Responsible for managing, assessing and planning for children under the Early Years Framework. Key duties included creating an ongoing programme of educational art and crafts workshops, organising indoor and outdoor activities including running a forest school, interacting and creating good relationships with children and their caregivers. Daily risk assessment in accordance with health & safety policies. Worked as volunteer Waiting List Coordinator, committee member and play supervisor at this not-for-profit organisation from 2013-15 before being employed as a Childcare Practitioner. Full PVG disclosure.

Running the effective day-to-day management of client projects including establishing the brief, managing resources, actions, finance and communications to ensure that the project runs smoothly and is delivered on brief, budget and schedule. Directing collaborative teams to plan, develop and implement marketing communications from rebranding to magazine publishing. Managing budgets and ensuring the profitability of agency accounts. Developing and managing client relationships. Fully conversant in the communication of brand values/culture and confident in presenting stage visuals to clients. Achievements: Responsible for running several award-winning, nationally and globally distributed staff magazines including ‘Link’ for The Department of Health, winner of the PPA ‘Scottish Magazine of the Year’ in 2005, and RBS’s ‘Hub’ magazine, winner of a raft of Communicators in Business awards including ‘Best Internal Magazine’ 2004, Gold Award 2005, Overall Gold Award for ‘Outstanding Communication’ in 2007 and the ‘Award for Excellence’ in 2008. It was also highly commended at the 2007 PPA awards as ‘Best Staff Magazine of the Year’.