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working with young kids
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I've always been good with kids (so I've been told many times) and I'd love to work with them. Maybe something like a primary school assistant or a nursery nurse. Does anyone do anything like that and what is it like?
I don't have any qualifications or experience with working with kids so would that go against me?
I'd be up for doing a college course to gain the revelent qualification but I'd love to do that alongside working in the job.
I don't have any qualifications or experience with working with kids so would that go against me?
I'd be up for doing a college course to gain the revelent qualification but I'd love to do that alongside working in the job.
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I would look into doing a college course, and on all the jobs they want experience, so maybe volunteer at a local school? Maybe you could work in a nursery and gain NVQ while there? Alot of private day nurseries do them, but its not so good money.
I really enjoyed it, some of its not so good money e.g. private day nursery.
Good luck with it
You may find this article really useful:
http://www.thesite.org/workandstudy/gettingajob/careersatoz/childcarer
Also, don't forget if you want to look for volunteering opportunities try here:
http://www.do-it.org.uk
Best wishes,
Olly
I am BTEC (the new NNEB) level three qualified and the private nurseries can be fantastic places to be as they can be truely awful establishments and pretty grim. It's really about finding out about the place. At the end of the day the children are children and will be the same everywhere and if you love working with children they become the positive of any job where ever you are.
I would say ring up your local primary school, or even better a nursery attached to a primary school and ask if you can do some voluntary hours there. They will not say no - guarenteed. You will probably get the shit jobs but specify you would like to get an insight into working with the children as you might like to pursue a career in it. If you do like the reception or infant or even juniour age you then need to get in touch with your local college. I know whilst I was at college they ran teaching assistant courses where you would work a minimum of so many hours then a full day or a few evenings a week working towards your qualification.
Also by volunteering in the school you are getting your name and face known - and if you are good they do remember the good'uns and word soon gets around when you are looking for somewhere to do your college placemements of future employment.
I would also say that any outside voluntary work involving kids also looks great on your CV. Girlguiding or Scouting is working directly with children and gives you a taste of them at their best - at their social peak and it is very rewarding. This may be an alternitive for evening voluntary work if you cannot make it into a school/nursery during the day due to other commitments. Both organisations run the groups known as Rainbows, Brownies and Guides and then Beavers, Cubs and Scouts (girls for R,B&G and boys are B,C&S). They are always deseperate for willing adult volunteers. If you want a contact number or more info on them just give me a pm.
Phew, I don't half chat jack shit! :razz:
Aye but the majority of a pack (well all pack's I've seen) are boys whilst Rainbows/Brownies/Guides are purely girls. Completly of the point of this topic BUT they are split between the sexes, as a rule girls attend brownies and boys attend cubs. OK, so scouting decides to let girls in too, how great of them. Girlguiding decides to keep their programme a girls only enviornment. I was just outlining both movements no :eek: about it! :razz: :razz:
If you do end up volunteering/a work placement, you may end up doing some of the really dull jobs. I had to do a work placement as part of my NVQ last year. At the first nursery I was at, all I did (pretty much) was cleaning and preparing snack, whilst I was expected to do stuff like that, it wasn't what I was there for. At the second one I was at it was normal to do a it of cleaning and preparing snack.
if you go into a nursery that is 0-5, then you may find that you're with all the groups at some point during one day. In one way, I quite enjoyed this and some of the groups were sometimes together for snack or lunch.