1. Tell us what do you hope to gain the most out of working with children?
I hope to be more childlike and to be free. I see how kids love everything and everyone and I want to be like that.
2. Tell us what do you think a child needs most from a caregiver?
In general the child needs to be loved, listened, given importance and understood by the caregiver. I posses ample knowledge regarding child development and usually cater for the age specific needs of children.
3. Why should we hire you as a Child Attendant?
Because I posses all the skills you require for the position. Additionally, I'm very dedicated towards childcare giving as a profession. I posses inborn traits needed to succeed as a child caregiver like patience, energy and creativity.
4. Explain me why did you take up the work of a child advocate?
I have always been interested in social work, especially where child welfare is concerned. A degree in social services, along with an inherent will to help children and families cope with problems such as abuse and neglect forced me to take up this work. I have not looked back since then.
5. Tell us how do you feel about spending a major part of the day with children?
Spending time with children is awesome! They are such insightful individuals and actually teach us adults a lot. I love working at a position where I can spend most of my time amongst enthusiastic and bubbly individuals.
6. Explain me what made you keep working in this arena?
After a few years passed, I realized that my contribution to the system was quite substantial, and I managed to sort out the lives of many children. This was an encouraging thought and I never looked back.
7. Explain me what makes you a good choice to hire as a child advocate?
Apart from knowing the process of child advocacy inside out, I am great at handling counseling sessions and arranging for external support services for my clients. In addition to this, my capabilities in managing tricky situations are profound, and I can man a hotline phone in a prompt and positive manner.
8. Tell me what has been your most difficult placement instance till now?
I was assigned to a 9 year old child who had reportedly been abused by his biological family, and had turned violent because of it. It was quite an impossibility to place him in foster care because there were constant complaints from every foster family that he was placed with. It was a nightmare.
9. Tell us what part of being a child care teacher gives you the most satisfaction?
When you have cared for a child for a certain period of time, you see him or her developing the exact habits that you have taught them. That is satisfaction in itself. Seeing success of my work in little people's eyes, speech and actions is gratifying.
10. Tell us what drove you to take up the role of a child caregiver as a career?
I love children. There is no better way to explain my motive. Looking after children and teaching them the ways of the world gives me satisfaction like nothing else can. It is pure pleasure to see them growing up to be fine young men and women.
