Laura Ware
Woy Woy,NSW
Summary
Passionate and motivated Assistant Centre Manager with over 17 years experience in the early childhood industry. Extensive experience in both assistant and acting director roles.
Key roles and responsibilities as director and assistant fire both include:
- Program planning and development:
Develop and implement a comprehensive program that aligns with the needs and goals of the children and families you serve. This includes designing age-appropriate curriculum, creating a safe and engaging environment, and incorporating learning and play activities.
- Staff management: Recruit, hire, and train qualified staff members who are passionate about providing quality child care. Set clear expectations, delegate responsibilities, and provide ongoing support and professional development opportunities for your team.
- Financial management: Develop and manage the budget for the child care facility, ensuring efficient use of rescoirces whilst maintaining financial sustainability, Monitor expenses track revenue and make strategic financial decisions to support the growth of a company.
I am a decisive leader with good planning and organisational skills. I have proven I am able to lead and manage a team of over 30 educators, delegate and multitask.
I am deeply committed to building strong, respectful and long lasting relationships with children, families and educators..
I’m a very quick learner, who loves nothing more than challenging myself to new things and developing my existing skill set.
I have experience with and currently work closely with children within the NDIS community; value and understand the importance of early intervention to support and assist children based on their individual needs.
I hold a current working with children check, certified supervisor certificate, First Aid and CPR certificate and, an annually refreshed current child protection certificate.
I posses a deep and embedded knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework and how to apply the principles to every day practices, documentation and programming.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Center Director
Belong Early Learning Centre
Booker Bay
01.2023 - Current
- Assisted in coordinating daily center operations and activities.
- Developed training programs for staff to enhance service quality.
- Managed scheduling and staffing to ensure adequate coverage.
Assistant Centre Manager
Great Beginnings Kariong
Kariong, NSW
03.2019 - 12.2022
- Conducted daily tours of the service; sharing information on availability, daily routines, programming and the centre’s philosophy.
- Trained employees on additional job positions to maintain coverage of roles and ratios at all times.
- Assigned tasks to educators to fit skill levels and maximize team performance.
- Addressed internal and family-related issues each day and offered strategic resolutions.
- Reviewed employee performance every 12 months and delivered constructive feedback to improve performance.
- Studied existing procedures and policies to offer optimal leadership to educators, children and families when standing in for absent manager.
- Mitigated risk by ensuring regulatory compliance for required licensing.
- Established and maintained trusting relationships with educators, families and children.
- Responded via email, phone and face to face to parent questions, queries and complaints.
- Supervised daily activities and performance of up to 30 regular educators.
- Trained, managed and motivated employees to promote professional skill development.
- Motivated employees to share ideas and feedback.
- Recruited and hired individuals demonstrating passion, dedication and added value to team.
- Fostered strong, respectful and long lasting relationships with all children within my service.
Diploma Lead Educator
Great Beginnings Kariong
Kariong, NSW
01.2010 - 12.2022
- I was offered the room leader position in the 2-3 room after being an assistant educator at my service for 4 years. I completed my diploma within 18 months whilst fulfilling all daily lead educator requirements.
- Documenting children’s learning through individual observations, daily reflections, agendas and project documentation.
- Effectively able to lead a team of 6 early childhood educators in the 2-3 year old room; including training a new trainee educator every 12 months and assisting educators working towards their diploma.
- Responsible for opening and closing the centre on alternate weeks: holding a current certified supervisors certificate and current first aid certificate.
- Addressing conflict or issues arising within my team through weekly verbal huddles.
- Ensuring educators within my team feel respected, valued and appreciated.
- Responding to parent questions, queries and complaints efficiently and professionally.
- Building strong and long lasting relationships with children through daily interactions and care routines.
- Ability to provide affection, security and comfort.
- Programming and planning for children based on individual interests and skill level.
- I work in collaboration with paediatricians, Occupational Therapists and speech therapists to help gather functional information on children. I have greed knowledge and understanding of child development and speaking with parents about concerns in a gentle and respectful manner
- Encouraged positive self-esteem and mutual respect for others while instilling joy of learning and discovery.
- Extensive knowledge of the needs to toddlers and pre school aged children.
Trainee Educator
Umina Kids Club
Umina Beach, NSW
10.2008 - 12.2009
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with children, parents and educators.
- Participated in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
- Completed all theory and practical modules to successfully complete a Certificate 3 in children’s services.
- Collaborated with experienced educators.
- Learnt new skills, followed direction, used initiative, supported fellow educators.
- Upon successful completion of my traineeship I was offered a permanent full time role as an assistant educator at a brand new centre built by the owners of Umina Kids Club.
Education
Diploma of Children’s Services - Children’s Services
Recognition First
NSW2016
Certificate 3 in Children’s Services - Children’s Services
TAFE NSW
2009
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Effective time management and organisational skills
- Experience with issue and conflict resolution
- Ability to multitask, delegate and thrive in a fast paced environment
- Punctual, reliable and trustworthy
- Strong leadership skills
- Ability to think outside the box with excellent decision making, critical thinking, evaluation and problem solving skills
References
Amanda Lester
Former Director Great Beginnings Kariong 2010-2021
Mobile 0412811694
Sara Links
Early Childhood Teacher Great Beginnings Kariong 2010- 2021
Mobile 0401847607
Timeline
Assistant Center Director
Belong Early Learning Centre
01.2023 - Current
Assistant Centre Manager
Great Beginnings Kariong
03.2019 - 12.2022
Diploma Lead Educator
Great Beginnings Kariong
01.2010 - 12.2022
Trainee Educator
Umina Kids Club
10.2008 - 12.2009
Diploma of Children’s Services - Children’s Services
Recognition First
Certificate 3 in Children’s Services - Children’s Services
TAFE NSW