Joanna Carruthers

Monitor and establish daily priorities and resource allocations for up to 6 caseworkers.

Nurture high quality work and encourage a culture of best practise methods amongst staff to improve the life experiences of vulnerable children, young people, and families at risk.

Work as part of a leadership team to develop a culture of collaboration and support.

Manage the team to meet targets and work within timeframes.

Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.

Mentored new teachers, sharing effective teaching strategies and providing support as they acclimated to the school culture.

Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current with best practices in early childhood education.

Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.

Room leader in pre school room, developing curriculum suited to play based learning.

Managing and developing staff.

Working with families and services to meet special needs of young children.

On call casual teacher for schools in the local area.

Manage an effective learning environment on a short term basis.

Ensure continuity of lesson plans on short notice.

Adapt to different cohorts of students with varying needs

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.

Boosted children''s social skills development through group projects and collaborative games.