Child Attendant

This gets candidates to think about how the other person is going to feel. They need to show they can do the job empathetically, encouraging the individual to do as much for themselves as possible, while offering support. The most important thing is to always communicate. Show you understand what needs doing, but highlight that you would give the person the choice as to whether they want to have a bath or go to the toilet, for example. Explain how you would promote the person's independence and help them over time gain the ability to do more for themselves. It shows us the candidate has a deep understanding of the role.

☛ Explain a time when you had a conflict with a friend, coworker, or employer. Who was involved? What was the conflict? What was the outcome?

☛ Tell me about a time that you helped resolve a particularly difficult issue with a child.

☛ Give an example of a time that you changed a child’s emotions from frustration or sadness to happiness.

☛ Tell me about a time (at work or school) when you acted as a leader for a group of people. Name a type of activity you would do with children of this age group.

☛ Tell me about a time when you put the needs of another or others ahead of your own. Who was the person? What was the situation, and how did it go?

Every child has a different nature and learning abilities. It is important to make sure that they are taught and handled according to their individual capabilities. Incorporating external modules into standard child care activities is very important, as it gives them a learning edge. Activities based learning for instance, is fun and can help children understand different concepts in a fun way.

I believe that the ability to handle crises intervention activities in a proper manner is one of the main skills that a child advocate needs in order to be truly successful in this work.

I would calmly convince them that I’ll try my best to make sure it doesn’t happen again and that I’d instill and reinforce the value of empathy among all pupils involved.

Depending on the age of the child, there are a number of physical games, puzzles and memory games that I use to keep them engaged during the time that the parents are away.

Personally, I am a compassionate person. The ability to understand children’s predicaments and handle them with extreme fragility is something that is ingrained into my personality. Professionally, I am extremely intuitive, which makes it easy for me to gauge situations and come up with excellent foster care solutions.

Assessing a child properly is only possible if you have been observing him or her constantly since the day they enrolled. Catching nuances of physical display and observing how they connect with each other is the best way of assessing them.

Yes! I have provided the details of 3 strong references on my resume.

Several times. Quite recently, I was assigned a child abuse case, where the parents were accused of harming their only son. The problem was that there was no evidence. During an assessment session, the father flew into a rage and almost hit the child. I intervened just in time and saved the situation from getting too tricky. It was quite a harrowing experience.

I am very patiens especially with kids because they are growing and learning about the world around them very quickly, their brain is only 2/3 the size of an adults so they have a lot to learn and practice.

☛ With what age groups do you have experience working?

☛ What do you like about working with kids?

☛ What are the top three qualities everyone who works with children must have to succeed?

☛ What sorts of activities would you do with a group of children ages 5-6?

☛ Do you hope to have a career working with children?

I believe that whatever comes naturally to you should be made into a career. Working with children is my forte – I am great at handling babies, infants and toddlers owing to my naturally nurturing nature!

Their enthusiasm. Each child that I have had the good fortune to look after, has been a complete joy owing to his or her individuality. Children have so much capacity to learn and as a mentor and caregiver, I like the fact that I can be a positive influence on how they will lead their adult life.

I have not planned things for children but I have helped lead children in activities.

I have dealt with different young children from my church. I have always had a positive outcome.

It may not seem directly relevant, but we're looking to find out whether the candidate can identify stress in themselves and if they're good at problem-solving. You can give any example, whether it's a young baby keeping you up at night, a death in the family, moving house or planning a wedding, it doesn't matter. The worst response we hear is 'I never get stressed'. That shows you have no understanding or recognition of when a situation is complex or needs to be handled sensitively. We're not looking to catch people out, we're looking to find out whether they can recognise these situations.

Because I provide a sense of genuine love and enthusiasm that I think is crucial for working with young children. I am very positive and upbeat and can keep up.

I was once providing one-on-one assistance to a 6 year old boy and instantly recognized signs of some type of mental limitation. While the child was intelligent and participative, there was something that nagged me from the way he responded to my questions. I went to the lead teacher with my observations, and upon intervention, it was discovered that he had a small tumor in his brain that was limiting his memory and perception.

How to read, clean, and eat.