Assignment
Date: Apr 26th, 2007 5:34:27 pm - Subscribe
Mood: wanted
Miss Harriet Wood
Miss H. Johnston
Happy Days Nursery
12 Vale Rd
Knibbleswick
Mothershire
AD12 8MN
Dear Miss Johnston,
I am writing in response to the job advert offering the position of nursery nurse at Happy Days Nursery Ref: BU123
To show my interest in this application I shall explain why I am a suitable candidate for the position and how your nursery will benefit from my qualifications and skills.
My career direction is aimed towards working with all people involved in the care of young children. This choice is centred on working with children in early years, especially younger children as this is the time when they need the most care and attention.
In your advertisement you asked for someone who holds a level 3 qualification. I have recently achieved the Diploma in Childcare in Education at Hertford Regional College. This two year course has provided me with extensive knowledge into child development, legislations and anti-discriminatory practice, health and safety, food hygiene. I have also studied birth to three matters and am well versed in all aspects of it. I have experienced placements in settings such as schools, nurseries, and family homes.
You asked for someone who is dedicated. I believe I have this quality as can be seen in my approach to time keeping; ensuring I arrive early, and remain after the session has finished. I would use this time to discuss activities led and how to adapt and improve them, and to prepare further activities for the next session. This would include preparing materials during the lunch break, conversing with parents about issues that may have arisen, and keeping the environment safe and secure for use both before and after sessions.
Additionally you request someone who is caring. I feel this is also a quality I possess. My placement experience shows this in the family home where I supported an older child who was feeling left out during activities focused on the younger siblings. By encouraging her to participate, I was able to enhance her feeling of being wanted and needed in the activity, as well as providing an opportunity for sibling bonding.
I have also shown myself to be caring in an instance in a Nursery class in the autumn term. This involved reassuring and comforting a distressed child after a toilet accident by being compassionate; empathising with the child, understanding her point of view and how others may react.
I am enthusiastic as I thoroughly enjoy working with children, helping to mould minds and provide experiences to benefit, educate, and create enjoyment for children. This has been shown through creating Easter based activities I gave for class participation, which allowed children to experiment and try many different styles of creativity.
Another example is from the summer term in the Reception class when the weather was good. I discovered that the children were enjoying playing with racquets and balls, but were having difficulty in keeping the game going. I intervened, joining in and introducing new ideas, and ways of making the game better, by encouraging team work, demonstrating skills to improve their abilities and creating a set of rules that have become accepted as the norm.
In family placement I had many responsibilities such as weaning, bottle feeding, bathing, nappy changing, settling, and bedtime routine. I also negotiated a double buggy on narrow paths, regular weekly food shopping and other journeys. This placement also allowed me to implement routines, and to create, plan and provide successful age appropriate activities.
When babysitting I had sole care of a 3 year old and a 6month old. I was in charge of preparing balanced nutritious meals, housekeeping, providing activities and stimuli to promote development and bedtime routine, adapting to the child’s need as they grew older.
I would work well in your small team as I have had lots of experience working on individual and group tasks, working in cooperation to achieve goals, as well as communicating well with staff members of all positions.
I can also offer my ability to adapt, remain patient, to be approachable, and an overall friendly nature. Finally and most importantly I am a strong communicator and negotiator who can work well in a team and on individual tasks.
I have learnt that without these skills and qualities I would not be able to fulfil my role. Without knowledge of child development I would not be able to meet children’s basic health, physical, social, emotional, language and cognitive needs. Without communication I would find it difficult to keep up to date with situations that occurred, may miss signs of concern, and compromise child protection issues. It would also prevent good team work as communication is a key factor in working together using every member’s skills and ideas. After the duration of my course I feel that I have the skills and abilities required and that I can use them as a nursery nurse practitioner at Happy Days Nursery.
Please see my attached CV for further details
Yours sincerely,
Harriet Wood
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