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Joanna Hernandez

Deebing Heights,QLD

Summary

Passionate Educational leader and Educator with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of play based areas. Highly skilled at motivating educators through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Facilitating professional and reflective conversations with educators about practice and curriculum design. Successful in helping educators develop their writing skills and implementation of developmentally appropriate programs. Passionate interest in trauma informed practices and building resilient young citizens.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Educational Leader

Kidz Magic
02.2023 - Current
  • Evaluated programs and monitored implementation and compliance with regulations to achieve objectives.
  • Designed or used assessments to monitor children's learning outcomes.
  • Ensure service acknowledges traditional custodians of the land, building community relationships to local elders.
  • Planned and implemented staff development and in-service training programs to enhance knowledge and skills.
  • Addressed and resolved educational issues and challenges involving children, parents, and educators.
  • Reviewing centre philosophy to ensure it reflected current practices and policies.
  • Created resources for educators to use during programming and planning
  • Facilitate conversations with educators about children's learning and how to link it to the planning cycle to ensure continuity.

Team Room Leader

Kidz Magic
05.2017 - Current
  • Established positive relationships with children and families.
  • Created safe and nurturing learning environment for children
  • Guided children to develop social, emotional and physical skills.
  • Modeled positive behaviour and communication skills for children
  • Planned and executed play based experiences to stimulate physical, social and intellectual growth.
  • Organized and supervised large and small group activities with different age group of children.
  • Collaborated with teachers, parents and specialists to facilitate positive outcomes for children.
  • Making adjustments to play spaces to ensure suitability for all children and their capabilities

Team leader

Little Ducks
03.2016 - 05.2017

Similar role when I worked at Kradle 2 Krayons

Team Room Leader

Kradle 2 Krayons
06.2013 - 02.2016

- Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.

- Identify signs of emotional or developmental delays in children and bring them to parents or guardians attention.

- Support children’s emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.

- Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medication administered.

- Communicate with children’s parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviours, and related issues.

- Develop secure relationships with children to ensure their experience at school is positive.

- Creating portfolios that showcase a child’s growth and development over time.

Educator Assistant

03.2012 - 06.2013

Education

Current First Aid/Asthma/Anaphylaxis/CPR -

Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care - Education and Care

Management Institute of Australia
Sydney, NSW

Higher School Diploma - undefined

TAFE Kingswood Western Sydney Institute (WSI)
Sydney, NSW

Skills

- Leadership and mentoring capabilities

- Understanding early childhood development

- Understanding The National Quality Framework

- Understanding The Early Years Learning Framework

- Parent engagement and sustaining positive relationships

- Observation and Assessment that are relevant and current

- Flexibility and adaptability to situations

- Understanding regulatory compliance

- Continuous professional learning

- Creative abilities to create learning environments

Timeline

Educational Leader

Kidz Magic
02.2023 - Current

Team Room Leader

Kidz Magic
05.2017 - Current

Team leader

Little Ducks
03.2016 - 05.2017

Team Room Leader

Kradle 2 Krayons
06.2013 - 02.2016

Educator Assistant

03.2012 - 06.2013

Current First Aid/Asthma/Anaphylaxis/CPR -

Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care - Education and Care

Management Institute of Australia

Higher School Diploma - undefined

TAFE Kingswood Western Sydney Institute (WSI)
Joanna Hernandez