As a male nanny I was responsible for the health, well-being, social-life, but most of all fun of a primary-school aged child. I picked him up from school and would usually take him back to his house where we would play games, do science experiments, bake, play sport (predominantly football and cycling), read, and mostly laugh. If not back to his house then to a friends’ where I would do all of the afore-mentioned activities with both children; or to an after-school extra-curricular activity… Show more As a male nanny I was responsible for the health, well-being, social-life, but most of all fun of a primary-school aged child. I picked him up from school and would usually take him back to his house where we would play games, do science experiments, bake, play sport (predominantly football and cycling), read, and mostly laugh. If not back to his house then to a friends’ where I would do all of the afore-mentioned activities with both children; or to an after-school extra-curricular activity. This position taught me a lot about the responsibility required to look after young people and to ensure that they have the best time they can as that is what childhood should be about. It also taught me time management skills, in addition to a developed ability to explain what I’m saying with greater clarity, as the child’s first language was not English. Show less

Three years of experience in an ever-changing retail climate taught me valuable skills to take forward, such as the ability to think on my feet and make quick decisions; customer service/interaction; money-handling and how to work both on my own and as part of a team