By Ronilyn Rasmussen
When I first started out looking for a job I didn’t know what to look for. I knew I didn’t want an old crab for my boss. Also I didn’t want to work in the food business again for awhile. I knew I really wanted to work with children. So I started looking for a child care place to work at. I called around the High School area and found out that Children’s World had an opening. So my friend and I went and picked up applications and filled them out. About a week later I called back and went in for an interview. It went really well. I knew if I got it, it would be great. I went in to start work the following day.
My job at Children’s World is an Aide, which means I help the teacher or assistant teacher do different tasks. I work with kids around the age of 2 or 3 years old. I help take the kids outside and play with them, read to them and watch them, and most of all be there for them. Mostly I just make sure they’re okay.
The kids are really different. Some are quiet and others are real pains in the butt. It takes the kids a little while to get used to the people at the center, but once they do they trust everybody. I found out that if I got involved with them and played with them it was more fun. They have their moments, but all of them sooner or later are real sweet hearts.
We discipline the kids by talking with them and then if they don’t listen to us, we sometimes separate them from the kids for a little bit until they learn what they have done is wrong. They sometimes get mad at us but it is good for them to learn.
The parents at the center are really friendly to talk to. It is fun to get to know them better. We tell the parents what the kids have done in school. It is real important to talk to the parents. On the board in the room is a paper that the parents can read that tells what the kids have done that day.
Why I decided to work there is because I have always liked working with kids and have always enjoyed it a lot. When I’m there a lot of my troubles go away. The kids make me act like a kid and they make me happy. I have been told that I’m really patient and work well with kids.
It is a really good job to have. The people are friendly and easy to work with.
Working at Children’s World has helped me find out if this is what I want to do in the future. Right now I’m deciding between two careers. I’m also considering being a Nurse Aide. I’m thinking of working at a nursing home to see what that would be like. I know these experiences will help me in the future to decide on the best career for me. Although at this point, I would enjoy working with kids more. It would also help me if plan on having kids of my own some day.