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Carey West

Carey West

Motivated and Supportive Teacher

Teacher
Child Development
Childcare
Education
Researching
44 years old
Driving License
Basingstoke (RG21 5JY) United Kingdom
Employed Just looking around

Pre-School Leader

Merton Pre-School
Since April 2008
Full-time
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
  • To plan and lead the curriculum
  • Supporting key people to ensure children's best outcomes.
  • Ensure the environment is supporting the children's development and is safe and secure.
  • To ensure parents are encouraged to be involved with their children's learning.
  • To ensure the Pre-school is well lead by the Committee and Management team.
  • Lead safeguarding practitioner
  • Special Educational; Needs Co-ordinator
  • Recruiting.
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Play Assistant

Play at Maple
July 2016 to 2017
Part-time
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
  • Work one to one with children who have behavioural support needs, autism or physically disabled
  • Ensure the environment support children and is safe.
  • Support children at lunchtimes using PECs (Picture Exchange systems) and/or visual timetables.
  • To support swimming time.
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SEN Play Assistant

Spotlight UK
September 2013 to February 2015
Volunteer Work
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
  • Support the Play Assistants so that children have full access to play equipment.
  • Ensure the safety of children when using play equipment.
  • Model play for children who find this difficult.
  • Make sure all activities and equipment are accessible no matter the needs of the child.
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After School Club Manager

Spotlight After School Club
September 2014 to February 2015
Part-time
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
  • Lean and manage the after School club
  • Ensure food hygiene is followed whilst carry out snack time.
  • To plan and create interesting play activities for the children.
  • Write policies and procedures.
  • Ensure health and safety portals are followed.
  • Deploy staff to ensure ratios are followed.
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OFSTED Registered Childminder

Registered home childminder
November 2001 to 2008
Full-time
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
  • Run and manage my own childcare business
  • Employ an Assistant, recruitment and follow employment Law.
  • Plan play and curriculum for all children aged 0-13 years.
  • Know what a highly run childcare environment is required in order to be assessed every 6 weeks by the NCMA network.

Nursery Assistant

Little Miss Muffets Day Nursery
January 2001 to 2001
Part-time
BASINGSTOKE
United Kingdom
  • Follow procedures and policies set out in the baby room
  • Play with babies
  • a good knowledge of child development.
  • Following food hygiene practices

Bartender

Great Western
January 1999 to September 1999
  • Ensure bar was set up
  • Serve customers
  • Deal with transactions
  • Serve alcohol
  • Ensure the environment was clean
  • Deal with complaints

Facilities Management Assistant

Beacon Housing Assocation
January 1997 to January 1999
  • Sort post
  • Frank mail
  • Train other staff on the LaserFax system
  • Manage the LaserFax system
  • Order products for departments
  • Set up the conference room
  • Ensure Health and Safety of the car park adheres to.

BA (Hons)

University Of Winchester

September 2017 to May 2019
Modules completed so far: Inclusion: Autistic Spectrum Differences: Grade: First, Pre-school into School: Grade: First, Pregnancy to Three: Grade: First.

Foundation Degree

University Of Winchester

September 2011 to May 2014
Modules completed: Personal Development planning, Developing Child, Induction to Professional Pedagogy, Integrated Early Learning Development and Care, Early Years Provision: Principles and Policy into Practice, Meeting the needs of the Multi-Professional workforce, Developing Professional Pedagogy, Meeting additional educational needs and inclusion, Developing learning contexts through play, Developing partnerships with families, Developing research skills, Every Child Matters: Safeguarding Childhood.
  • Amateur baker
  • Learning its ok to make mistakes.
  • I enjoy researching child development, play and neuroscience.