Elli Voukidis
Berwick
Summary
Professional with history of driving team success and achieving service goals. Proven ability to streamline processes and implement strategic initiatives that enhance productivity. Known for collaborative leadership, adaptability, and focus on results. Key strengths include creating a professional, inclusive and diverse workplace and effective team management.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Director
3 Bees Early Learning Centre
09.2022 - Current
- Streamlined communication between teachers, parents, and administrators to foster a collaborative learning environment.
- Oversaw the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding process for new educators to maintain a high-quality teaching staff.
- Mentored educators and teachers through observation, feedback, and professional development opportunities.
- Organized professional development workshops for staff, enhancing skills and boosting team capabilities.
- Provide administrative duties to assist with the smooth running of the service in line with relevant regulations policies and procedures under the direction of the centre director/nominated supervisor.
- Increased parental involvement in educational activities by creating engaging programs, workshops, and events.
- Responsible for conducting tours to families and smooth orientations of the new families.
- Preparing PowerPoint Presentations for monthly staff meetings.
- Responsible for managing enrolments in Xap/Kids App, overseeing KIMs, and developing and ensuring the implementation of SRF.
- Excellent skills in setting up Storypark for families and educators, ensuring its smooth and effective use.
- Promote child wellbeing and prevent harm to children and young people by adopting and adhering to the Child Safe Standards.
Kinder Room Lead Early Childhood Educator
3 Bees Early Learning Centre
06.2017 - 06.2022
- Develop schedules and enforce routines
- Maintain a safe and comfortable environment for the children and parents
- Plan and implement the weekly curriculum/reflections
- Set up learning experiences for the children
- Documenting children’s learning
- Inform the families about their children’s learning and routines through KidXap, Storypark and Xap parent/educator meetings, face to face communications
- Delivering the weekly program
- Create weekly newsletters and information display boards of overall learning
- Planning incursions and excursions/special events
- Preparing risk assessments
- Conducting parent/educator meetings
- Developing and implementing behavioural/inclusion support plans
- Collaborating with speech therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists to better support children with additional needs
- Mentoring new colleagues and students during their placement
- Supported children with special needs, creating customized learning strategies to accommodate various abilities.
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
Assistant Manager
Frankston Pizza & Pasta
04.2013 - 06.2015
- Customer Service
- Pizza Making
- Kitchen Hand
- Managing the shop
- Cash handling and banking
Work placement
ECO KIDS Childcare Centre
08.2013 - 10.2013
- Supervised and communicated with children of various ages
- Promoted open communication in a team environment
- Protected children and their rights
- Helped set up activities and assisted with daily routines
Work experience
Communicate Speech Pathology
09.2012 - 10.2012
- Observing the Children’s development
- Planning activities
- Interacting with children
- Administration
- Calling parents to organise appointments regarding sessions
Education
Diploma -
Early Childhood Education and Care
01.2020
VCAL - Year 11&12
Chisholm Institute
01.2014
Year 10 -
Narre Warren South P-12 College
01.2012
Skills
- Effective Communication
- Analytical Problem Solving
- Service Excellence
- Consistent Integrity
- Efficient Task Management
- Designing Educational Programs
- Team leadership
- Facilitating Educational Programs
- Building Professional Relationships
- Networking Skills
- Event planning
- Staff management
- Performance tracking and evaluation
Accomplishments
- Achieved and completed the Reconciliation action plan yearly and approved by National Reconciliation Australia.
- Leading and developing the QIP
- Preparing documents such as policies, procedures for A&R
- Planning community events such as End of Year Annual Celebrations, Body Safety Australia, Police Incursions, Sustainability Incursions, visits to local primary schools and Incursions from older students, Excursions to local library, post office, parks, restaurants and Bush Kinder program.
- Assist the Director/ Nominated Supervisor to provide leadership and management to educators/ staff regarding all aspects of the operation of the service in line with relevant regulations and procedures.
- Liaise closely with and provide periodical reports to the Director/ Nominated Supervisor regarding matters relating to the smooth operation of the service
- Mentoring educators and teachers to develop and implement exceeding curriculums.
Certification
- Protecting Children - Mandatory Reporting and other Obligations for the Early Childhood Sector
- HLTAID012 Provide an Emergency first aid response in an education and care setting
- HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Working with children’s check
- Police check
- Starting our safely Professional Development for educators, Loise Dorrat
- How to simplify and use reflective practice, Jodie Clarke
- Music, Storytelling, and dance-get your mojo back, Louise Dorrat
- Linking Observations, Analysis and Reflection
- Pyramid Model Training
Languages
English
Greek
Hobbies and Interests
- Spending time with family and friends
- Travelling
- Cooking
- Photography
- Interior designing
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 18/03/96
Timeline
Assistant Director
3 Bees Early Learning Centre
09.2022 - Current
Kinder Room Lead Early Childhood Educator
3 Bees Early Learning Centre
06.2017 - 06.2022
Work placement
ECO KIDS Childcare Centre
08.2013 - 10.2013
Assistant Manager
Frankston Pizza & Pasta
04.2013 - 06.2015
Work experience
Communicate Speech Pathology
09.2012 - 10.2012
VCAL - Year 11&12
Chisholm Institute
Year 10 -
Narre Warren South P-12 College
Diploma -
Early Childhood Education and Care
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