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Joe Bloggs – Childcare practitioner
Address: 1234 The Street London N1S / Telephone: 01234 567890
Email: joe@joebloggs.com / Web: www.joebloggs.com / Full enhanced DBS & clean driving licence
PERSONAL STATEMENT
I am an Early Years Practitioner, qualified to Level 3 (C&G). I have 6.5 years experience working with primary aged children, providing care, play opportunities and activities in a fun, safe and welcoming environment. In each of my roles I have supported the day-to-day running and organisation, suggesting and implementing improvements (particularly in relation to sustainability) and ensuring all resources are well managed and used effectively. At all times I have maintained the highest standards of safety, hygiene and food handling in my roles.
Interests: Outside of work I love spending time with my 2 children (ages 8 and 5). I am also passionate about protecting wildlife & wild spaces. I volunteer regularly at the weekends/holidays with the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
WORK HISTORY
Derbyshire County Council, Derby
Assistant Play Leader : April 2018 – date
Working in a highly diverse area of Derby, my role requires that I:
- Provide a safe, welcoming creche facility to enable parents to access the support group.
- Develop and deliver play opportunities for older children.
- Support the Play Leader in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating the work of the Parenting Hub.
- Record all work that has been undertaken to ensure that the Parenting Hub can evidence outcomes for families, best practice, and best value.
- Ensure that both children and vulnerable adults are safeguarded.
Alders After School Care, Hope Valley
After School Assistant : February 2014 – March 2017
- Looking after primary-aged children from 3pm to 6pm (typically 10 – 15 children)
- Supervising to ensure all play and activity is fun and also safe
- Participating in children’s group games
- Supporting children’s art and craft work
- Preparing a snack for the children
- Speaking to parents when children are collected.
ABC Kindergarten, Lincoln
Lunchtime Assistant (12.5 hrs/wk) : March 2013 – January 2014
I was responsible for the supervision of nursery-aged children at lunchtime, taking all steps to ensure their health safety and happiness. I also ensured that the meal areas were kept clean, and assisting the teaching team in setting up the classrooms for the afternoon’s activities.
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Introduced kid-sized recycling bins with printed pictures in previous role to get children in after-school club involved in the sorting. Reduced club’s waste by 40% while teaching children important lessons about recycling and the environment.
- Switched all of our supply of stationary and arts/crafts materials to recycled and FSC, and identified a suitable recycling service for our batteries/ink cartridges.
- Switched all food supplies in previous role to fair-trade and/or organic food, introduced composting bins which the children were involved with, and set up a veg/fruit garden to encourage children to ‘grow your own’.
- Created a whole range of activities for the children around encouraging wildlife in the school garden. Consequently the school was featured in the local papers twice.
- Switched all cleaning products in previous role to eco-friendly alternatives, making the school more sustainable and in fact saving 15% on the cost.
EDUCATION
New College, Derby
City & Guilds Diploma : February 2014 – March 2017
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner (Early Years Educator) 3605-03
New Comprehensive, Derby
GCSEs Completed June 2013
9 GCSEs including English (B), Maths (B) and English Literature (C).
SKILLS
- Ability to effectively work in partnership with parents – developed through current & previous roles and through my Level 3 qualification
- Ability to model, promote and support positive behaviour with children – developed in my current role and through my Level 3 qualification.
- Good understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures in early years – through 6 years of experience and Level 3 qualification.
- Excellent knowledge of promoting diversity, equality and inclusion in the early years sector – through working in a highly diverse area and through my Level 3 qualification.
- Strong ability to plan and implement activities, play opportunities and educational programmes in an early years setting – developed in my current and previous role.
- Very good knowledge and practical experience of promoting children’s health and welfare in an early years setting – through 6 years of experience and Level 3 qualification.
- Understanding of promoting children’s speech, language and communication development – through my Level 3 qualification.
- Good practical experience of supporting children experiencing transitions and significant events in the early years sector – developed in my current role and through L3 qualification.
- Proven ability to accurately observe, assess and report in the early years sector – with samples of my work available on request.
Template details:
This example of a good CV (in a lovely customisable template) has lots of character – with a neat font, a touch of colour and a subtle border.
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This template includes the following sections:
- Name/target job title
- Contact information / personal data
- Personal statement
- Interests
- Work history (in reverse chronological order)
- Achievements
- Education
- Skills
It is very easy to edit or add further sections – simply copy and paste a previous section.
Note however that this template does not include a reference section. It is not strictly necessary to give your references on your CV as an employer will ask for them anyway, if they plan to offer you the job.
Who is this template for?
Although this example of a good CV contains sample information for a childcare practitioner, this template would suit a range of roles. For example, it would be ideal for an office-based role such as Office Manager, Office Administrator, Office Assistant or HR Officer. The design is universal and would work for lots of different positions.
Here are some other examples you may find helpful:
Why is this an example of a good CV?
There are a few key points to note from this example – including:
- It is ATS-friendly – i.e. it should cause no problems for Applicant Tracking Systems that are frequently in use by larger employers and agencies.
- It doesn’t simply list responsibilities for each job – it also includes achievements.
- It doesn’t simply list off skills – it explains how those skills were acquired and used.
- It includes a strong personal statement which addresses the most important requirements from the job advert that it was written in response to.
Tips for customising this example of a good CV:
- Make sure you have the Arial Narrow font installed before you open up the template to start editing. This is usually included with MS Word
- Feel free to make the template your own. For example, some people prefer to have their personal information right under their name. If you’re in the UK, you might want to switch the education and work experience sections around as it is more customary to put work experience first. It’s easy to switch the sections around by simply copying and pasting!
How to write a good CV
There are lots of factors to consider when writing a CV, and each one of them extremely important if you want to make a great first impression. Whether it’s font, size, amount of pages, presentation, layout, spacing – these can be a little difficult to get right without the aid of template.
That’s why using a CV template is one of the best ways to get a head start when it comes to writing a CV. All of this has already been done for you, and all you need to do is choose the right one for you.
Limit the personal data you include
For the majority of roles, you only need to include your name, address, phone number, email and (where relevant) social profiles / website address.
You don’t need to include personal details or characteristics such as whether you are married or your nationality. These can invite discrimination.
There are a few exceptions to this rule – for example, an acting CV will include a great deal of additional personal information. Some roles can also legitimately require that the candidates have certain protected characteristics (such as advertising for a women to work in a women’s refuge). For the latter, it’s fine to include the relevant requested characteristic (e.g. gender).
Keep your CV to the point
There are still to this day too many CV’s being written with a ridiculous amount of waffle and nonsensical descriptions about tasks and achievements. The problem with this is that the hiring manager’s time is very limited, and busy people will always read things very quickly.
The average time a hiring manager spends reading a CV is around 20 – 30 seconds before they decide to either stick it on the ‘no’ pile, or move it over to the ‘maybe’ section for a second look a little later. In fact, some studies suggest this is even less!
Use bullet points to keep things concise
You’ll see that this example of a good CV makes great use of bullet points. Using bullet points are often a great way to ensure you keep certain aspects of your CV short and to the point.
In addition, using bullet points helps the hiring manager pick out certain key skills relevant and important to the role.
Keep your CV relevant
Always remember to keep your CV relevant to the role and industry you are applying for. It’s especially important to tailor the skills and experience that you include on your CV in your job applications to each and every role you apply for, taking note of the job advert and person specification.
For example, if you’re seeking a customer service role, include relevant examples of how you’ve used customer service skills in the past. Emphasise the customer service aspects of your current job and each past employment you have had. If you’ve not had the exact role in the past, focus on transferable skills that you’ve acquired and used in your previous roles which are relevant to the target position.
Look carefully at the words used in the job description and try to mirror these as far as possible on your CV. Ensure your job titles match those of your target role – for example, if you’re applying for a ‘Graphic Designer’ role and your past employer named you a ‘Design Expert’, it’s best to use ‘Graphic Designer’ as your job title on your CV.
Writing a concise opening statement (usually called a ‘personal statement’) is one way you can ensure your CV appears relevant. A strong personal statement will help your CV stand out as it quickly tells the hiring manager why you’re a good fit for the role.
You can find out more about writing a great CV in our ‘how to write a CV‘ guide.
Remember also that your cover letter should be tailored to every position too – here’s how to write a winning cover letter (with examples).
Originally published 11 September 2017. Updated 13th May 2020.
