Cristina Amuntenci

• Supported children's development with learning-through-play activities, aiding social, emotional and educational growth.
• Communicated daily observations with guardians, maintaining detailed development records.
• Gave direct instructions to manage behaviour, maintaining positive learning environments.
• Accompanied children to parks and play spaces, providing diligent supervision for maximised child safety.
• Planned and guided age-appropriate tasks, including reading, crafts, and games.
• Practiced child protection and health and safety measures to comply with guidelines.
• Fed meals , changed diapers and assisted children to use toilet.
• Recorded and informed manager regarding injuries and accidents.
• Informed parents and staff members regarding activity of children.
• Created caring bonds with children for comfort and safety within nursery.
• Supervised daily activities, lunch break and rest time to monitor schedule.

Since working as a childcare assistant I have learnt to work in a fast paced environment. Time management is also an important factor that I have definitely progressed with to an another level since working at the Nursery. Attention to detail at this job is absolutely necessary. Working with many different children, different ages ranging from 0-2, having to see how they are doing daily, if they are progressing, making good developments with their learning/talking/engagement etc.

During my time here I have developed strong skills in supporting young children and creating new, fun activities that will also help them gain new skills or help them with development. I have also gained excellent communication skills, working under pressure a lot of the time I have learnt how to stay calm and deal with situations in a professional manner whether if it's with children, parents or with other members of staff.

For a few months I was self employed looking after one lady with dementia. I originally worked for a small care business (Julie's Home Care Services) however they decided to pull out of the care with the lady I was caring for, which is when I decide to carry on and work for myself. I felt very dedicated to the lady I was looking after, we created a lovely bond and I didn't want to leave her and her family with no care. I was caring for my patient since December 2021 (when I first started with the care company). During this time we created a great bond, it was a very personal journey for the both of us as we saw each other almost everyday.

From the time that I spent with her, I experienced and learned a lot, everyday was different and you never knew how one day to another would go. Everyday I went in with an open mind, ready to handle whatever was to come.

• Prepared healthy meals with additional mealtime planning, feeding and support.
• Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
• Completed documentation of care, hospital actions and patient activities for up-to-date client records.
• Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
• Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
• Maintained high levels of client satisfaction by providing tailored, personalised care that consistently met individual needs.
• Used outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with clients for exceptional satisfaction ratings.
• Maintained optimal safety standards throughout client home and care environments, prioritising risk-reduction, health and hygiene.
• Charted daily observations, mobility activity and eating percentages to aid continued client assessment.

This was my first full time job, which I found to be very rewarding and mind changing. I looked after 2 lovely ladies with Dementia, providing full time care in their homes. This job was very personal, we created bonds together and I learned everything about them and their personalities. This wasn't technically a “creative” job or something that I saw myself doing as my first career choice, however, I had to use new, inventive ideas to make them happy when they were anxious or sad and came up with daily activities to do tailored to their needs/ abilities.

I enjoyed coming up with new tasks to do every day whether it was crafts, going for a nice walk somewhere or baking.

• Regularly communicated with kitchen and bar staff to maintain smooth front of house operations, minimising potential service delays.
• Created friendly, welcoming atmosphere to encourage positive guest experiences, prolonging visits to increase profitability.
• Checked in with customers during meals to check orders were received correctly and met guests' expectations.
• Greeted and escorted guests to tables.
• Attended tables regularly to check customer needs were met, promptly processing additional food and drink orders.
• Arranged tables and set up linens and silverware in preparation for guests.
• Served meals and drinks with professionalism and skill, maintaining high presentation and quality standards.
• Provided friendly, courteous service, maximising positive customer satisfaction ratings.
• Kept guest tables neat and tidy by regularly clearing away dirty dishes and used glasses and wiping down surfaces.

This was my longest job roll that I did while also attending university. This job really helped me figure out my time management in the work place as well as studying on the side. My confidence definitely grew and developed while working here as I got to work with people of many different ages and personalities, which helped a lot with my communication.

Work experience -

I completed work experience at Boots during secondary school. Work experience really did help on building my social skills and showed an insight to what it’s like managing in a working environment. I worked here for 2 weeks where I got to use my creative skills when organising the shop and window displays.

• Accepted and processed cash, cheque, card and mobile payments using POS systems.
• Greeted customers and offered assistance with selecting merchandise, finding accessories and completing purchases.
• Provided service with a smile, offering courteous, helpful advice to best meet customer needs.
• Received and processed product returns.
• Assisted customers with signing up for store loyalty programmes and provided details about key benefits.
• Maintained impeccably high standards store presentation and hygiene through cleaning.

Mathematics - Grade 2

English Language - Grade 3

English Literature - Grade 4

Geography - Grade D

Art and Design - Grade C

Science - Grade C

Religious Education - Grade B