Joanne Ducat
Ascot
Summary
Dedicated to supporting emotional, social and academic development of young children. Knowledgeable in developmental stages and an ability to create safe, nurturing environments to boost learning. Desire to complement education-based strategies with techniques to promote overall health and wellness.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Early Childhood Teacher
Y Kinders
01.2025 - Current
- Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans tailored to diverse learning styles.
- Fostered a nurturing environment that promoted emotional and social development in young children.
- Collaborated with parents and caregivers to support child growth and address developmental concerns.
- Utilized assessment tools to monitor student progress, adapting strategies as needed for individual needs.
Early Years Educator
01.2023 - 10.2025
- Collaborate with staff in providing interesting and nurturing educational programs
- Social and emotional support
- Help provide a safe and suitable environment in which children will thrive
Lead Educator
Golden Square Kindergarten
01.2021 - 02.2022
- Collaborate with staff in providing interesting and nurturing educational programs
- Social and emotional support
- Help provide a safe and suitable environment in which children will thrive
Early Years Educator
Good Start Early Learning Centre
02.2016 - 01.2021
- Collaborate with staff in providing interesting and nurturing educational programs
- Assist with documentation including assessments of children’s progress against the early learning outcomes
- Social and emotional support
- Collaborate with families and support their individual values
- Help provide a safe and suitable environment in which children will thrive
Lifestyle Coordinator
Blue Cross Baradine
06.2014 - 01.2016
- Organised memory support activities
- Assessments of each resident, and programs relevant to the residents needs
- Documentation of participant interest and progress with leisure activities
- Effective written and verbal communication with residents, representatives and staff members
Division 2 Nurse
BlueCross Baradine
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Providing high care to residents
- Documentation including ACFI, interventions, care plans
- General Nursing Duties
Division 2 Nurse
Night and Day Nursing Agency
06.2007 - 12.2015
- Providing high quality nursing care to patients
- Accurately documents patient care in accordance with health service guidelines.
- Ensures communication, reporting and documentation are timely and accurate.
- Communicate accurately and promptly all relevant information to and from patients, residents and colleagues.
Education
Graduate Diploma - early childhood teaching
Swinburne University
01.2024
Bachelor - Psychological Science
Edith Cowan University
01.2014
Certificate IV - Health (Nursing)
Box Hill Institute of TAFE
01.2006
Auslan 101
Expression Australia
01-2026
Skills
- Classroom organization
- Play-based learning
- Outdoor play
- Music and movement
- Group and individual instruction
- Social-emotional learning
- Curriculum planning
- Differentiated instruction
Profile:
- Demonstrated aptitude for developing new skills.
- Relate well to people from a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
- Possess special sensitivity to meeting diverse needs in varied situations.
- Responsible and reliable.
Certification
VIT registration Number: 760463
Timeline
Early Childhood Teacher
Y Kinders
01.2025 - Current
Early Years Educator
01.2023 - 10.2025
Lead Educator
Golden Square Kindergarten
01.2021 - 02.2022
Early Years Educator
Good Start Early Learning Centre
02.2016 - 01.2021
Lifestyle Coordinator
Blue Cross Baradine
06.2014 - 01.2016
Division 2 Nurse
BlueCross Baradine
01.2012 - 01.2016
Division 2 Nurse
Night and Day Nursing Agency
06.2007 - 12.2015
Bachelor - Psychological Science
Edith Cowan University
Certificate IV - Health (Nursing)
Box Hill Institute of TAFE
Graduate Diploma - early childhood teaching
Swinburne University
Auslan 101
Expression Australia
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