SAIMA QURESHI
Coomera
Summary
CAREER OBJECTIVE – Pursuing a career as a compassionate Community Support Worker to look after the well-being of people in their daily lives. Help people living with different physical disabilities and mental health needs to live their lives more independently and support them to reach their potential by providing both physical and emotional support.
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 also an outgoing and enthusiastic teacher aide capable of offering exceptional assistance to leading teachers in virtually any environment. Strives to provide students with a top-notch learning experience while fulfilling everyday tasks.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Support Worker/Casual
Homecare Assistance
04.2023 - Current
- Accompanying clients on outings and arranging transportation to medical appointments
- Assisting clients with household finances, bills, and payments, as well as running errands
- Providing mobility support, including assistance with walking aids and wheelchairs
- Performing basic housekeeping duties, including cleaning, laundry, and preparing meals
- Engaging clients in suitable activities, such as playing games, taking walks, or having conversations
Inclusion Support Educator
Goodstart Early Learning Centre
06.2021 - Current
- Work with staff members to ensure a smooth operation of the day to day running of the center in accordance with the center's policies and procedures
- Responsible for opening the center and setting up children's activities and responsibilities to maintain the resources in the room
- Track record of arranging activities so that children can learn about the world and explore interests
- Speak to the children in a friendly, courteous manner encouraging 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
Lead Educator + Kitchen Hand
Wattle Montessori
07.2023 - 07.2024
- As the service’s kitchen hand person, I am expected to be an active member of the team, which provides high quality early childhood education and care
- Assist in monitoring cooking times and temperatures to ensure food safety and quality standards are met
- Assist in the preparation of special dietary meals and snacks, considering individual needs and allergies
- Communicate effectively with the director and other team members regarding food orders, supplies, and any changes or updates
High School Teacher's Assistant
Southport State High School
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Arranged and organized classroom desks, chairs, and supplies
- Demonstrated specific skills and activities for students to improve understanding and take excess workload off teachers
- Enforced rules and instructions to maintain discipline
- Laminated teaching materials to increase durability under repeated use
- Stepped into non-classroom environments such as libraries to help staff manage demand
- Monitor students during lunch period and recess
- Report any problems to the lead teacher
- REASON FOR LEAVING: Completed my Placement hours
Childcare Educator
Creative Garden Early Learning Centre G8
02.2022 - 11.2022
- Engaged with children individually to encourage physical activity and academic curiosity
- Maintained a child-friendly environment by allowing frequent access to outdoor activities
- Read and tell stories to promote and support overall language development
- Maintained daily records of children's activities, behaviors, meals, and naps
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling
- Administered medication and minor first aid to sick and injured students
- REASON FOR LEAVING: Moved to Coomera location
Lead Educator
G8 Education Limited, Kool Kids Early Learning Centre
03.2021 - 06.2021
- My responsibilities are 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
- REASON FOR LEAVING: Transferred to Creative Garden G8
Senior Lead Educator
Guppy's Early Learning Center
09.2020 - 03.2021
- 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 a learning program as per the Early Learning Framework and service philosophy
- And report this information to parents in a confidential manner on an ongoing basis
- Maintain records of each child and the program as per regulations and quality standards
- Submitting children's daily activities, routines, and pictures on Guppy's Oxenford Childcare website
- REASON FOR LEAVING: Childcare was shut down and bought by another company
Lead Educator
My Cubby House Early Learning
06.2020 - 09.2020
- 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 lunchtime
- REASON FOR LEAVING: Not getting regular/ promising shifts
Room Leader
Bundall Education and Care Centre
07.2019 - 05.2020
- Monitor children's achievements of education objectives to report to families
- Ensuring daily activity pictures should be loaded on our Story Park website
- Responsible for opening the center every morning and set up the yard for children's activities
- Always participate in meetings, conferences, and training courses where appropriate
- Record and report all the incidents to the nominated supervisor/director as soon as they occur
- REASON FOR LEAVING: COVID-19 started and lost my job
Childcare Educator Casual
Kindyland Kids Early Learning Center
08.2018 - 07.2019
- 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
- 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
- REASON FOR LEAVING: Got an offer from Bundle Education Center for a Permanent Room Leader Position
Education
Certificate III in Individual Support - Disability Studies
Hader Institute Of Education
Melbourne, VIC03-2025
Diploma - Community Services: Counsel Affected by Domestic & Family Violence
STARK INSTITUTE
Sydney, NSW08.2022
Diploma - Early Childhood & Education: Care for Babies To School Age Children
Advanced Education & Training
Logan City, QLD02.2019
MBA - Marketing Management and Research
HARRODS Applied and Allied Sciences
06.2000
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication
Karachi University
06.1995
Mental Health Course Bundle (+ Masterclasses) - Mental Health Course
Online Courses Of Australia
04-2025
Skills
- Social support
- Meal planning
- Daily living support
- Disability care
- Respectful and compassionate
- End-of-life care
- Housekeeping
- Flexible schedule and availability
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)
QUALIFICATIONS
- Hader Institute of Education RTO45162: Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability& Aging) (Enrolled) -2024
- Institute of Teacher Aide Courses: Certificate III in Education Support -2022 Certificate IV in Education Support -2022
- Stark Institute: Diploma of Community Services –2022
- Advanced Education and Training: Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care-2019
- University of Karachi: Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) -1995
Languages
Hindi
Full Professional
Arabic
Limited Working
Urdu
Full Professional
Punjabi
Limited Working
English
Full Professional
Interests
- Cooking
- Volunteer Travel
- Music
- Gym Workouts
- Watching Movies and TV Shows
- I enjoy cooking for friends and family gatherings
Timeline
Lead Educator + Kitchen Hand
Wattle Montessori
07.2023 - 07.2024
Personal Support Worker/Casual
Homecare Assistance
04.2023 - Current
High School Teacher's Assistant
Southport State High School
08.2022 - 12.2022
Childcare Educator
Creative Garden Early Learning Centre G8
02.2022 - 11.2022
Inclusion Support Educator
Goodstart Early Learning Centre
06.2021 - Current
Lead 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
Childcare Educator Casual
Kindyland Kids Early Learning Center
08.2018 - 07.2019
Diploma - Community Services: Counsel Affected by Domestic & Family Violence
STARK INSTITUTE
Diploma - Early Childhood & Education: Care for Babies To School Age Children
Advanced Education & Training
MBA - Marketing Management and Research
HARRODS Applied and Allied Sciences
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication
Karachi University
Certificate III in Individual Support - Disability Studies
Hader Institute Of Education
Mental Health Course Bundle (+ Masterclasses) - Mental Health Course
Online Courses Of Australia
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