Melissa McLaughlin

- Providing a safe and happy environment for babies and preschool children

- Contribute to planning and organising the room to meet individual needs of each child
- Attend to personal care needs
- Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch and snack, always being aware of food hygiene requirements and allergy requirements.
- Prepare bottles accurately and feed baby as directed by parents.
- Adhere to policy and procedures including health and safety checks.
- Always assessing, observing and meeting children's individual needs.
- Daily cleaning duties

- I provide one to one care for a young boy with a rare genetic condition with associated medical needs.
- Provide 24/7 supervision
- Manage challenging behaviour
- Administer medication through peg
- Risk management as child has no awareness of danger and is a flight risk
- Personal care
- Overnight care including use CPAP
- Monitor breathing with saturation monitor
- Follow seizure plan as child can take seizures

- Ensured seamless management of baby room for 12 children.
- Created engaging activities aligned with each child's developmental requirements.
- Encouraged teamwork by effectively delegating responsibilities among staff members.
- Adhered to policies on child protection, confidentiality, and thorough record keeping.

- Care in the community - providing personal care to elderly and those on palliative care plans.
- Prepare and serve basic meals
- Administrator medication
- Record and document care plan
- Working in partnership with families and other team members

- Support pupils with additional needs to engage in the class lesson.

- Be aware of the individual needs of each pupil including communication styles.
- Support the teacher to adapt lesson plan to meet the individual needs of each child
- Manage risks following risk assessment
- Provide personal care when required.