Laura-Lee Simmons
Broken Hill,NSW
Summary
Thankyou for taking the time to read my resume. I graduated high school in 2018 after completing my year 12. Immediately after school I enrolled myself through Tafe NSW to do my Early Childhood Education and care while working in after school hour care and long daycares. I completed my certificate in 2020.
I gained employment at Maari Ma Aboriginal Health to complete a traineeship of Cert IV In Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice. This role has helped grow me as an employee, help my community and learn new skills and knowledge. I am a passionate and highly motivated Individual. I work in a fast paced environment, always work in a professional manner, work in a team or individually effectively, and many more roles and responsibilities I take on within my role. I am a confident and eager Individual with a passion to grow my career within the health industry.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Aboriginal Health Practitioner
Maari Ma Health Aboriginal
2021.03 - Current
- Excelled in time management skills, enabling the completion of all daily tasks while providing exceptional care to patients.
- Developed strong working relationships with colleagues and external partners to facilitate effective collaboration on shared goals.
- Increased patient satisfaction scores through excellent communication, empathy, and understanding of individual needs.
- Served as a mentor to new practitioners, providing guidance on best practices, clinical skills, and professional development.
- Met with patients to discuss concerns, review histories and perform examinations.
- Advocated for patients'' best interests by maintaining open lines of communication with healthcare providers and facilitating appointments.
- Reviewed patient allergies, problems, medications, and immunization statuses.
Early Childhood Educator
Silverlea Long Daycare
2020.10 - 2021.03
- Organized activities to teach preschool children foundational learning skills such as letters and numbers.
- Developed and implemented behavior management plans.
- Supported students in developing self-esteem and self-confidence.
- Planned and executed activities to stimulate physical, social and intellectual growth.
- Guided students to develop social, emotional and physical skills.
- Modeled positive behavior and communication skills for students.
- Implemented age-appropriate curricula to meet needs of young learners.
- Monitored classroom to verify safe and secure environment.
- Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers.
- Organized and supervised large and small group activities.
- Established positive relationships with students and families.
- Enhanced sensory and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory development, by employing both traditional and modern educational strategies and techniques.
- Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments.
Early Childhood Educator
Happy Day Preschool And Long Day Care
2019.01 - 2020.12
- 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.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Cultivated a safe and inclusive classroom environment that fostered respect, empathy, and cultural awareness among students.
- Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers.
- Developed innovative activities to engage young children in learning process.
Education
Certificate IV - Aboriginal Primary Health Care Practice
Tafe NSW
Tafe NSW12.2022
Certificate III - Early Childhood Education And Care
Tafe NSW
Online Tafe NSW 2020
High School Diploma -
Broken Hill High School
Broken Hill, NSW09.2018
Skills
- Wound Dressing
- Patient interviewing
- Administration Skills
- Patient Education
- Health Promotion
- Patient Communication
- Clinic work
- Patient Advocacy
- Documenting in patient notes
- Liaising and communicating with other services
- Email, Microsoft teams, Medical Director, Pracsoft admin skills
- Open communication with staff and patients
- First aid certificate
- Written and verbal communication skills
Certification
- First Aid Certificate Training -
- Working with Children check (WWC1798359E)
- Unrestricted Driver's license
- Child Protection Certificate
Timeline
Aboriginal Health Practitioner
Maari Ma Health Aboriginal
2021.03 - Current
Early Childhood Educator
Silverlea Long Daycare
2020.10 - 2021.03
Early Childhood Educator
Happy Day Preschool And Long Day Care
2019.01 - 2020.12
Certificate IV - Aboriginal Primary Health Care Practice
Tafe NSW
Certificate III - Early Childhood Education And Care
Tafe NSW
High School Diploma -
Broken Hill High School
- First Aid Certificate Training -
- Working with Children check (WWC1798359E)
- Unrestricted Driver's license
- Child Protection Certificate
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