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SAIMA (SYMA) QURESHI

Coomera,QLD

Summary

CAREER OBJECTIVE – Pursuing a career as a Goal-oriented as a teacher's aide, caring with students of different learning levels and backgrounds. Always ready to step in and positively impact student learning or teacher well-being with timely support. Reliable in maintaining orderly spaces and preparing daily materials.

My Background is in childcare industry for the last 6 years with Multi-lingual Skills. In this career, I have worked in a wide range of working patterns, whether childcare center settings or OSHC and having my own two young children, this is proving to be particularly convenient and helpful work-career for me and my family.

I am very dependable and responsible educational professional with an inherent interest in providing care services to children of different ages from diverse backgrounds. Highly skilled in supervising and positively interacting with children, ensuring their physical and emotional wellbeing, at all times.

Dedicated educational professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

14
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Goodstart Early Learning Centre, Gordon Street

Inclusion Support Educator
06.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Work with staff members to ensure a smooth operation of the day to day and running of the center in accordance with the center’s policies and procedures
  • Responsible of opening the center and setting up children’s activities and responsibilities to maintain the resources in the room
  • Regularly attend all staff meetings held monthly and as required
  • Track record of arranging activities so that children can learn about theworld and explore interests
  • Speak to the children in a friendly, courteous manner encouraging to them to extend their vocabulary and use of language
  • Working with children of special needs and ensuring that a safe, clean hygienic environment exists at all times.

Woolworths Supermarket

Night Filling/Casual Retail Assistant
08.2018 - Current

Job overview

  • Operating cash register including Sales, refund & exchanges
  • Giving 1st priority to customers and has excellent follow-up skills
  • Identified potential shoplifters and alerted management
  • Online order completions and sorting.
  • Coordinated restocking of sales floor with current merchandise and accurate signage for current promotions.

Benevolent Society

Volunteer
08.2018 - 01.2023

Job overview

  • Assisted with special events or programs.
  • Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.
  • Coordinated food, clothing and household items for disadvantaged individuals and families.
  • Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
  • Supported engaging, fun and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.

Creative Garden Early Learning Centre

Childcare Educator
02.2022 - 11.2022

Job overview

  • Engaged with children individually to encourage physical activity and academic curiosity.
  • Maintained child-friendly environment by allowing frequent access to outdoor activities.
  • Read and told stories to promote and support overall language development.
  • Maintained daily records of children's individual activities, behaviors, meals and naps.
  • Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
  • Prepared healthy foods and beverages for children based on optimal dietary guidelines and individual restrictions.
  • Administered medication and minor first aid to sick and injured students.

G8 Education Limited, Kool Kids Early Learning Centre

Childcare Educator
03.2021 - 06.2021

Job overview

  • My responsibilities to ensure an inclusive environment is developed for all children, regardless of race, abilities, beliefs, and values
  • The environment will foster children’s safety, security, positive relationships, be challenging, warm and caring
  • Building positive trusting, two-way relationships with parents
  • Plan for the long, short-term, and spontaneous needs of the children using observations and knowledge in relation to interests, skills, abilities, background, and culture
  • Treat each of the children equally with respect and dignity, taking into consideration any cultural, socio-economic, and other diversity
  • Speak to the children in a friendly, courteous manner encouraging children to extend their vocabulary and use of language
  • Provide an interactive program for the mornings and afternoons when there is a combined group
  • Attend conscientiously to the HEALTH AND SAFETY of each of the children

Guppy’s Early Learning Center

Senior Lead Educator
09.2020 - 03.2021

Job overview

  • My expertise lies in planning dynamic learning opportunities and projects, supervising children, and maintaining a sharp focus on optimizing children’s experiences
  • Through my experience, I have become adept at assessing children’s emotional and social development using my keen observation skills and my knowledge of early childhood development milestones
  • To co-operate and communicate effectively with parents about their child-care needs
  • Preparing and implementing learning program as per the Early Learning Framework and service philosophy
  • And report this information to parents in a confidential manner on ongoing basis
  • Maintain records of each child and the program as per regulations and quality standards
  • Submitting children’s daily activities, routine, and pictures on Guppy’s Oxenford Childcare website.

My Cubby House Early Learning

Lead Educator
06.2020 - 09.2020

Job overview

  • Supervise and monitor the safety of children
  • Establish and maintain suitable developmental records and observations based on the Center's philosophy
  • Develop a cleaning routine throughout the day that keeps all of the interactive areas sanitary and safe
  • Positively interact with all children, nurturing their confidence and self-esteem giving each child individual attention and comfort throughout the day
  • Prepare and serve meals and monitor children during lunch time.

Bundall Education and Care Centre

Room Leader
07.2019 - 05.2020

Job overview

  • Monitor children’s achievements of education objectives to report to families
  • Ensuring daily activity pictures should be loaded on our Story Park website
  • Responsible of opening the center every morning and set up the yard of children’s activities
  • Always participate in meetings, conferences, and training courses where appropriate
  • Responsible keeping all the information confidential
  • Record and report all the incident to nominated supervisor/director as soon as they occur
  • Always offered support to parents when needed and work towards achieving goals.

Kindyland Kids Early Learning Center, Paradise Point & Runaway Bay Br

Childcare Educator
08.2018 - 07.2019

Job overview

  • Providing care for children, such as setting schedules and routines, grooming, feeding, changing diapers, and cleaning rooms and toys
  • Educate children in good hygiene habits including eating, resting& toileting
  • Preparing children to enter the next level of care or for entry into school
  • Maintaining a safe workplace by monitoring children for health, behavioral, and emotional issues and reporting concerns to staff and parents
  • Provide counseling and therapy to aggressive and disabled children
  • Demonstrated ability to work with preschool to elementary school children


Olsen Avenue Community Children’s Center

Childcare Worker
07.2018 - 10.2018

Job overview

  • I successfully gained experience in Olsen Avenue Community Children Center and completed placement hours
  • Providing meals and attending to sleep routines
  • Setting the rooms and outdoor play area
  • Highly skilled in supervising and monitoring the safety of children
  • Able to follow new learning tools to develop educational programs
  • Able to change the diapers of infants and toddlers
  • Helping children with caring for their clothes and teach them how-to-pick up toys and books.

Education

ITAC (Institute of Teacher's Aide Courses)
Perth, WA

CHC40213 Certificate IV CHC30213 - Certificate III from Child Safety &Child Protection
12.2022

University Overview

This course helped to deal behavior management techniques such as low-key responses, proximity and rapport building. These skills result in fewer behavioral issue in the classroom and assist in reducing teacher stress and workload.

Also some topics which focus on literacy, numeracy and generally instructional skills such as questioning techniques, shared and guided learning, modelling, worked examples, prompting and many other skills capable of providing a high level of instructional support in almost any subject and grade.

STARK INSTITUTE
Sydney, NSW

CHC52015 - Diploma of Community Services from Counsel Affected By Domestic & Family Violence
08.2022

University Overview

Helping vulnerable individuals overcome their problems, community workers have an immediate and profound impact on the welfare of those who need help the most.


Community workers make a difference to the quality of people's lives by giving them hope for a brighter future.



Advanced Education & Training
Logan City, QLD

CHC50113-Diploma of Early Childhood & Education from Care For Babies To School Age Children
02.2019

University Overview

Create a safe, supportive, stimulating and educational environment for the children. Protect children and their rights.

Also plan and implement early learning educational programs. Organize games and recreational activities

HARRODS Applied And Allied Sciences
Karachi-Pakistan

MBA from Marketing Management And Research
06.2000

University Overview

Karachi University
Pakistan

Bachelor of Arts from Mass Communication
06.1995

University Overview

Skills

  • Educator Support
  • Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
  • Child Support
  • Meeting Support
  • Team Support
  • Clinical Support
  • Residential Support
  • Classroom Inclusion
  • Educator Guidance

Certification

First Aid & CPR Certification.

Current Driver’s License.

Certificate of Child Protection Physical Abuse

Current Police Clearance Certificate.

Current Working with Children - Blue Card (P)

I'm Alert- Food and Safety Certificate

Timeline

Childcare Educator
Creative Garden Early Learning Centre
02.2022 - 11.2022
Inclusion Support Educator
Goodstart Early Learning Centre, Gordon Street
06.2021 - Current
Childcare Educator
G8 Education Limited, Kool Kids Early Learning Centre
03.2021 - 06.2021
Senior Lead Educator
Guppy’s Early Learning Center
09.2020 - 03.2021
Lead Educator
My Cubby House Early Learning
06.2020 - 09.2020
Room Leader
Bundall Education and Care Centre
07.2019 - 05.2020
Volunteer
Benevolent Society
08.2018 - 01.2023
Night Filling/Casual Retail Assistant
Woolworths Supermarket
08.2018 - Current
Childcare Educator
Kindyland Kids Early Learning Center, Paradise Point & Runaway Bay Br
08.2018 - 07.2019
Childcare Worker
Olsen Avenue Community Children’s Center
07.2018 - 10.2018
ITAC (Institute of Teacher's Aide Courses)
CHC40213 Certificate IV CHC30213 - Certificate III from Child Safety &Child Protection
STARK INSTITUTE
CHC52015 - Diploma of Community Services from Counsel Affected By Domestic & Family Violence
Advanced Education & Training
CHC50113-Diploma of Early Childhood & Education from Care For Babies To School Age Children
HARRODS Applied And Allied Sciences
MBA from Marketing Management And Research
Karachi University
Bachelor of Arts from Mass Communication
SAIMA (SYMA) QURESHI