MadsL

Activities Assistant & Nursery Support Professional

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LutonMember since July 8, 2026

TeamworkPatienceEmpathyCompassionBuilding RapportCommunication SkillsObservation SkillsSafeguarding AwarenessActive ListeningTime ManagementCustomer ServiceEPOS SystemQuality ControlOrganisationQuick LearningResearchAnalytical ThinkingResilienceInterpersonal SkillsCooking

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TeamworkPatienceEmpathyCompassionBuilding Rapport

About

Dedicated individual seeking to gain professional experience and enhance skills through employment. Recently completed final year at sixth form college with plans to start university in September 2026 to train as a paediatric nurse. Strong interpersonal skills developed through teamwork projects, volunteer work in charity retail, and care placements.

Demonstrate resilience, organisation, and quick learning ability in fast-paced environments. Seeking experience and stable income before or alongside university studies.

Experience

Activities Assistant (Placement) - Heathlands Village - Heathlands Dr, Prestwich, Manchester M25 9SB

(2025-06 - 2025-06)

2-week placement

Participated in entertaining and engaging with residents and staff
Served and cared for residents
Supported residents in recreational and social activities
Built positive relationships with residents through conversation and companionship
Demonstrated teamwork, patience, empathy and compassion
Developed building rapport skills with residents
Enhanced communication and observation skills
Applied safeguarding awareness
Practiced active listening skills by paying attention to residents' history and learning from their experiences

Nursery Assistant (Placement) - Greenside Children Centre - Culverhouse Rd, Luton, LU3 1PZ

(2025-02-03 - 2025-02-07)

1 week placement

Cared for and supervised pre-school children from ages 1-3 years
Managed time effectively ensuring babies were put to bed during nap time
Performed general housekeeping and cleaning after children had eaten
Encouraged children to clean up after themselves and participate in activities such as painting and singing nursery rhymes
Put babies and toddlers to bed and calmed them during crying or tantrum episodes

Part-time Sales Assistant - Afia Fashions - 191 Dunstable Rd, Luton LU1 1BT

(2024-11)

Holidays and weekends

Served and advised customers
Managed stock and returns
Displayed garments
Performed general housekeeping
Handled telephone enquiries

Volunteer Sales Assistant - Oxfam charity shop - Manchester Fort, Cheetham Hill Rd, M8 8EP

(2024-08-12 - 2024-09-02)

3-week placement. Given responsibility of quality control and presentation of fashion department to make decisions under supervision whether goods received in fashion room needed to be kept or discarded. Trained to follow average price plan for clothes and accessories and display them in line with customer attention.

In the online department (SBO - Sold By Oxfam), marked off product quantities available on shop floor, behind till, and in online stocking room to maintain awareness of sales and restocking needs.

Worked on the EPOS system dealing with cash and credit card payments
Organised and replenished stock and displayed retail clothes on shop floor and shop window
Helped customers with enquiries
Priced and tagged items, making decisions about sellability, quality and retail price
Worked in fashion, home, shop floor and online departments
Sorted donations and categorised men and women's clothes into seasonal collections

Nursery Assistant (Placement) - Tiddly Winks Nursery - 1 Cromhurst Street, Crumpsall, M8 5FN

(2022-07 - 2022-07)

1 week placement