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Amanda Hancock

Summary

I'm a self-motivated Early Childhood Educator with over fifteen years of experience, I hold a Diploma in Early Childcare. Successfully running rooms as a Room Leader across all ages, working along side families and children to support and scaffold their learning, providing them with opportunities to help build a strong foundation for life-long success. I am organised with exceptional work ethic and dedication. Skilled in both independently motivated and collaborative team settings.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Office Administrator

Self-employed
01.2016 - Current
  • Interacted with customers by phone, email, or in-person to provide information.
  • Maintained electronic and paper filing systems for easy retrieval of information.
  • Coordinated communications, financial processing, registration, recordkeeping, and other administrative functions.
  • Contributed to a positive work environment by fostering strong working relationships among colleagues.
  • Increased customer satisfaction through professional handling of inquiries and prompt resolution of issues.
  • Reconciled account files and produced monthly reports.
  • Reduced administrative errors by diligently proofreading office documents and maintaining accurate records.
  • Preparation and processing of payroll, invoicing, reconciling accounts and conducting timely payments
  • Applied administrative and analytical skills in overseeing day-to-day operational activities.
  • Edited documents to improve accuracy of language, flow, and readability.

Qualified Early Childhood Educator

Goodstart Early Learning
12.2015 - 12.2019
  • Supported children with special needs, creating customised learning strategies to accommodate various abilities.
  • Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
  • Supported children's social skills development through group projects and collaborative games.
  • Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
  • Cultivated a safe and inclusive environment that fostered respect, empathy, and cultural awareness among peers.
  • Fostered and scaffolded creativity in the environment through art projects, dramatic play, storytelling, and other imaginative experiences.
  • Promoted sensory development by providing access to different sensory activates both in the indoor and outdoor environments.
  • Giving one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Working along side and with parents to build and maintain positive support with in the environments.
  • Sanitised toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.

Qualified Early Childhood Educator

Littleones Child Care Centre
01.2004 - 03.2015
  • Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
  • Supported children with special needs, creating customised learning strategies to accommodate various abilities.
  • Supported children's social skills development through group projects and collaborative games.
  • Communicated with parents and other staff about student progress.
  • Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning, scaffolding and building on the children's interests.
  • Created a safe and inclusive environment that fostered respect, empathy, and cultural awareness among peers and educators.
  • Fostered creativity in the environment through creative arts, dramatic play, storytelling, and other imaginative areas.
  • Observed children to identify individual needs and individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
  • Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures, both in the indoor and outdoor environments.
  • Giving one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Completed ongoing professional development goals, participating in workshops and conferences to stay current on emerging trends in early childhood education.
  • Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments.
  • Strengthened parent-teacher relationships through consistent communication, increasing parental involvement in the educational process.
  • Provided child lead play based learning experiences supporting literacy, numeracy and mathematical concepts, both in large and small group experiences.

Education

Diploma of Early Childhood Education - Early Childhood Education

Chisholm Institute
Berwick, VIC

Certificate IV - Certificate 4 Early Childhood Education

Thompson Education Direct

Skills

  • Excellent time Management skills - highly organised with the ability to constantly meet deadlines
  • Strong organisation and planning skills
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft programs
  • Effective communicator
  • Strength in team leading, room leader and supervision
  • Working with special needs
  • Effective team member
  • Open-minded, patience, positive and enthusiastic
  • Establishing early learning programs for a variety of age groups
  • Documentation and Record Keeping

References

Goodstart Early Learning -

Lisa Turner

Director - 0412 133 011

Kylie Kitt

Director - 0418 979 938


Littleones Childcare Centre -

Sarah Rumble

Director -

0448 645 517

Timeline

Office Administrator

Self-employed
01.2016 - Current

Qualified Early Childhood Educator

Goodstart Early Learning
12.2015 - 12.2019

Qualified Early Childhood Educator

Littleones Child Care Centre
01.2004 - 03.2015

Diploma of Early Childhood Education - Early Childhood Education

Chisholm Institute

Certificate IV - Certificate 4 Early Childhood Education

Thompson Education Direct

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