Natalia Slavkoska
Ermington
Summary
Passionate and dedicated early childhood teacher that foregrounds inclusive and diverse practices to establish a strong sense of belonging for all children, colleagues and families in order to provide consistent, safe, risk-taking and collaborative learning environments.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Childhood Teacher
Nurtured Education & Care
03.2024 - Current
- Mentored new teachers, sharing effective teaching strategies and communicate with their providers
- Apply a strength-based approach to learning
- Know each child and how they learn, this includes behaviour management plans
- Uphold each child's right to safety through adequate supervision and annual professional development
- Provide equitable opportunities for all children to learn and thrive in a learning environment
- Collaborate with families, colleagues and the wider community to establish a sense of belonging within the service
- Plan and implement appropriate, inviting and stimulating learning environments for children
- Apply knowledge of NQF to practices and program development
- Responsible person, leadership qualities
Early Childhood Teacher: Room Leader
Little Zak's Academy
08.2023 - 02.2024
Early Childhood Teacher: Room Leader
Guardian Early Learning Centre
03.2022 - 05.2023
- Uphold each child's rights and safety through adequate supervision, maintaining confidentiality, seeking children's opinions, ideas and permission in the learning environment.
- Know each child and how their learn.
- Provide equitable opportunities for all children and families in the service, focusing on a strength-based approach to learning.
- Documenting children's learning through detailed observations and analysing the learning in alignment with the NQF.
- Building and maintain positive partnerships with families and staff to establish a collaborative approach to learning, being open-minded to new ideas and ways of learning.
- Maintain the safety of children through daily cleaning checklists, playground checklists, completing risk management plans and holding an up-to-date mandatory reporting certificate.
- Plan and implement innovative learning for children that is age appropriate, tailored to each child's needs and challenging in accordance with the planning cycle.
- Collaborate with allied health professionals.
- Planning and implementing behaviour management plans.
- Being a confident and collaborative mentor for students.
- Responsible person including ratio checks
Early Childhood Educator
Guardian Early Learning Centre
03.2021 - 03.2022
Early Childhood Educator
Milestones Early Learning Centre
05.2019 - 02.2021
Education
Master of Arts - Teaching (Primary)
Western Sydney University
Sydney, NSWBachelor - Early Childhood Education
Victoria University
11.2021
Diploma - Early Childhood Education and Care
Victoria University
2019
Certificate III - Early Childhood Education And Care
Wyndham Community And Education Centre Inc
2017
Bachelor - Early Childhood Education And Leadership
Victoria University
11.2022
Skills
- Excellent knowledge of National Quality Framework
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Organised and time efficient
- Collaborative approach to learning with children, colleagues and families
- Strength-based approach to learning
- Excellent knowledge of planning cycle including observations and analysing learning
- Advocate for children's voices and opinions
- Current NESA registration
- Current first aid training (HLTAID004)
- Current CPR training (HLTAID009)
- SunSmart training
- Safe food handling training
References
Bianca Pollo
2IC & Educational Leader at Nurtured Education & Care
Ph: 0410 700 929
Email: bmirpollo@gmail.com
Emily Poulter
Kindergarten assisting educator at Guardian Childhood & Education
Ph: 0432 278 911
Email: emilypoulter21@gmail.com
Timeline
Early Childhood Teacher
Nurtured Education & Care
03.2024 - Current
Early Childhood Teacher: Room Leader
Little Zak's Academy
08.2023 - 02.2024
Early Childhood Teacher: Room Leader
Guardian Early Learning Centre
03.2022 - 05.2023
Early Childhood Educator
Guardian Early Learning Centre
03.2021 - 03.2022
Early Childhood Educator
Milestones Early Learning Centre
05.2019 - 02.2021
Master of Arts - Teaching (Primary)
Western Sydney University
Bachelor - Early Childhood Education
Victoria University
Diploma - Early Childhood Education and Care
Victoria University
Certificate III - Early Childhood Education And Care
Wyndham Community And Education Centre Inc
Bachelor - Early Childhood Education And Leadership
Victoria University
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