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Felicity Christian

Trevallyn,TAS

Summary

As being one of seven children, I have had a lot of exposure to, and interest in, babies from a young age. When I was old enough, I would babysit my older sibling's children on a regular basis, from newborn to toddler's age, and beyond.

Working in a childcare organisation at an older age, after having my own four children, was incredibly rewarding. I found that the many years of being around babies and the experience and confidence that I had gained, had given me an even stronger love for little people.

As of April this year, I have become a grandmother for the first time, to a beautiful, little boy. I visit my daughter and her small family, on a regular basis, travelling back to Melbourne, so as to spend as much time as I possibly can being his granny and giving my daughter and son-in-law some well-deserved time off.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Nanny

Care For Kids

Nannying positions from January 2010 - December 2013

  • Kept children's areas neat and clean;
  • Prepared and accompanied children on outings, supervising playtime and other activities for safety purposes;
  • Implemented daily routine to maintain structure and stability;
  • Met with parents about daily activities, positive developments, and issues;
  • Enforced rules and managed behaviour through developmentally appropriate discipline;
  • Planned and guided age-appropriate tasks like reading and crafts;
  • Applied positive behaviour management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development;
  • Prepared healthy foods and beverages for children based on optimal dietary guidelines and individual restrictions.

Assistant in Childcare Centre

Hunt Memorial Childcare Centre
04.2008 - 08.2009

For this position, I was required to have a Working With Children Registration which is at present, out of date, but am in the process of renewing it.

Daily duties performed included; assisting in Babies Room, Toddlers Room, helping in kitchen with meals, Outdoor Playtime, Story Reading & supervised mealtimes.

Assistant to Careers Officer

Star Of The Sea College
01.1997 - 12.2003

General clerical work, filing, telephone, typing board minutes, interviewing students, keeping books and publications up to date.

Assisted with the organisation of an annual Careers Night in July where approximately 40 representatives from various jobs and professions would attend to give advice and assist students with their ideas about career directions.

Telephone Betting Operator

Tabcorp Holdings
02.1993 - 11.1994

Position: Saturday only telephone betting operator working under stressful situations. Shift was from 11.00am, finishing at 11.00pm, incorporating three breaks.

Promoted to work in another department during the week as a data entry officer for Sportsbet.

Purchasing Officer

Association For The Blind (Vision Victoria)
03.1985 - 12.1987
  • Computed and created purchase orders/monitored stock levels, verified purchase requisitions and stayed connected with manager;
  • Reviewed order updates and stayed in contact with vendors;
  • Negotiated policies and contracts with vendors to achieve optimal pricing and consistent availability;
  • Managed purchase order dispatch, delivery, and invoicing as per standard requirements.

Assistant to Assistant to Executive Director

Association For The Blind (Vision Victoria)
01.1981 - 12.1984
  • Handled confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact;
  • Managed executive calendars, scheduling meetings and appointments and coordinating travel arrangements when required;
  • Organized and coordinated conferences and monthly meetings;
  • Conducted research and analysed data to provide detailed reports requested by superiors.

Education

Advanced Diploma - Naturopathy

AIAS - Australian Institute of Applied Science
Melbourne, VIC
03.2015

Diploma of Education - Teaching

Rusden Teachers College
Melbourne, VIC
03.1990

Advanced Diploma of Secretarial Studies -

Holmes Secretarial College, Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC
11.1980

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Spanish, Music, Life Science

Monash University
Melbourne, VIC
03.1979

Year 12 Completed -

Loreto College Mandeville Hall
Toorak, VIC
12.1978

Preparatory - Year 11 -

Star of The Sea College
Brighton, VIC
1977

Skills

  • General:
  • Pride myself on being well organised, reliable and punctual;
  • Fast learner with great people skills;
  • Determined to finish a job once it has been started;
  • Enjoy working in a team - great at listening;
  • Personality traits - calm, patient, warm and positive;
  • Specific to childcare experience:
  • Feeding/settling young babies - team member at different times of day;
  • Assisting toddlers at nap time - calming behaviour;
  • Caring for toddlers & preschoolers during indoor and outdoor play;
  • Supervising children during mealtimes;
  • Other general everyday tasks within childcare setting

Hobbies

My hobbies range from cooking and baking to knitting, crochet and sewing - making things is what I love to do.  But of course, these are all secondary to the love I have for caring for babies, toddlers and children of all ages.

My husband and I have had the wonderful opportunity of having four fabulous children of our own and I am a firm believer in what you put in to caring for them over the years, you are bound to get back multiples times in the future - plus they keep you young!

I would very much like a position where I could be involved with new babies and their parents, and would love to assist in as many ways as possible, during these very special and memorable occasions that seem to fly by so quickly.

Timeline

Assistant in Childcare Centre

Hunt Memorial Childcare Centre
04.2008 - 08.2009

Assistant to Careers Officer

Star Of The Sea College
01.1997 - 12.2003

Telephone Betting Operator

Tabcorp Holdings
02.1993 - 11.1994

Purchasing Officer

Association For The Blind (Vision Victoria)
03.1985 - 12.1987

Assistant to Assistant to Executive Director

Association For The Blind (Vision Victoria)
01.1981 - 12.1984

Nanny

Care For Kids

Advanced Diploma - Naturopathy

AIAS - Australian Institute of Applied Science

Diploma of Education - Teaching

Rusden Teachers College

Advanced Diploma of Secretarial Studies -

Holmes Secretarial College, Melbourne

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Spanish, Music, Life Science

Monash University

Year 12 Completed -

Loreto College Mandeville Hall

Preparatory - Year 11 -

Star of The Sea College
Felicity Christian