Michele Mannes
Thornleigh,NSW
Summary
Dedicated and adaptable professional contributing to the educational needs of students to maximise participation and achievement. With nearly 30 years of education based experience across many areas of teaching, learning and administration, I am eager to continue to learn,form new relationships and contribute to a dynamic team.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Learning Support Assistant
Loreto Normanhurst
Normanhurst, NSW
04.2016 - Current
- Established supportive and nurturing relationships with pupils from diverse backgrounds.
- Assisted students with diverse learning needs in the classroom setting.
- Mentoring and supporting students' development of life skills.
- Developed necessary resources across abilities and subjects.
- Maintained accurate records of student data and observations.
- Think on my feet, solve problems, and scaffold tasks.
- Assessed students for literacy intervention.
- Lead group and individual intervention sessions from years 5-8.
- Provided learning instruction and support to small groups of students in accordance with the teacher's lesson plans.
- Established positive, professional relationships with colleagues and students.
- Effective use of technology: Sentral, OneNote Canvas, Teams Staff Portal, Zoom, Excel, Google.
- Assisted students in navigating online learning environments.
- Playground supervision
Teacher's Aide
St Lucy's School
Wahroonga, NSW
02.2016 - 04.2025
- Supported classroom teacher in managing a diverse classroom of students.
- Assisting students with transitional and life skills tasks.
- Playground supervision.
Early Childhood Teacher
Highfileds Preparatory and Kindergarten School
Londfield, NSW
02.2014 - 02.2025
- Teacher of the 3- to 4-year-olds.
- Responsible for implementing the full teaching program, including the implementation of Reggio Emilia practices, ACECQ- National quality Framework.
- Part of the team achieving an Excellent rating for NSW Accreditation.
Inclusive Support Worker
Bridging Connections
Sydney, NSW
02.2015 - 02.2016
- Contracted to support children with diverse learning needs in association with a private psychology practice.
- Create and review ELC learning programs.
- Support within the learning environment and assist children to reach.
Co-Director and Early Childhood Teacher
NSCCAHS
Hornsby, NSW
01.2003 - 01.2014
- Teacher in charge of multiple rooms, including curriculum programming, behaviour management of all age groups
- Co-director for two days a week.
- The co-director role included full management of a busy centre with human resource duties, student administration, family interviews, tertiary education learning, WHS and roster management.
- Detailed preparation of policies.
- Organisation of Staff Development Day.
- Managing community involvement with the center.
- Presented the course/topic training for staff members.
- Planned, implemented, and monitored the team's quality control program.
- Managed licensing and government accounting programs through external software systems.
- Reviewed and monitored budget and centre expenditure.
Education
Bachelor of Teaching - Early Childhood Education
Charles Sturt University
Bathurst, NSW12-2005
Associate Diploma, Social Science Child Studies -
Meadowbank TAFE
Meadowbank12-1995
High School Certificate
Loreto Normanhurst
Sydney, NSW12-1993
Skills
- Working and relating to young people and families
- Promoting pre-school services to parents
- Directing teams in preschool settings
- Administration within the school environment
- Student records management
- Social skills development
- Instructional support
Certification
- Working with children check - WWC0163479E
- First aid, CPR, anaphylaxis- uo to date.
Referees
- Jakki Graham; Group Operations Manager, Young Academics ELC
- Martiene D'Amicis; Teacher of Diverse Learning, Loreto Normanhurst
Timeline
Learning Support Assistant
Loreto Normanhurst
04.2016 - Current
Teacher's Aide
St Lucy's School
02.2016 - 04.2025
Inclusive Support Worker
Bridging Connections
02.2015 - 02.2016
Early Childhood Teacher
Highfileds Preparatory and Kindergarten School
02.2014 - 02.2025
Co-Director and Early Childhood Teacher
NSCCAHS
01.2003 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Teaching - Early Childhood Education
Charles Sturt University
Associate Diploma, Social Science Child Studies -
Meadowbank TAFE
High School Certificate
Loreto Normanhurst
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