reading.
- Use wide range of resources suitable for activities to meet individual needs, ages, interests, abilities whilst ensuring inclusive participation.
- Ensure clean play area by regularly tidying up after each activity session and promote structured routine.
- Manage challenging behaviour effectively within supportive atmosphere.
- Encourage physical activity through play, promoting importance of fitness and affects on health.
- Warmly welcome children, look after upset or unwell children, providing emotional support. Promote positive relationships with parents/children to reduce anxiety and upset, be consistent regarding child's progress and behaviour.
- Prepare nutritious snacks promoting healthy eating habits, promote good manners and independence. Show awareness and comply with dietary requirements to maintain highest level of safety and satisfaction.
- Improve social skills with collaborative games and team-building exercises. Establish and nurture positive relationships between children, leading to improved interaction and increased self-confidence.
- Provide healthy, safe and secure play spaces, attend to injuries and emergencies promptly and efficiently.
- Lead games and supervise children between ages of 4 - 11 years old.
- Keep confidential all matters related to children, staff members and management.
- Engage with small groups of children in singing, crafts and other expressive arts activities to encourage self expression and creativity.
- Observe children at play to monitor behaviour and social interactions, intervening in serious conflicts.
- Maintain records of children's daily activities, meals and medications administered.
- Help children with personal hygiene needs, support young children to independently complete care tasks.
- Discipline children appropriately, upholding established rules of behaviour.
- Apply positive reinforcement and disciplinary techniques to improve behaviour and guide social development.
Preschool Practitioner
SmartyPants Preschool
Bournemouth , Dorset
02.2017 - 06.2018
- Help children develop social/emotional development through play and interaction.
- Prepare nutritious snacks, promote good eating habits, implement routine, manage cleanliness, provide safe and welcoming environment to enable individual growth.
- Take part in storytime sessions, promoting literacy.
- Support and deliver Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum for optimal learning outcomes, maintain accurate records of development achievements, progress and behaviour for review purposes.
- Coordinate age-appropriate activities to enhance learning development.
- Support children's development with through play, aiding social, emotional and educational growth.
- Implement Safeguarding Procedures to monitor and protect children.
- Work alongside children as Key Person for 4+ children.
Preschool Practitioner
Kinson Playgroup
Bournemouth , Dorset
02.2015 - 03.2016
- Create safe, welcoming environment for young children to thrive.
- Maintain accurate records of each child's progress, achievements and behaviours for review purposes.
- Communicate with parents about their child's progress.
- Implement daily routines to promote healthy habits among children.
- Enhanced children's emotional development by organising creative play and learning activities.
- Promoted positive behaviour with consistent reinforcement strategies.
- Participate in storytime sessions, promoting literacy.
- Support/deliver Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum for optimal learning outcomes.
- Assess children's needs using observation and understanding of their interests.
- Coordinate age-appropriate activities to enhance learning development with activities aiding social, emotional and educational growth
- Adapt activities to support Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) pupils.
- Serve as Key Person for children.
- Communicate daily observations with guardians, maintaining detailed development records.
- Set up and support children with activity equipment and resources, use arts and crafts activities to encourage self-expression and creativity.
- Monitor children's activity to maintain safe, positive learning environments and achieve curriculum goals.
- Monitor and manage all areas of activity within setting to maintain pupil safety and security, manage classroom behaviour through positive reinforcement.
- Boost vocabulary development through singing, storytelling and role-play activities.
- Safeguarded children appropriately, escalating concerns to senior staff.
Education
NVQ Level 3 - Designated Safeguarding Level 3
High Speed Training
Online12.2025
Level 2 - Food Hygiene and Safety for Catering
High Speed Training
Online06.2023
Diploma of Higher Education - Diploma in a Preschool Practice
Kinson Community Centre
Bournemouth 09.2008
Skills
- Safety consciousness
- Time efficiency
- Initiative taking
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Team Leadership
- Cultural awareness
- Resource optimisation
Timeline
Deputy Manager
Funtastic Club
03.2024 - Current
Playworker
Funtastic Club
03.2024 - 03.2024
Preschool Practitioner
SmartyPants Preschool
02.2017 - 06.2018
Preschool Practitioner
Kinson Playgroup
02.2015 - 03.2016
NVQ Level 3 - Designated Safeguarding Level 3
High Speed Training
Level 2 - Food Hygiene and Safety for Catering
High Speed Training
Diploma of Higher Education - Diploma in a Preschool Practice
Kinson Community Centre