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Stacey Garbutt

Forres,Moray

Summary

Knowledgeable childcare professional skilled in Childcare Acts and frameworks, with experience in transition management and a child-centred approach. Completed Outdoor Leader Qualification, enhancing outdoor activity coordination and observation skills. Trained mental health first aider, proficient in empathy and positive reinforcement strategies. Focused on developing engaging, creative activities for children while pursuing growth in outdoor education and child development management.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Early years practitioner

Earthtime
Duffus, Moray
10.2023 - Current

Acted as Key Person, providing individual support and guidance to children.

  • Responded swiftly to emergencies, ensuring child safety and well-being.
  • Implemented Safeguarding Procedures to monitor and protect children.
  • Dealt swiftly with challenging behaviour, ensuring minimal disruption to daily routine.
  • Facilitated engaging educational activities, enhancing cognitive abilities and fostering children's interests, including a visit to a local STEM centre.
  • Developed children's language skills by organising regular storytelling sessions.
  • Observed and recorded child behaviour to identify developmental issues and updated chronologies.
  • Integrated new students into the existing groups smoothly reducing separation anxiety.
  • Provided emotional support to distressed children, ensuring a comforting environment.
  • Promoted social development through structured group play, encouraging interaction and cooperation among children.
  • Monitored interactions within group settings, encouraging sharing and cooperation to facilitate positive socialisation.
  • Encouraged sharing and teamwork for positive social development.
  • Built strong rapport with parents during pick-up and drop-off times encouraging open communication about child's progress.
  • Fostered parent-child relationships through regular communication about progress and concerns.
  • Worked collaboratively with colleagues whilst preparing reports on each child's development.
  • Followed health and safety guidelines meticulously, maintaining a safe environment for children.
  • Ensured cleanliness of play areas after each use, maintaining high hygiene standards at all times.
  • Accompanied small groups on outings or field trips for enriching practical learning experiences.
  • Implemented creative play activities for enhancing children's imaginative abilities.
  • Used arts and crafts activities to encourage self-expression.
  • Set up and helped children with activity equipment and resources.
  • Set up the nursery and pack away if I worked a close.
  • Assisted children with intimate care and changing, adhering to policies while preserving dignity and promoting independence.
  • Celebrated student successes to encourage pride and sense of achievement.
  • Safeguarded children appropriately, escalating concerns to senior staff.
  • Built positive relationships with families, enhancing trust in care provisions.
  • Celebrated student successes to encourage pride and sense of achievement.


Early years practitioner

RAF childcare centre
Lossiemouth, Moray
09.2023 - 09.2023

Facilitated educational games to improve cognitive abilities in young learners.

  • Assisted in the planning of outdoor activities, promoting physical fitness in children.
  • Provided emotional support to distressed children, ensuring a comforting environment.
  • Arranged nursery room according to activity needs, maximising space usage efficiently
  • Help set up with breakfast club, walking them to school, and picking them up from school and working during the afterschool club
  • Ensured cleanliness of play areas after each use, maintaining high hygiene standards at all times.
  • Built strong rapport with parents during pick-up and drop-off times encouraging open communication about child's progress.

Early years practitioner

Stramash
Elgin, Moray
08.2022 - 08.2023
  • Accompanied small groups on outings or field trips for enriching practical learning experiences.
  • Ensured cleanliness of play areas after each use, maintaining high hygiene standards at all times.
  • Observed and recorded child behaviour to identify developmental issues.
  • Developed children's language skills by organising regular storytelling sessions.
  • Followed health and safety guidelines meticulously, maintaining a safe environment for children.
  • Prepared nutritious snacks and meals to promote healthy eating habits among children.
  • Implemented creative play activities for enhancing children's imaginative abilities.
  • Built strong rapport with parents during pick-up and drop-off times encouraging open communication about child's progress.
  • Responded quickly during emergencies or accidents, guaranteeing child safety at all times.
  • Provided emotional support to distressed children, ensuring a comforting environment.
  • Encouraged social development with group play and interaction.
  • Supported with challenging behaviour, ensuring minimal disruption to daily routine.
  • Served as Key Person for children.
  • Communicated daily observations with guardians, maintaining detailed development records.
  • Supported children's development with learning-through-play activities, aiding social, emotional and educational growth.
  • Implemented Safeguarding Procedures to monitor and protect children.
  • Created safe and stimulating outdoor learning environments.
  • Managed and administered medications and minor first aid treatments, prioritising child safety and wellbeing.
  • Adapted activities to support Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) pupils.
  • Used phonics to build reading and writing skills.
  • Safeguarded children appropriately, escalating concerns to senior staff.
  • Built positive relationships with families, enhancing trust in care provisions.
  • Encouraged sharing and teamwork for positive social development.

Assistant steward

The Comrades CIC
Lossiemouth, Moray
06.2011 - 08.2022

Enhanced guest experience through proactive approach in identifying their needs and preferences.

  • Demonstrated excellent customer service skills by greeting and serving guests.
  • Worked under the guidance of senior staff to deliver superior service quality to guests.
  • Supported Steward in daily tasks, leading to improved workflow efficiency.
  • Maintained cleanliness of bar and sitting area, contributing to a welcoming environment for guests.
  • Executed cleaning tasks in assigned areas, ensuring compliance with vessel hygiene standards.
  • Served as steward, completed tasks such as rotas, ordered stock and processed payslips using sage.
  • Conducted cash-up at end of night and restocked bar, ensuring operational readiness for following service.
  • Maintained proper grooming and uniform standards to reflect professionalism.
  • Cleaned beverage pipes to ensure optimal performance and hygiene standards.
  • Served as keyholder responsible for opening and closing the club, ensuring security and operational readiness.

Bakery shop assistant

Ashers
Elgin, Moray
06.2011 - 09.2020
  • Provided friendly, engaging customer service with a smile.
  • Assisted customers with enquiries about products, improving overall shopping experience.
  • Handled cash transactions accurately, ensuring financial integrity of the till.
  • Collaborated effectively with team members, fostering a positive work environment.
  • Adhered strictly to food hygiene rules and regulations during all tasks.
  • Cooked food in compliance with established food safety protocols.
  • Managed bread slicing machine safely and efficiently for customer convenience.
  • Organised daily stock checks to avoid running out of popular items.
  • Monitored expiry dates and used ingredients accordingly.
  • Ensured shop security by responsibly opening and closing each day.
  • cash up at the end of the night


Education

HNC - Childhood practice

UHI
Moray
09.2021 - 06.2023

Bachelor of Arts - Childhood Practice

UHI
Moray, Highland
09.2023 -

Skills

Childcare legislation

  • Knowledge of the CfE
  • Creative activity planning
  • Spontaneous activity planning
  • Outdoor activities coordination
  • Observation recording
  • Behavioural modelling
  • Play-based learning
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Trained mental health first aider
  • Managing transitions
  • Child-Centred approach
  • Empathy understanding
  • Works under pressure
  • Recently completed an Outdoor Leader Qualification

Timeline

Early years practitioner

Earthtime
10.2023 - Current

Early years practitioner

RAF childcare centre
09.2023 - 09.2023

Bachelor of Arts - Childhood Practice

UHI
09.2023 -

Early years practitioner

Stramash
08.2022 - 08.2023

HNC - Childhood practice

UHI
09.2021 - 06.2023

Assistant steward

The Comrades CIC
06.2011 - 08.2022

Bakery shop assistant

Ashers
06.2011 - 09.2020
Stacey Garbutt