Position: Training manager at the Children's House, Stallingborough,Lincolnshire
- What does your job entail?
I help staff develop their skills and qualifications by providingtraining, whether in-house, formal or CPD. I oversee staff appraisalstwice a year, looking at both their professional and personaldevelopment and how we can help them grow.
- How long have you been a training manager?
For three years at the Children's House. I used to be a PA for a managerof a nursery chain, and after doing a humanities degree taught businessstart-up to adults. But I wanted to get back into childcare as I find itreally rewarding, so joined the organisation working on a one-yearproject with the consultancy arm before gaining the post of trainingmanager.
- What are your future plans?
We have a new site opening this year in Caistor, Lincolnshire, which isa lot bigger, so I will be helping to recruit staff and develop theirtraining. I am also working towards Early Years Professional Status.
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