Tanya Jenkins
St Kilda,VIC
Summary
Enthusiastic and reliable educator passionate about helping young children develop emotional, social and educational skills. Familiar with developmentally appropriate activities and experienced by providing nurturing environments conducive to learning. Promote physical, emotional and social health to complement academic progress.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Educator
Guardian Childcare and Education
Elsternwick, VIC
03.2020 - Current
- Encouraged curiosity, exploration and problem-solving with age-appropriate experiences.
- Established and maintained safe play environment for children.
- Managed general housekeeping duties, including feeding, diapering, resting, and cleanup.
- Organized and implemented age appropriate experiences to stimulate physical, emotional, social, intellectual development of the children.
- Developed lesson plans that were stimulating and engaging for the children.
- Built program plans for children of varying ages to support growth and development.
- Communicated with children's parents and guardians about daily activities, behaviors and problems.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Observed children to record development and identified any additional learning or behavioral issues.
- Created and enforced child-based, hands-on curriculum to promote children's interest and receptive learning.
Supervisor
Miss Colombia
Albert Park, Vic
03.2018 - 05.2021
- Opening and closing of the cafe with all round duties.
- Offered support to other stations during high-volume shifts to maintain optimal coverage and meet customer needs.
- Prepared bills for customers with accuracy and speed, handling payments rapidly to enable increased table turns.
- Improved customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.
Private Nanny
Stacey Fernyhough
Burntwood, UK
03.2015 - 02.2016
- Regulated children's schedules to balance rest, learning and play.
- Provided supervision and guidance to ensure safety of children in all situations.
- Performed light housekeeping duties, such as preparing nutritious meals, cleaning laundry, tidying bedrooms, dusting and sanitizing play areas.
- Followed routines to foster stability and structure in children's lives while parents were away.
- Helped with bathing, dressing, teeth brushing and diapering to promote healthy personal hygiene and good oral health.
- Minimized TV and mobile device time by engaging children with games and physical books.
Supervisor
Ask Restaurant
Lichfield, UK
09.2009 - 10.2015
- Oversaw all aspects of restaurant maintenance and cleanliness, assigning tasks to individual team members in alignment with operational and customer needs.
- Provided fast, friendly and knowledgeable service to all guests, including proactively promoting specials and enhancing sales of key menu items.
- Uncovered, investigated and resolved customer complaints quickly and skillfully to maintain loyalty.
- Established good customer relations and excellent service to build and retain loyal customers.
- Kept operations in compliance with food safety regulations.
Education
Diploma - Early Childhood Education
Australian Learning Group
Melbourne , Vic 07-2022
First Aid
Australian Learning Group
Melbourne, Vic 12.2020
Diploma in Leadership And Management
Nova Institute Of Technology
Melbourne, Vic03.2018
NVQ Level 2 in Customer Service
Cannock Chase Technical College
Cannock UK01.2010
Completed GCSEs
Chase Terrace Technology College
Burntwood UK09.2006
Skills
- Superior communication skills
- Friendly
- Curriculum Planning
- Effective team leader
- Compassionate
- Empathetic
- Team building
- Problem resolution
- Organization
- Relationship development
- Child Safety Procedures
Timeline
Educator
Guardian Childcare and Education
03.2020 - Current
Supervisor
Miss Colombia
03.2018 - 05.2021
Private Nanny
Stacey Fernyhough
03.2015 - 02.2016
Supervisor
Ask Restaurant
09.2009 - 10.2015
Diploma - Early Childhood Education
Australian Learning Group
First Aid
Australian Learning Group
Diploma in Leadership And Management
Nova Institute Of Technology
NVQ Level 2 in Customer Service
Cannock Chase Technical College
Completed GCSEs
Chase Terrace Technology College
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