Isla Bennett
tunbridge wells,kent
Summary
I am an enthusiastic individual when it comes to working and I am very passionate about putting my very best effort into all criteria’s.
I have experience with children and in a hairdressing environment.
I am currently developing my skills through my nursery apprenticeship, where I enjoy supporting children’s development.
I am patient, caring, and approachable, with good communication and teamwork skills.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Nursery Apprentice
Oakland's day nursery
Tonbridge , Kent
10.2025 - Current
- Developed strong, trusting relationships with children and their families, enhancing communication and parental involvement.
- Facilitated outdoor play and learning activities, ensuring safety and encouraging exploration and physical activity.
- Observed and documented children's achievements, supporting the assessment of developmental progress.
- Participated in staff meetings and training sessions to continuously improve childcare skills and knowledge.
- Supported children's personal care needs, including feeding, changing, and naptime, promoting health and hygiene.
- Collaborated with nursery staff to create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive atmosphere for all children.
- Created fun resources for children to aid learning and development.
- Set up equipment for children and monitored use to prevent accidents and injuries.
- Addressed any first aid and health concerns promptly, following nursery protocols and safeguarding children's wellbeing.
- Implemented positive behaviour management strategies, promoting a respectful and cooperative classroom environment.
- Encouraged children's social skills through group activities and cooperative play, fostering friendships and empathy.
hair dressing
pembury beauty salon
Pembury , Tunbridge wells
06.2024 - 08.2025
- Kept shelves organised and salon standards high for client comfort and safety.
- Coordinated client tea service to strengthen experience throughout salon visits.
- Oversaw cleanliness of colour bowls to maintain consistent preparation quality.
- Monitored cleanliness of salon areas and addressed any mess promptly.
- Managed laundering of hair towels to uphold hygiene standards for services.
- Controlled removal of highlight foils to protect presentation and neatness.
- Directed tint removal from hair to finish colouring to specification.
Education
GCSEs - GCSE
Hillview school for girls
Tonbridge 01-2025
Skills
- Hairstyle trends
- Effective communication
- Approachable personality
- Customer service
- Early childhood education
- Positive behaviour management
- Empathy
- Honest
- Reliable
- First aid response
- Communication skills
- Problem solving
- Relationship building
- Health and hygiene
- Positive attitude
- Trustworthy
- Building trust with children
- Basic Food Hygiene
- Childcare
- Hygiene standards
- Basic food preparation
- Time-management
- Decision making
- Active listening
- Team Leadership
- Energetic
- Activity planning
- Health and Safety
- Outdoor learning activities
- Creativity in play
- Snack preparation
- Incident reporting
- Child development knowledge
Horse riding
- I enjoy
Hobbies and interests
- I enjoy maintaining clean and tidy space, spending time with family and friends
- I also enjoy horse riding and have for years as it gives me some independence and space for myself.
- Learning new skills and taking on new challenges
- Developing and taking new opportunities to progress over time
Accomplishments
- Confident working independently and as part of a team
- Gained valuable customer service and communication skills while working as a Saturday hairdressing assistant
- Positive attitude and willing to support others
- Determined to learn new strategies
- Strong work ethic, reliability, and excellent communication skills
- completed a 5K cancer research charity run
- Training to complete my level three childcare qualification along working with children to support them in a nursery setting
Additional Information
- From August 2025 to my new Nursery job role in 2025 which I started on the following October I looked for new job opportunities during the gap of 2 months to visialise where I could see myself benefiting.
Timeline
Nursery Apprentice
Oakland's day nursery
10.2025 - Current
hair dressing
pembury beauty salon
06.2024 - 08.2025
GCSEs - GCSE
Hillview school for girls