Jessica Roberts
Inverell
Summary
Dynamic Early Childhood Educator with proven expertise at Inverell District Family Services, excelling in team leadership and strategic planning. Successfully created engaging educational programs that enhanced children's emotional and social development. Skilled in conflict resolution and risk assessment, fostering a nurturing environment while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Childhood Educator(Room Leader & Shared 2ic)
Inverell District Family Services
Catherine Campbell Centre, Inverell
03.2023 - Current
- Overall management and operation of my particular room, accommodating 20 children daily, aged between 2-3 years with 3 educator assistants.
- My role is to create a stimulative and supportive, educational program for the children in my room while supervising and supporting staff and ensuring compliance and regulation standards are met.
- Outside of my own room, my role in shard second in charge (assisting current director), is to support my director in day to day operations, ensuring quality care is given to children and staff needs are met while engaging in close relationships with families, children and staff. This includes tasks in administrative, educational and managerial responsibilities.
Family Daycare Educator
Inverell District Family Services- Grow FDC
Inverell, NSW
03.2015 - 03.2023
- Ensured a safe and nurturing environment for children by maintaining clean facilities, adhering to safety guidelines, and closely monitoring all indoor and outdoor activities.
- Managed daily schedules efficiently while ensuring smooth transitions between structured activities and free playtime for optimal child engagement.
- Enhanced children''s emotional and social development by implementing engaging activities and fostering positive relationships.
- Facilitated regular parent-educator meetings to discuss individual child progress, address concerns, or answer questions about curriculum content.
Early Childhood Group Leader
Aussie Kids
Moree, NSW
05.2008 - 04.2013
- Provided ongoing feedback to colleagues for continuous improvement in instructional strategies and curriculum design.
- Developed engaging lesson plans incorporating diverse themes and cross-curricular connections to enrich the learning experience.
- Strengthened emotional well-being by providing a nurturing environment and addressing individual needs promptly.
- Planned and executed activities to stimulate physical, social and intellectual growth.
- Implemented age-appropriate curricula to meet needs of young learners.
Education
Diploma of Education - Early Childhood Education And Care
TAFE NSW
NSW05-2017
Skills
- Conflict resolution
- Motivating teams
- Incidents management
- Team leadership
- Goal setting
- Risk assessment
- Attention to detail
- Decision-making
- Staff management
- Documentation and reporting
- Time management
- Strategic planning
Timeline
Early Childhood Educator(Room Leader & Shared 2ic)
Inverell District Family Services
03.2023 - Current
Family Daycare Educator
Inverell District Family Services- Grow FDC
03.2015 - 03.2023
Early Childhood Group Leader
Aussie Kids
05.2008 - 04.2013
Diploma of Education - Early Childhood Education And Care
TAFE NSW