AMANDA PREGL
Waterloo,NSW
Summary
Organised and dependable professional successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate with strong organisational skills eager to take on a new challenge.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Advanced Early Childhood Educator (full-time)
International Grammar School
01.2022 - Current
- Facilitate the language component (German) of the early learning program and provide meaningful and engaging learning experiences for the children.
- Act as responsible person in charge of the day-to-day operations of the service.
- Provide proactive supervision of the children in care.
- Implement School policies and procedures, including acting as a mandatory reporter for the purposes of child protection.
- Maintain clean, hygienic and safe classroom and outdoor space for children.
- Maintain records and observations of the children assigned for the purposes of observation and contribute to the child’s portfolio.
- Work collaboratively with the other members of the early learning staff to reflect on and enhance the early learning program.
- Participate in regular professional learning and development.
- Maintain high professional standards in compliance with school and legislative requirements.
Advanced Early Childhood Educator (full-time)
Kambala
06.2021 - 11.2021
Front Desk Receptionist (casual)
Balmain Massage and Wellness
11.2020 - Current
- Greeted guests at front desk and engaged in pleasant conversations while managing check-in process.
- Maintained organised and clean reception area to create professional and welcoming environment for clients and employees.
- Resolved clients' issues quickly and notified supervisor immediately when problems escalated.
- Collected fees and payments.
- Completed data entry and filing to keep records updated for easy retrieval.
- Maintained confidentiality of sensitive data to protect customer and business information.
- Trained new team members on company procedures, customer service and issue resolution.
- Confirmed important personal and payment information for compliance with security and payment card industry standards.
- Confirmed appointments, communicated with clients, and updated client records.
Early Childhood Educator (full-time)
Froebel Early Learning Centre And Preschool
02.2018 - 06.2021
- Acted as Access EAP (Employee Assistance Programs) ambassador to the team, sharing updates and strategies on self-care as well as mental health and wellbeing.
- Took a lead role in planning and implementing the German curriculum for children.
- Documented children’s development; scaffolding and extending children’s learning based on current early education research and theory.
- Mentored new educators and early childhood education students during work placements.
- Liaised with colleagues both from within the team and within the organisation.
- Actively contributed to team discussions which informs the centre’s quality improvement plan.
- Regularly appointed as the Responsible Person in the absence of the nominated Supervisor.
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families and children.
Sales Associate (casual)
Thirsty Wine
05.2017 - 02.2020
- Actively resolved customer’s queries in a timely manner.
- Assisted with driving customer retention and provided sales through service and marketing promotions.
- Communicated customer grievances to managers, meanwhile taking all necessary steps to resolve grievances.
- Provided an exceptional level of service to all customers both internal and external.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Early Childhood Educator (casual)
Early Childhood Educator Kiddie Academy
06.2017 - 06.2018
German and Slovenian Marketing Specialist
ITS
07.2015 - 06.2016
- Planned, developed and coordinated German and Slovenian focused marketing campaigns and promotions.
- Analysed statistical results including but not limited to German And Slovenian customer financials (profit/loss), demographic data, VIP customer behaviour and patterns.
- KPI’s, marketing campaign results and other key business metrics.
- Produced reports of German and Slovenian focused marketing campaign results, proposals for process/campaign improvements, competitor analysis and market research.
- Identified new German and Slovenian clients, emerging countries/markets and other potential revenue generation areas.
- Maintained customer’s details using CRM.
- Promoted from previous role as a German Customer Service Representative to a German and Slovenian Marketing Specialist.
- Responsible for overseeing the growth of existing German and Slovenian accounts acquiring new clients.
- Successfully managed the development of sales strategies.
- Identified gaps in the German and Slovenian marketplace and assessed marketing opportunities.
Marketing and Administrative Assistant (casual)
Ralfs X Ralfs Expo Service Project Solutions
10.2010 - 03.2015
- Assisted with the production of marketing materials and literature.
- Assumed responsibility for project leadership at numerous international trade fairs and events across Germany and Europe.
- Independent production of offers, confirmations and invoices.
- Developed and coordinated complex personnel/resource plans
- Successfully implemented demanding marketing/promotional literature often in foreign languages which assisted with increasing revenue.
- Reorganised and optimised working process for large work crews.
- Lead and implemented internal meetings, improving communication flow.
- Organised, processed and post-processed cooperation between exhibition booth construction companies, exhibition companies, catering companies and other on-site partners.
Education
Diploma of Early Childhood Education And Care - Care
Sydney School of Business AndTechnology
Burwood, NSW04.2019
Certificate IV in New Small Business -
Australian Academy of Commerce
Ultimo, NSW04.2017
Skills
- WWC (Working With Children Check)
- Current First Aid and CPR
- Xplor
- CammsRisk
- RSA (Responsible Service of Alcohol)
- Photoshop, MS Office
- CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
- Mindbody
Hobbies
cooking, nutrition, pilates, yoga
Languages
English
Full Professional
German
Native or Bilingual
Slovenian
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Advanced Early Childhood Educator (full-time)
International Grammar School
01.2022 - Current
Advanced Early Childhood Educator (full-time)
Kambala
06.2021 - 11.2021
Front Desk Receptionist (casual)
Balmain Massage and Wellness
11.2020 - Current
Early Childhood Educator (full-time)
Froebel Early Learning Centre And Preschool
02.2018 - 06.2021
Early Childhood Educator (casual)
Early Childhood Educator Kiddie Academy
06.2017 - 06.2018
Sales Associate (casual)
Thirsty Wine
05.2017 - 02.2020
German and Slovenian Marketing Specialist
ITS
07.2015 - 06.2016
Marketing and Administrative Assistant (casual)
Ralfs X Ralfs Expo Service Project Solutions
10.2010 - 03.2015
Diploma of Early Childhood Education And Care - Care
Sydney School of Business AndTechnology
Certificate IV in New Small Business -
Australian Academy of Commerce
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