Committed and reliable individual with a caring and diligent approach. Very willing and keen to learn, passionate about working with animals and children. Enjoys the physical nature of working with animals and being outside and would be keen to learn more about animal husbandry whilst working in an environment that has been a special and loved place since being a small child.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer child minder
Martina Hodgson Skaldova
Stoney Middleton, Bakewell, Derbyshire
09.2023 - Current
Volunteer child minder helping care for children between the ages of 6 months to 4 years and after school provision for primary school age children.
Maintaining clean and safe play environments, ensuring child safety and wellbeing. Ensure safety on outings and journeys by close supervision and awareness of hazards.
Following planned routines and schedules agreed with parents but also flexibility to adapt to the changes that occur when working with children. Reliable and prompt time keeping.
Safeguarding awareness.
Extensive experience with a range of family pets including a role volunteering, as a family, for a charity that breed and train assistance dogs for people with physical disabilities. Mabel is a Golden Retriever brood and has had two litters of puppies that have gone on to be assistance dogs. Animals include rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, cats, dog, and chickens.
Owned a pony when younger.
Administering medication and keeping good hygiene standards.
Hatching and rearing chicks.
Livestock experience gained on friend's farms and whilst on holiday on a working farm. Summer shepherding school where experience included rounding up sheep, then sorting, weighing, tagging, worming, trimming feet and health checks.
Attended the goat keeping course at Chatsworth Farmyard recently and Young Farmers Day.
Self directed learning about animal husbandry.
Supervised numerous children of varying ages, consistently promoting safe, developmentally appropriate childcare practices.
Breeding Department Volunteer
Canine Partners
Bakewell, DBY
04.2021 - Current
Assisting with 2 litters of Golden Retriever puppies from pregnancy to 8 weeks old.
Maintaining training and health of brood dog Mabel between litters and assiting with routine medications, vaccinations and health checks eg opthalmology, physio etc.
Education
Secondary School
Lady Manners School
Derbyshire
Skills
Friendly and patient
Safeguarding
Special needs and disability awareness
Childcare and child supervision
Maintaining safe environment
Following directions and managing routines
Working in small teams
Commitment and reliability
Experience of working with livestock and pets
Arts and crafts activities
Currently learning to drive
Timeline
Volunteer child minder
Martina Hodgson Skaldova
09.2023 - Current
Breeding Department Volunteer
Canine Partners
04.2021 - Current
Secondary School
Lady Manners School
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