This is what I did for my resume, which got me a trial at the centre and my traineeship -
Started with a short cover letter stating who I was, why I wanted to work in childcare and my availability (e.g. casual, f/t, p/t). For me this was a little explanation that I was completing my HSC and hoped to begin a traineeship so I could get my qualification and gain experience, and that I hoped to complete my diploma afterwards.
Then in my resume I included:
- Contact details (name, dob, address, phone, email, etc)
- Education and qualifications (I included the schooling I completed as well as that I have my RSA, hoping that would show I was willing to learn. You might have other things as well)
- Employment history, even though none was relevant to childcare - I just briefly listed the types of responsibilities I had at each job
- Interests - I included music, art/craft, cooking etc as they're relevant to things you do in childcare, and this seemed to be what the director picked up on most as she asked me a lot about what I thought I could bring to the centre in regards to music and art
- References (just used previous employers to vouch for work ethic and reliability, if needed)
Hope this helps you!
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