Madeleine (Maddy) Birch

• Built relationships and communicated with parents to provide best learning environment for children.
• Collaborated with colleagues to develop and revise curriculum, enhancing learning experience.
• Established strong relationships with parents through regular communication, fostering a supportive network for student success.
• Implemented classroom management techniques that fostered a positive and inclusive learning environment for all students.
• Collaborated with adults and children to provide safe and educational experience.
• 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.
• Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
• Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.

• Provided individualized support for students, addressing their unique academic needs and helping them reach their full potential.
• Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
• Supported teachers in maintaining a safe learning environment by monitoring student behavior during class transitions and extracurricular activities.
• Engaged students in learning through effective classroom management techniques that promoted active participation and collaboration.

This position has allowed me to develop both administrative and domestic cleaning skills. As part of this role I assist with the checking in and transactions between customers. My primary role is to maintain the cleanliness of rooms and units within the establishment. This has significantly improved my attention to detail, and overall housekeeping skills.

• Improved building cleanliness by identifying effective methods to reduce waste and work at a fast pace
• Performed spot-cleaning on furniture stains and thoroughly vacuumed rooms
• Mopped hardwood, laminate, ceramic, vinyl, glass and wood surfaces
• Disinfected bathrooms, doorknobs and tables and picked up and disposed of trash
• Cleaned, stocked and supplied designated areas and performed dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping duties
• Executed basic banking and bookkeeping tasks
• Arranged for provision of extra room bedding, linens, towels and furniture to satisfy guests with special needs
• Enhanced workplace cleanliness by performing thorough daily cleaning tasks, including sweeping, mopping, and dusting.

As a graduate of the Animal Studies course in 2017, I assist with the smooth running of Animal Studies Certificate II classes.

Responsibilities include:

- Animal supervision & care

- Assisting students with their learning

- Building rapport with students

- General administrative tasks to assist the trainer

• Assisted with special events and programs.
• Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.
• Communicated with staff members to stay informed about volunteer opportunities and events.

During the American summer this year I worked as a Camp Counsellor with children aged 4-14, along with other camp staff of over 50 employees.

Tasks involved writing lesson plans, participating in team meetings and appraisal, kitchen duties, overnight cabin monitoring and the running of daily camp activities in a variety of areas such as animal care, fun in the forest (junior hiking) and other ball sports.

Individual responsibilities included care for my cabin group of girls. Tasks ranged from general care, room organisation, conflict resolution, anxiety and stress monitoring, homesickness coaching and wellbeing of children with special needs including diabetes.

This job incorporates various facets such as my animal husbandry skills, maintenance skills, manual labor and careful & precise handling of eggs and livestock.

My roles include:

- Delivery van driver

- Collecting thousands of eggs at multiple farm locations independently

- Egg grading and packaging

- Cleaning of workplace areas

- Responsibility of overseeing entire farms whilst managers were away

- Strong teamwork skills

As a part of studying my Certificate II in Animal Studies, I completed my placement hours by volunteering at an animal shelter known as GAWS in Geelong.

As a part of this experience I:

- Worked within the 'Lost Cats' section

- Was responsible for feeding and watering animals

- Cleaning enclosures and surrounding facilities

During weekends and school holidays whilst staying in country Victoria I spent some time volunteering for the local respite program for children with disabilities.

As a part of this experience I attended various excursions with other hospital workers and assisted them during the day.

At Family Pet & Aquarium in Grovedale I was a Pet Shop Attendant During Work Experience for my first week of experience in a workplace.

This job required:

- Extensive store cleaning

- Restocking and reorganising shelves

- Feeding animals within the store

- Answering customer questions

Along with horse riding lessons, I began studying a course in Stablehand and Assisting Instructing at Saddle On Riding School in Lara.

As a part of this experience I attended the school for both theory and practical components, some of these tasks include:

- Maintained saddles, bridles and riding gear and helped fit them to specific horses

- Raked, mucked and swept stables

- Administered horse medication and necessary special care

- Fed, groomed and gave horses to their riders daily

- Prepared horses for their lessons

This experience was both educational and enjoyable.

I acquired two certificates in these few months by the age of 13.