Gillian Kolopelnyk
Mount Sheridan,QLD
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Centre Manager
Cairns South Early Learning Centre
Mount Sheridan, QLD
12.2022 - Current
- As Centre Manager my duties entail but are not limited to, data entry into Kidsoft third party provider, including parent accounts, enrollment, CCS and ACCS applications and communications.
- Communications with families, enrollment procedures, staffing requirements and rostering, leading and guiding staff members to ensure the care and education of children and their families.
- Ensure the service continues to maintain and adhere to service policies and procedures, in line with National Regulations and National Quality Standards including compliance audits and training.
- Supervise the curriculum and ensure it encompasses all aspects of early childhood development.
- Liaise with parents, staff members, outside agencies and the Senior Leadership Team.
- Participate in meetings, conferences and training courses where appropriate.
Allied Health Assistant
Talk Time Speech Pathology
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Mentor and Consultant for Symphony Early Learning - Atherton
Service Manager/Project Manager
Just Kids Gordonvale
Gordonvale
02.2021 - 12.2021
- As Project Manager and Service Manager my duties entail but were not limited to, data entry into Xplor third party provider, including parent accounts, enrollment, CCS and ACCS applications and communications.
- Communications with families, enrollment procedures, staffing requirements and rostering using Deputy, leading and guiding staff members to ensure the care and education of children and their families.
- Ensure the service continues to maintain and adhere to service policies and procedures, in line with National Regulations and National Quality Standards including compliance audits and training.
- Supervise the curriculum and ensure it encompasses all aspects of early childhood development.
- Liaise with parents, staff members, outside agencies and the Senior Leadership Team.
- Participate in meetings, conferences and training courses where appropriate.
Director of Early Learning
Trinity Anglican School
09.2014 - 01.2021
- As Nominated Supervisor for TAS Early Learning Centres and Outside School Hours Care my duties entail but not limited to supporting and mentoring educators, teachers and assistant coordinators to ensure that all four services provide the highest quality of service for families and education and care for children.
- In addition I managed compliance, quality improvement, accounts, rosters, budgets, purchasing and liaison with Government Departments to ensure legislation requirements as well as liaison with representatives of Trinity Anglican School.
- I managed a team of 13 educators across two campuses with the vision of ensuring that children transition well from our Early Learning and Kindergarten programs to Prep and OSHC.
- My role required working with the school representatives to ensure that the early learning services provide a smooth transition to school, helping to create new business models for Kindergarten and Early Learning and recently providing support for our newly appointed Assistant Coordinator of OSHC to receive an Assessment and Rating outcome of Meeting (from the previous outcome of Working Towards).
- The most rewarding part of my role is to support our team who are spread between four services spread across Cairns. It has been our vision to ensure that all educators feel they belong to the team and that their talents, skills, knowledge and ideas are valued.
- As a team we value a collaborative environment and continually strive to ensure that we reflect on our environment and interactions with each other.
Centre Manager & Educational Leader
G8 Education
09.2010 - 09.2014
- My role as Centre Manager included the re-launch of an existing centre.
- The centre was in need of a manager to establish a positive reputation in the community, provide excellent customer service and therefore increase occupancy, hire a qualified team of educators and provide quality care and education for the children.
- Once established the role of manager entailed the implementation and management of compliance, quality improvement, accounts, rosters, budgets, purchasing and liaison and communications with families, government agencies and the community.
- The role of Educational leader included working with a team of senior educators to mentor and train educators to understand and implement the Early Years Learning Framework and the National Quality Framework and Standards, including holding workshops for all G8 Centres in the Cairns area regarding the NQF.
- In addition the role also included collaboration with Teachers, to provide a comprehensive Curriculum format that is easy to follow and adheres to the NQF and Standards and the requirements listed by G8 Education.
Assistant Director and Nursery Group Leader
Redlynch Day Care Centre
Redlynch
11.2008 - 09.2010
- Duties include responsibility for eight children per day from the ages of 0 to 2 years, planning & programming of activities, set up of indoor & outdoor area, observing & evaluating children’s development, writing reports for management & parents, liaison with parents, management & staff members, working closely with other team members, stepping into the role of Director as needed, daily care requirements for children.
- In addition I have provided & held workshops for the Centre to provide parents & staff with information & training.
Contact Director
Earlville Early Learning Centre & Cairns Central Child Care Centre
Earlville
10.2007 - 11.2008
- I was hired for one year to cover the Maternity Leave of the previous Director & to obtain an Accreditation Certificate for the Centre.
- During this time the Centre successfully acquired Accreditation at a High level.
- The process included conflict resolution for staff, behaviour management for children, application of routine & policy, application of health & nutrition for children, policy & philosophy review, debt management, utilising computer programs for bookings, finances & wages, staff training, implementation & review of current programming practices, parent liaison & Centre Marketing, managing day to day running of the business.
- In addition I was asked to act as a Support Manager for two other Centres. One Centre was also undergoing Accreditation and was in need of additional training, staff liaison and the application of policy. This Centre successfully gained an Accreditation Certificate.
Self Employed Trainer
Kath Dickson Institute of Early Childhood Studies
10.2006 - 09.2008
- Training Child Care professionals for the completion of certificates in Children’s Services.
- Responsibilities include liaison with Centre Directors and Government agencies, presenting, (including classes) and marking training modules to students and liaison with Kath Dickson to provide high quality training.
Manager
Brinsmead Valley Educational CCC
Brinsmead
01.2002 - 10.2006
- As part of a 4 person management team I took responsibility for training staff in 2 Centres (Kids & Hugs and BVECC) until the Director of BVECC left on Maternity leave.
- I then took full responsibility for Brinsmead Valley Educational CCC managing all activities within the early learning centre in an efficient and effective manner.
- My responsibilities included guiding and supporting centre team members to ensure the care and education of children and their families.
- Ensure the centre maintained and adhered to Centre policies and procedures, as well as the standards of Accreditation, Family Services Regulations and the Child Care Award.
- Supervise the programs and ensure they encompass all aspects of child development.
- Maintain the process for recruitment, orientation, training and support of team members.
- Maintain Centre records with computer packages including parent and child registration, team information, wages, revenue and accounts.
- Liaise with parents, team members, outside agencies and Management.
- Participate in meetings, conferences and training courses where appropriate.
- During employment with HCCS I was asked to act as Business Manager for Cairns, Townsville & Mackay for one month.
Group Leader / Assistant Director / Director
Kids and Hugs Child Care Centre
Cairns
07.1999 - 10.2001
- Began as a Group Leader for children from 15 months to 5 years, then progressed with the additional responsibilities of Assistant Director, when the Director left on Maternity Leave I became Acting Director until October 2000, then took full responsibility as Director (on Business Sponsorship 2075502525).
Group Leader
Five Star Educational Child Care Centre
Cairns
04.1999 - 07.1999
- Group leader for children aged 6 weeks to 15 months, organising routines, creating activities and communicating with parents in accordance with accreditation recommendations.
Babysitter
Cairns Respite Centre
Cairns
02.1999 - 04.1999
- Relief for Cairns Respite Centre (working holiday visa)
Group Leader
Child’s Play Day Care Centre
Cairns
11.1998 - 02.1999
- Group leader for children aged 15 months to 3 years, organising routines, creating activities and communicating with parents, also, restructure the room planning and children’s files to Accreditation standard.
- Held various positions from Child Care to Secretary to Managing Directors in a small firm in the United Kingdom.
Timeline
Centre Manager
Cairns South Early Learning Centre
12.2022 - Current
Allied Health Assistant
Talk Time Speech Pathology
01.2022 - 12.2022
Service Manager/Project Manager
Just Kids Gordonvale
02.2021 - 12.2021
Director of Early Learning
Trinity Anglican School
09.2014 - 01.2021
Centre Manager & Educational Leader
G8 Education
09.2010 - 09.2014
Assistant Director and Nursery Group Leader
Redlynch Day Care Centre
11.2008 - 09.2010
Contact Director
Earlville Early Learning Centre & Cairns Central Child Care Centre
10.2007 - 11.2008
Self Employed Trainer
Kath Dickson Institute of Early Childhood Studies
10.2006 - 09.2008
Manager
Brinsmead Valley Educational CCC
01.2002 - 10.2006
Group Leader / Assistant Director / Director
Kids and Hugs Child Care Centre
07.1999 - 10.2001
Group Leader
Five Star Educational Child Care Centre
04.1999 - 07.1999
Babysitter
Cairns Respite Centre
02.1999 - 04.1999
Group Leader
Child’s Play Day Care Centre
11.1998 - 02.1999