| Current
List of
Questions/Behaviors
you have chosen: |
| Behavior |
Question: |
| Awareness
to Detail |
| You enjoy
working with
children, you are
a hard worker and
always strives to
maintain an
excellent
reputation for
quality work; you
organize and
participate in
recreational
activities, such
as games and
educational based
projects. |
Tell me about a
task as a child
carer you had
to complete with a
group of
particularly
energetic kids?.
Did you enjoy it? |
| Emotional
intelligence |
| Give an example
of when you
disciplined
children in a calm
but firm manner,
where you also
recommend or
initiate other
measures to
control behavior,
such as picking up
toys and books .
You are always in
control of your
emotions,
practices
self-discipline. |
Tell me about a
time when you had
to deal with very
undisciplined
children as a child
carer? Do you
find this a common
problem. |
| You are
sensitive to the
emotional states
of children around
you. Give an
example of how you
were able to
identify signs of
emotional or
developmental
problem in a child
in your care and
the professional
manner in which
you notified the
guardians' of your
concerns. |
Tell me about a
time at work when
you sensed that a
fellow colleague
was feeling
annoyed or upset.
What did you do to
address the issue? |
| Ethics |
| You do not take
the easy way out,
your standards
force you to
behave in an
ethical, caring
but reasonable
manner for the
children's
emotional and
social
development? |
Describe the
last occasion you
had to give some
truthful but
difficult news to
a parent, when
saying nothing
would have been
much easier for
you. |
| Final
questions |
| Show them you
are eager to use
your skills and
your knowledge in
their childcare
facilities; keep
convincing them
that you have the
skills and the
desire to do this
important job. You
enjoy instructing
children in habits
such as eating,
resting, and
toilet habits; you
also find it
fulfilling to
teach them skills
like reading,
drawing,
handicrafts,
sports and songs. |
Do you have any
questions you'd
like to ask us? |
| Job
knowledge |
| Recognition of
personal
limitations,
demonstrates a
commitment to
improve by life
long learning.
Enjoys his/her
work. |
Tell me about
your childcare
and supervision
qualifications?
What are your
future plans in
that area? |
| Learning
skills |
| Committed to
permanent
self-development
through a
continuous
learning process
to improve their
contribution to
the organization. |
In which
specific areas of
the child carer
sector are you
really interested
in expanding your
knowledge of? How
do you intend to
achieve this? |
| Manage
Change |
| Seeks to employ
staff that are
positive,
enthusiastic, can
accept
responsibility,
effective under
pressure and who
care about the
welfare of all the
children they are
looking after. |
When you have
had to employ
staff to work in
the creche, what
competencies do
you look for in
them? Give me some
examples? |
| Management
ability |
| Is able to
supervise and work
successfully
whilst under
stress. |
How do you
perform when
others need your
guidance in a
crisis? Can you
give me a recent
example. |
| Monitors staff
through
assessments and
managerial
reports, to ensure
individual
objectives and
developments are
been achieved. |
Tell me about
the methods you
use to keep
informed of the
activities and
progress towards
the set objectives
of your childcare
assistants? |
| References: |
| A positive
answer to this
question requires
attention; probe
deeper and demand
a very convincing
answer if any
employer has
refused them a
reference. |
Have any of your
employers ever
refused to give
you a reference?
If so, please
explain? |
| Responsibility |
| Takes
responsibility for
mistakes made by
his/her staff,
implements changes
to stop these
mistakes been
repeated by
his/her staff. |
Tell me about a
time when your
delegation of
responsibility did
not work out well.
How did you handle
that situation? |
| Is mature and
responsible enough
not to take
negativity or
criticism
personally;
focuses on the
issues and how to
resolve them. |
When was the
last time you
received some
criticism from a
parent? What were
the issues
involved? What
actions did you
take afterwards? |
| Safety
focus skills |
| Recognizes the
importance of
safety in
childcare
facilities. Has
the capability and
confidence to
independently
assess the work
for safety risks,
has the confidence
to state his/her
opinion, even if
mistaken. |
Has there been a
situation at the
creche that you
have observed a
potential safety
risk that no one
else appears to
have considered?
If so, what steps
did you undertake
to recify the
situation? |
| Has shown an
intuitive reaction
to protecting the
health and safety
of children under
his/her
supervision. |
Tell me about a
time a child under
your supervision
became unwell?
What did you do? |
