Josie, after-school childcare - DL3 Darlington

My name is Josie, I am 21 years old, and I have always had a love of working with children of all different ages and abilities. I do not have any qualifications relating to working with children however I do have a lot of experience.

For the last 15 months (may 2014 - sept 2015) I worked as an activity instructor at Walesby scout camp, running outdoor activities for children of all ages, including running a summer camp programme where instructors would take 24 hour shifts looking after group of 3-15 children over night. I have an emergency first aid at work qualification, and also attended a safeguarding and health and safety course.

Before moving to walesby, I was an assistant beaver leader with 5th darlington scout group, supervising 6-8 year old and assisting with planning games and activities for each meeting. There was children from a range of background with different abilities, providing different challenges to overcome.

For the last 3 years I have also assisted a friend since the birth of her baby boy, taking him overnight and throughout the day to give her a break. I do the nursery runs and do his night time routine, aswell as entertaining him through the day.