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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, Vic
03.2018

NVQ Level 2 in Customer Service

Cannock Chase Technical College
Cannock UK
01.2010

Completed GCSEs

Chase Terrace Technology College
Burntwood UK
09.2006

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
Tanya Jenkins