Alexandra Quarrell
Fraser Rise,VIC
Summary
Accomplished Pedagogical Leader with extensive knowledge and experience in supporting teams and organisations in enhancing team productivity and fostering high-quality education.
Skilled in strategic planning, team collaboration, and driving projects to successful completion.
Strong focus on fostering collaborative environment, ensuring adaptability, and delivering impactful outcomes.
Known for effective communication, problem-solving skills, and leadership of effective curriculum and programs for children ages 0-6years.
Highly skilled in developing wellbeing support for children with additional needs and diverse families.
Provider and collaborator of tailored support services for children to achieve best outcomes and referral pathways for additional supports.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Pedagogical Leader
The Sanctuary At Hillside
Hillside, VIC
07.2022 - 03.2025
- Support and mentor a team of 30 educators to guide and support their pedagogical practices and deliver high quality education to children between 0-6years.
- Inspiring staff to think creatively and striving for best practice.
- Supported and trained staff to support inclusion of all needs within their practices.
- Induction of students and new staff to ensure safe and high quality of performance and organisational expectations.
- Coordinate and work collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure children and families to access education and care.
- Increased team productivity by streamlining communication and building team skills and procedures.
- Increasing organisational connections and collaboration between Local council, department of Education, Local schools and similar service providers.
- Create and implement Inclusion support profiles and funding applications.
- Collaborated with Professionals to ensure children's best outcomes are achieved.
- Built high-performing teams by recruiting top talent and providing ongoing support through professional development programs.
- Championed change initiatives, successfully navigating teams through periods of transition while maintaining morale and engagement levels.
- Delivered monthly training sessions with both practical and theoretical instructions.
- Managed and implemented budgets and resources, ensuring optimal allocation towards organisational philosophy.
- Evaluated staff performance and provided coaching to address areas to improve skills in teaching strategies and learning environments.
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and teaching of safety procedures.
Early Childhood Educator Room Leader
Moonee Valley City Council
Moonee Ponds, VIC
04.2010 - 06.2022
- Collaborated with Stakeholders to achieve best outcomes for the organisation.
- Conducted yearly staff appraisals for my teams.
- Supported the service management by rostering and creating streamlined staffing requirements.
- Provided families with face to face feedback and support through meetings and daily interactions.
- Supported children with additional needs, creating customised learning programs and behaviours support to accommodate various abilities.
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
- Created and implemented high quality play based curriculum for children aged 0-6years
- Prioritised safe environment for employees and children.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed wellbeing support individualised to each child and family.
- Supported management of the overall service delivery by rostering, staffing as per ratio requirements and providing high quality customer service front of house.
- Inducting new and temporary staff to ensure safe and consistent work practices.
- Liaising with executive team leaders to support implementation and delivery of children’s programs and initiatives
Educational Leader
Moonee Valley City Council
Keilor East
01.2012 - 06.2015
- Mentored new educators and teachers, sharing best practices and providing support throughout their teaching.
- Developed strong rapport with parents through regular communication, promoting active involvement in their child's education.
- Led professional development workshops for colleagues on topics such as differentiated instruction or integrating play based curriculum.
- Implemented effective classroom management techniques, fostering a positive and safe learning environment for all children.
- Provided one on one feedback and support to all staff to increase their confidence and skills.
- Oversaw the Quality Improvement Plan of the service.
- Liaised with the Department of Education and training to communicate during Assessment and rating periods.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on educational trends and research-based instructional strategies.
- Established a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement within the classroom through regular reflection on practices
Education
Diploma in Children's Services - Early Childhood Education And Care
Customised Training
Melbourne, VIC01-2011
Skills
- Creating and implementing effective curriculum documentation
- High skilled at problem solving and creating new produces and templates to support effective work systems
- Ability to demonstrate and role model best practice and expected practices with children, colleagues and families
- Proven ability to create and obtain inclusion support funding in both IDF funding and KIS applications
- Creating and delivering engaging staff meetings to address areas of improvement and teaching new systems or practices
- Networking and representing organisations in conferences and local area meetings
- Knowledge and ability to refer to local allied health pathways and NDIS applications
- Liaise and collaborate with Preschool field officers and school readiness funding professionals to support children, families and educators within their practices
- Able to identify areas of improvement and strengths to create the service quality improvement plan, ensuring authentic and meaningful content and practices
- Professional approach to performance management and support services to drive improvement
Accomplishments
- Achieved exceeding rating for four services as a leader and Educational Leader.
- Speaker at Melton/Brimbank networking meetings for Early Childhood Teachers.
- Collaborations with ELAA to promote Professional Development training.
- Collaborated with Deakin University, Melbourne University and Monash University on a variety of research projects.
- Key note speaker at Hume City council sustainability in early childhood education conference.
Timeline
Pedagogical Leader
The Sanctuary At Hillside
07.2022 - 03.2025
Educational Leader
Moonee Valley City Council
01.2012 - 06.2015
Early Childhood Educator Room Leader
Moonee Valley City Council
04.2010 - 06.2022
Diploma in Children's Services - Early Childhood Education And Care
Customised Training