Bess Goodwin
Leongatha,Australia
Summary
Professional early childhood teacher with a strong foundation in early childhood education. Skilled in creating engaging learning environments, fostering child development, and employing effective classroom management techniques. Focuses on team collaboration and adaptability to changing needs, ensuring reliability and positive outcomes. Proficient in curriculum development, student assessment, and communication with parents.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Front end supervisor
Woolworths
08.2012
- Managing staff breaks
- Counting register tills
- Assist team members
- Coordinate customer returns and refunds
- Manage customer feedback
- Delegate tasks
- Answer telephone enquiries
- Monitor register cash levels
- Train new team members
2Ic Produce Department
Woolworths
02.2016
- Managing staff issues
- Ordering stock
- Delegating tasks
- Food preparation
- Promotional planning
- Stock rotation
- Run stock reports
- Assisting customers with enquiries
- Stock recommendation to customers
- Meet sales target
- Train new team members
Grocery Team Member
Woolworths
02.2016 - 10.2023
- Responsible for managing stock
- Assisting customers with enquiries
- Stock presentation
- Working in a team
- Promotional ticketing
- Cleaning
- Monitor OH&S issues
- Vigilant on potential theft activity
- Train new team members
- Coordinate breaks with team members
Employment commenced
Karmai Community Children’s Centre
10.2019 - 11.2020
- Versatile educator who helped out in all rooms as needed
- Continued to assist the OSHC leader in the program
- Established positive educator relationship
- Reliable team member
- Excellent communication skills
Employment commenced
Leongatha Children’s Centre
11.2020 - Current
- Fulltime work commenced in the Preschool room
- Working in collaboration with the kindergarten teacher
- Creating observation of the children
- Assessing the development of children
- Contributing to the plan with activities and experiences
- Creating meaningful relationships with children and families
- Assisting in day-to-day routines and requirements
- Preparing and running Kindergarten structured group times
- 2022 moved into the toddler room working as an equal team
- Contributing to and creating all aspects of the planning and evaluation
- Learning new routines
- Assisting in sleep and nappy-changing routines
- Creating craft and creativity opportunities for children
- Spent 12 months in the toddler room, immersed in routine and child development
- From 2023 to present an active member of the kindergarten room – participating in routines, documentation, implementing activities, contributing to plans, developing connections with families and children, participating in critical reflections of the program and contributing to conversations with educators regarding child development and school readiness
- From 2023 became a member of the leadership team at LCC- including tasks of developing rosters, additional training, conducting interviews, staff appraisals and other additional roles
- Participated in the collaboration and completion of transition statements
- Conducted parent interviews in relation to their child development and school readiness
Student placement experience
Karmai Community Children’s centre
05.2020 - 07.2020
- Positive manner in working alongside OSHC mentor
- Genuine interactions with school-aged children
- Contributing ideas and experiences to the program
- Observations
- Creating meaningful relationships
- Conducting myself in a professional manner
Student placement
Leongatha Children’s Centre
08.2019 - 11.2019
- Observation record
- Planning program for room
- Day-to-day routine support
- Running interactive group times
- Positive and respectful interactions
Student placement experience
Karmai Community Children’s centre
05.2019 - 07.2019
- Working alongside educators
- Supporting children’s needs
- Cleaning
- Assisting in feeding routines
- Reading books to children
- Assisting in sleep time routines
- Supporting children in their sense of agency
- Positive interactions with parents
Education
Bachelors of Early Childhood Education -
Latrobe University
06-2024
Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care/School-age Care -
Chisholm Institute
Melbourne, VIC06-2020
year 11 -
Leongatha Secondary College
01.2009
Skills
- Highly motivated
- Organised and effective time management
- Professional
- Eager to learn
- Great communicator
- Compassionate regarding the nurturing in development of children
- Passionate for the provision of quality early years childhood program
- Strong leadership
- Great knowledge of early childhood practices
- Ability to deliver high-quality programs
- Continuously advocating for quality improvements in early childhood education
- Flexible in teaching practices
References
- Kirsten Herrald, Kindergarten Teacher, 5662 3533
- Sheri Box, Primary School Teacher and Early Childhood Educator, 0432 096 534
- Sarah Wilson, character reference 0475 885 078
Certification
- Bachelor in Early Childhood Education
- Dual Diploma in Early Childhood Education/School-aged care
- Current Victorian Teachers Registration
- Current First Aid, CPR, Anaphylaxis & Asthma Certificate
- Epilepsy training
- Hand Hygiene certificate
- Covid safe Infection Control training
- BeYou Beyond Blue training
- Current Mandatory Reporting
- MARAM information sharing certificate
- Current Police Check
Timeline
Employment commenced
Leongatha Children’s Centre
11.2020 - Current
Student placement experience
Karmai Community Children’s centre
05.2020 - 07.2020
Employment commenced
Karmai Community Children’s Centre
10.2019 - 11.2020
Student placement
Leongatha Children’s Centre
08.2019 - 11.2019
Student placement experience
Karmai Community Children’s centre
05.2019 - 07.2019
2Ic Produce Department
Woolworths
02.2016
Grocery Team Member
Woolworths
02.2016 - 10.2023
Front end supervisor
Woolworths
08.2012
year 11 -
Leongatha Secondary College
Bachelors of Early Childhood Education -
Latrobe University
Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care/School-age Care -
Chisholm Institute
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