Jessica Mitchem

• Worked as a member of a team to create a positive environment by modelling and building respectful relationships, with all children, families and colleagues.
• Strengthened and professional Parent/Family-Educator communication by maintaining regular face to face, digital (StoryPark) and social media contact. Discussing individual children needs, assisting families with enquires and supporting families with "at home" enquires or stresses.
• Being very supportive to all children of all ages, but believe my strengths are in the 3-4 year rooms. Believing in inclusion and have supported children with behavioural, additional and disabilities. Involving families and building trusting and respectful relationship allowing myself being available to them when needed.
• Mentored new educators and students throughout my career. Being part of a supportive team is very important to me. I work really well in a team and love to communicate and help my fellow peers..
• Learn from all my peers I have worked alongside with to extend my knowledge and experiences with the children in that age group. And role modelling and encouraging the children to learn and be engaged in both indoor and outdoor group activities, fostering a collaborative learning environment.
• Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on educational trends and best practices, enhancing personal effectiveness as an educator. Including all Staff meeting and other service events, such as open days, Kinder graduations and calender events.
• Implemented assessments to measure student progress, via observations, summative and milestones.
• Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize children's needs.
• Supported children with special needs, creating customized learning strategies to accommodate various abilities.
• Answering phones, taking and passing on messages. Assisting my directors and leadership team when ever needed.

Due to having my two children, wanting to spend quality time with them.

• Supervised free play and other activities to keep children safe.
• Supervised outdoor playtime, ensuring safety while encouraging physical activity and exploration.
• Ensured a safe and nurturing environment by maintaining clean and organized spaces for daily use.
• Assisted with meal preparation and feeding to meet children's dietary needs.
• Managed daily routines including meal preparation, naptime, and activity setup for efficient operations.
• Built strong relationships with parents by providing regular progress updates and addressing concerns promptly.
• Monitored children's progress and identified areas of improvement.
• Established positive relationships with parent to collaboratively promote child's wellbeing.
• Maintained daily records of children's individual activities, behaviors, meals, and naps.
• Maintained child-friendly environment by allowing frequent access to outdoor activities.
• Collaborated with other childcare professionals to continuously improve the quality of care provided to children.
• Helped with creation of age-appropriate activities to keep children positively engaged.
• Assisted in monitoring children''s progress by conducting regular observations and assessments as needed.
• Implemented creative learning strategies to engage children and promote their intellectual growth.
• Engaged with children individually to encourage physical activity and curiosity.
• Maintained accurate records of attendance, incident reports, and daily logs for effective documentation purposes.
• Enhanced children''s social skills by organizing group activities and fostering positive interactions.
• Attended all Service meetings and centre events.

• Supervised free play and other activities to keep children safe.
• Supervised outdoor playtime, ensuring safety while encouraging physical activity and exploration.
• Ensured a safe and nurturing environment by maintaining clean and organized spaces for daily use.
• Assisted with meal preparation and feeding to meet children's dietary needs.
• Boosted children''s cognitive development with age-appropriate educational games and activities.
• Read and told stories to promote and support overall language development.
• Established positive relationships with parent to collaboratively promote child's wellbeing.
• Maintained child-friendly environment by allowing frequent access to outdoor activities.
• Collaborated with other childcare professionals to continuously improve the quality of care provided to children.
• Engaged with children individually to encourage physical activity and curiosity.
• Enhanced children''s social skills by organizing group activities and fostering positive interactions.
• Used patience, skill and various behaviour modification techniques to maintain order and safety.
• Implemented daily routines and activities to stimulate and engage children.
• Attended all training, service staff meetings and events.