Elizabeth Lodge
Washington
Summary
Caring Childminder with 16 years of experience providing safe, secure environments for optimum child development. Providing compassionate care through play-based activities to build physical, mental and social confidence. Ofsted registered.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work history
Childminder
Self Employed
Washington
2010.08 - Current
- Provided physical care for infants, ensuring their comfort and wellbeing.
- Communicated effectively with parents regarding the child's day-to-day activities and behaviours.
- Created a stimulating environment that encouraged learning and exploration.
- Built trusted relationships with parents through outstanding levels of care and communication.
- Communicated clearly and attentively to improve children's language and listening skills.
- Carried out meticulous risk assessments for continued child safety and highest adherence to current regulations.
- Delivered learning schemes in line with current curriculums, providing optimum development and growth opportunities.
- Dropped off and picked up children from school, driving safely and arriving on time.
Estate agent manager
Bairstow Eves
Washington
2006.10 - 2010.08
- Handled difficult situations calmly resolving disputes between landlords and tenants effectively.
- Actively followed-up with prospective buyers after viewings encouraging faster decision making.
- Assisted buyers in finding suitable properties according to their budget and requirements for successful purchases.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by promptly addressing enquiries and providing accurate property information.
- Drafted compelling property descriptions for online listings to attract potential buyers.
- Scheduled viewings for interested buyers, showcasing the best features of each property.
- Applied excellent negotiation skills during deal closing securing beneficial outcomes for clients.
- Fostered strong relationships with clients to ensure repeat business and referrals.
- Maintained up-to-date records of all buyer interactions ensuring transparency throughout the process.
- Improved client understanding of the buying process through clear communication and guidance.
- Answered phone calls and emails from potential and existing customers.
- Advertised properties to general public via networking, brochures, adverts and multiple listing services to maximise exposure.
- Carefully managed communication between buyers, sellers and solicitors to optimise completion speed.
- Showed residential properties and explained features, value and benefits of available homes.
- Marketed properties to buyers on waiting lists to increase viewings and offers.
- Liaiased with solicitors to establish client position and communicated updates to buyers and sellers.
- Collated detailed property information and organised photo shoots.
- Photographed properties to showcase rooms, features and outdoor spaces.
Education
GCSEs - Maths/ English/ History/ Biology/ French/ German/
Lowfield Secondary School
York06.1989
Skills
- Safeguarding training
- Behaviour modification techniques
- Language teaching
- Paediatric health knowledge
- Documenting daily logs
- Child safety awareness
- Basic computer literacy
- Risk Assessments
- Finance management
- Parental liaison
- Child behaviour management
- Safeguarding
- Child development
Timeline
Childminder
Self Employed
2010.08 - Current
Estate agent manager
Bairstow Eves
2006.10 - 2010.08
GCSEs - Maths/ English/ History/ Biology/ French/ German/
Lowfield Secondary School