Jodie Bain

• Manage 35+ staff, including maintaining staff register for ECEC, inducting, mentoring, rostering, approving timesheets and leave requests, monitoring staff legislation e.g. Blue Card compliance, conducting professional development and evaluations, undertaking disciplinary action according to school policies, and managing all issues, communications, meetings, etc that arise from day-to-day management of large staff
• Enrol new students including reviewing applications, conducting interviews, completing paperwork, conducting meetings, and corresponding with Student Registrar regularly to evaluate enrolment requests, allocate to classrooms, etc.
• Perform Nominated Supervisor, Educational Leader and Responsible Person roles
• Align curriculum with state and national standards including early childhood, kindergarten, and school age, develop where none existed, and structure and enter it into the curriculum digital system (Transparent Classroom)
• Recruit new staff including screening, interviewing, reference checking, creating paperwork, etc
• Train new and existing staff in school systems, documentation requirements, school standards and policies, etc.
• Manage emergencies, accidents, illnesses, etc.
• Communicate with caregivers including responding to emails, phone calls, requests, etc. of 140+ students
• Attend parent/teacher meetings to discuss teacher and/or parent concerns and complaints, student progress etc.
• Coordinate and oversee purchase of materials and resources for 8 classrooms in line with needs of the service and budget allocations
• Coordinate and oversee classroom expenditure vs budget allocations
• Prepare for and lead meetings to discuss and plan matters pertaining to 8 classrooms under my direct supervision
• Prepare for and lead staff professional development sessions
• Execute and/or attend multiple hours of meetings every week to discuss matters pertaining to the whole school and plan execution of related business
• Proofread, edit and approve bi-annual mandatory reports produced by 6 teachers for prep-aged students
• Proofread, edit and approve mandatory Transition Statements for children transitioning to prep
• Create, review and monitor documentation pertaining to the 140+ students under my supervision
• Execute role of Acting Principal as directed
• Plan and support delivery of student support programs, including weekly meetings with Director of Student support
• Perform relief coordination tasks including replacement, rostering, meeting and orienting replacement staff, etc
• Plan and execute special events such as annual sports day, incursions, etc.
• Plan and execute excursions
• Manage use of service facilities for external organisations e.g. evaluating service capacity, communicating with them, organising security etc.
• Manage practicum students e.g. evaluating school capacity, classroom allocation, communication, induction etc.
• Prepare and conduct parent education sessions
• Conduct service and school tours and Q & A sessions
• Manage movement of students transitioning between grades / classrooms
• Develop service policies & procedures
• Foster relationships with other schools and centres
• Assist in creation of Position Descriptions
• Contributed to preparation of schools 2022 NSSAB review, including curriculum document
• Contributed to the successful opening of a new classroom by organising and managing program development from conception through to successful execution
• Complete and submit annual Early Childhood Education and Care Kindergarten Census
• Managed service responses to changing pandemic conditions such as sudden movement to online teaching, heightened staff illness, emergency senior leadership team meetings, worried parents etc.
• Managed schools response to 2022 floods such as shutting down classrooms due to staff shortages, continuous re-rostering, attending emergency senior leadership team meetings etc.

In addition to the Head of School duties, the Acting Principal role included:

• Oversight of day to day running of a school with 320+ students and families, 15 classrooms and 80+ staff
• Implementing a new digital Montessori student documentation system
• Developing and implementing a Pandemic Preparedness Plan as the Covid 19 pandemic unfolded
• Managing Brisbane Montessori School's response to changing pandemic conditions such as attending emergency board meetings, providing continuous official communications to families and staff, monitoring ECEC and Department of Education requirements and guidelines, etc
• Coordinating the development of a 'Learning from Home' curriculum in preparation for a Covid 19 lockdown
• Preparing board meeting papers and attending monthly meetings with recommendations for staffing, capital expenditures and cost-saving initiatives
• Approving fortnightly staff wages
• Approving the expenditure and movement of bank funds

• Operated a Montessori environment for 0 to 3 year olds and their caregivers 5 days a week
• Ensured all relevant Montessori materials and equipment were available and in good condition
• Welcomed new and existing children and caregivers to the program
• Provided advice and information about early childhood, parenting and the Montessori philosophy to education
• Increased and maintained enrolments by 50% during the 4 year period
• Liaised weekly with Student Registrar to monitor enrolments and coordinate transition of children to other programs within Brisbane Montessori School
• Liaised with Classroom teachers to coordinate transition of children to their programs
• Tracked and reported expenditure accurately to manage program budgets

• Provided a compassionate, safe, and nurturing Montessori learning environment for 40+ children
• Documented children's Montessori journey with observations, analysis, planning, lessons taught and reflections
• Worked collaboratively with other educators, administrators, and caregivers to help children to reach learning outcomes
• Collaborated with caregivers, administrators and student support to develop specific learning plans for students requiring additional support
• Attended multiple hours of meetings every week to discuss matters pertaining to the service and whole school, and plan execution of related business
• Contributed to and facilitated events, such as biannual parent education, annual sports day, termly celebrations and incursions etc.
• Produced bi-annual mandatory reports for prep-aged students
• Produced mandatory Transition Statements for children transitioning to prep in another school
• Liaised with Classroom teachers to coordinate transition of children in and out of the environment
• Tracked and reported expenditure accurately to manage classroom budgets

• Planned and conducted customised English immersion lessons, to students aged two and above, in groups up to 12
• Completed student assessment and counseling reports
• Regularly assisted Japanese staff in sales duties and maintained a high rate of success
• Supervised 35+ English teachers including conducting observations, completing detailed performance evaluations, organising and supervising staff meetings, managing daily schedules and delegating special projects
• Planned and conducted weekly training sessions for new teachers for 20+ schools in Osaka
• Developed materials and resources for special training programs