Shannonp

About Me

Friendly 26 year old with 10+ years experience working alongside children with additional needs as well as mainstream nursery settings and secondary schools. Previously a safeguarding lead for a provision in Oxfordshire working with young people with severe and complex trauma. Prior to that, a deputy manager of an after school and holiday provision at a special school in Bicester where I managed a team of staff and was responsible for the safety of a session for up to twenty five young people with additional needs and disabilities. Currently work for the council, improving and assessing the quality of education received by children in the county. I am DBS checked and am happy to share this with families I work with. I had been regular sitting for different families but have just moved to South Oxfordshire. I am happy to support with and am competent in many different activities including dinner, bath and bedtime settling; an area I understand some minders may not wish to do. I have experience with babies and young children up to the age of 16. For me, play is at the heart of a child's development and I think it is imperative that children have the ability to express themselves and be creative through play. Theres nothing I love more than a sing song and dance around the kitchen, being creative with arts and crafts, role playing with action figures and dolls, or being outside (I believe opportunity to explore outdoors in all weathers is SO important!)
Very experienced with anxious children and always happy to meet first to ease your own worries as a parent. Also fine with animals and have my own car and a clean drivers licence.

Please feel free to message if you have any further questions or if I can help in any way! I look forward to hearing from you, Shannon :)

I have recently moved to South Oxfordshire so willing to provide support to Abingdon, Wantage, Grove and Witney.