Overview
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Natasha Vinod

Berwick,Victoria

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Head of Year

Toorak College
Mount Eliza , VIC
01.2017 - 01.2022
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Ran Head of Year meeting with Tutors
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help when needed.
  • Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
  • Used critical thinking to break down student and parent problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships with students, parents and staff.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
  • Liaised with fellow staff to determine best outcomes
  • Adhered to school policy and procedures
  • Reviewed student misconduct requiring counsel and disciplinary action

Classroom Teacher

Toorak College
Berwick, Victoria
04.2014 - Current
  • Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication.
  • Planned lessons, activities and trips to cover all required course material in both junior and senior classes
  • Established and enforced rules of behaviour to drive social development and maintain positive interactions with students.
  • Collaborated with students and parents to develop improvement plans for struggling students.
  • Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve goals.
  • Used tests, quizzes and other assignments to gauge students' learning and determine understanding of course materials.
  • Taught subject matter based on information compiled from textbooks, Edrolo and other educational resources.
  • Fostered team collaboration between students through group projects.
  • Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support catered to individual students.
  • Experience teaching year 7 through to 12

Education

Masters of Teaching - Creative Pedagogy (select Entry Program)

Monash University
Clayton, Victoria
10.2014

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Swinburne University of Tech
Melbourne, VIC
11.2010

Skills

  • Orientated to problem solve
  • Driven by student data
  • Empathetic
  • Ability to make decisions after thorough investigation and research of best practice
  • Detailed curriculum planning and implementation
  • Focused on student motivation and engagement
  • Excel in collaborative environments and managing teams
  • High level of organisation

Accomplishments

  • Created the 7-9 trimester based program and diversified content to study Asia, Europe and Africa across an integrated History, Geography and Commerce unit
  • Advocate for commerce based units and financial literacy into the junior years program, particularly promoting and passion for financial literacy
  • Developed academic support plans for students in junior and senior years
  • Developed skill based focus areas and ensured implementation across various Humanities subjects
  • Mentor to new teachers
  • Championed colleagues to pursue innovative practice
  • Qualified to teach multiple disciplines including Commerce, Humanities, Business Management, Legal Studies, Global Politics, Sociology and History

International Programs

Rouen Business School (Rouen, France) - Scholarship recipient for International Exchange Program


Monash University Placement (Johannesburg, South Africa) - Scholarship recipient for program in private and public school


Beyond Boundaries (Vietnam, India, Fiji) - International world challenge camp


Timeline

Head of Year

Toorak College
01.2017 - 01.2022

Classroom Teacher

Toorak College
04.2014 - Current

Masters of Teaching - Creative Pedagogy (select Entry Program)

Monash University

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Swinburne University of Tech

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