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Shanice Redmond

Perth,WA

Summary

Enthusiastic, hardworking, and creative, with a commitment to providing excellent care and education for children. My experience has enabled me to provide nurturing and responsive environments that extended each child’s interests in line with the EYLF.

Working in a Montessori centre equipped me with the experience to successfully connect with and provide meaningful experiences for each child that focused on their self-help skills, with the view that each child is a capable and competent leader in a successfully prepared environment.

As I built on my skills as a Room Leader, and guided educators within my classroom, I developed leadership skills that enabled me to transition into an Educational Leader role. I became skilled at leading every educator to be confident and knowledgeable in the EYLF principles, practices, and outcomes while using their personal experiences to contribute to planning and experiences.

As I demonstrated my ability to lead teams, I then became the Assistant Director where I manage daily operations of the centre including tours and enrolments, accounts, financial responsibilities, staffing and ratio requirements. I also hold strong relationships with the local community. I have taken on roles such as WHS officer where my high attention to detail, and additional training was used to ensure the centre is always fully compliant and provides a safe and secure environment for all children and team members.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Director

Sagewood Early Learning
Perth, WA
04.2023 - Current
  • Helped to implement 1place across the centre to manage all safety checks, maintenance records, and incident reports. I take appropriate action by either arranging for maintenance staff to address any resources that need repair or escalating issues to upper leadership, so they are addressed in a timely manner.
  • Assist the Director in overseeing daily operations, ensuring that the childcare centre runs smoothly and meets regulatory standards.
  • Supervise and support educators, ensuring that they provide high-quality care and adhere to childcare policies and procedures.
  • Monitor the implementation of educational programs, ensuring that they meet the developmental needs of the children.
  • Ensuring timely and effective resolutions for any issues within the centre, including staff or parent concerns.
  • Manage daily administrative duties, such as rostering, timesheets, ratios, record-keeping, and maintaining communication with parents.
  • Assist in organizing and facilitating professional development opportunities for staff to enhance their skills and knowledge.
  • Promote a positive atmosphere for families, enhancing communication with parents to cultivate strong relationships.

Educational Leader

Sagewood Early Learning
Perth, WA
05.2022 - 04.2023
  • Surveyed families on activity requirements of children, providing valuable feedback to Telethon Kids for the implementation of the Play Active program. Led a team as an Educational Leader, overseeing the program and ensuring each child surpassed daily activity goals through diverse physical activities like yoga, obstacle courses, mindfulness sessions, and group sports.
  • Oversaw Work Health and Safety by ensuring the childcare environment is safe, clean, and conducive to learning, regularly reviewing safety protocols and practices.
  • Provided support and guidance to educators, helping them deepen their understanding of Montessori principles and techniques, as well as gaining knowledge on EYLF and NQS.
  • Ensured that the Montessori curriculum was implemented effectively across all age groups, adjusting materials and methods to meet the needs of individual children.
  • Oversaw the preparation and maintenance of the learning environment, ensuring it was orderly, inviting, and aligned with Montessori principles to foster independence and exploration.
  • Organized and facilitated ongoing training, workshops, and reflective practices for staff to enhance their skills and stay updated on best practices.
  • Regularly observed classrooms, provided constructive feedback to educators, and supported them in refining their practices to better meet the developmental needs of the children.
  • Fostered a collaborative atmosphere among educators, children, and parents, encouraging open communication, shared goals, and a strong sense of community.

Room Leader

Sagewood Early Learning
Perth, WA
06.2020 - 05.2022
  • I executed the daily operations of the 18 month old classroom to ensure an Early Learning and Montessori program is implemented.
  • I delivered the educational program through intentional activities and extensions on spontaneous activities as well as following children's interests and gaining family input.
  • I created a Montessori environment that is safe, loving, nurturing, peaceful and supportive. In this space, our children's natural passion for wonder, curiosity, exploration, independence, and discovery comes alive.
  • I created and implemented indoor and outdoor monthly programs which encouraged independence and child led learning.
  • Communicated with children's parents and guardians about daily activities, routines, behaviours and problems.
  • Monitored children's play activities to identify additional learning opportunities or behavioural issues.
  • Enhanced sensory abilities by giving children access to numerous textures and shapes.
  • Supported children's emotional and social development by adapting communication tactics for differing children's needs.
  • Introduced learning activities and imaginative play to teach children to explore.
  • Completed monthly observations on each child based on their level of learning.

Room Leader

Montessori EYLCC
Karratha, WA
06.2019 - 12.2019
  • Created and implemented an afternoon activity program for school aged children. This included math and English activities to encourage the development of their writing skills and mathematic knowledge, science experiments, cooking classes, practical life activities to gain independence as well as a physical movement program.
  • Created and implemented a school readiness program for the Pre-Kindy children within the centre.
  • Kept work areas clean, neat, and free of safety hazards to maximize efficiency.
  • Delegated daily tasks to team members to optimize group productivity.
  • Fostered positive employee relationships through communication, training and development coaching.
  • Mentored newly hired employees on room routines, children;s needs and daily procedures.
  • Organized and planned age-appropriate reading, crafts and music lessons.
  • Communicated with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors and related issues.
  • Sanitized toys and tables to maintain clean, safe environment.
  • Assisted children in development of social, communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Recorded child behavior, food and medication information for supervisors.

Service Administrator

Graham FM – DCU College
Christchurch , New Zealand
02.2019 - 05.2019
  • In this role I was responsible for
  • Input client information into spreadsheets and company database to provide leaders with quick access to essential client data.
  • Communicated with coworkers regarding deadlines and project milestones.
  • Managed day-to-day administrative duties for the staff within the company
  • Fielded phone calls from customers and answered diverse questions.
  • Analyzed main operations practices and offered suggestions that improved productivity.
  • Evaluated invoices and shipping paperwork for accuracy and compliance.
  • Responded to incoming calls and emails from customers and asked open-ended questions to determine how to be of assistance.
  • Organized and maintained documents, files and records.

Operations Administrator

Hilton Haulage
Christchurch
10.2016 - 01.2019
  • Input client information into spreadsheets and company database to provide leaders with quick access to essential client data.
  • Compiled data from source documents prior to data entry.
  • Maintained confidentiality of client and staff personal details by adhering to company regulations and requirements.
  • Facilitated communication between departments, management and customers to resolve issues and achieve performance targets.
  • Improved office organization by developing filing system and customer database protocols.
  • Checked office stock to determine supply levels and maintain inventory.
  • Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
  • Developed administrative processes to achieve organizational objectives and improve office efficiency.
  • Keyed in customer contacts and delivery dates to update details in company databases.

Room Leader / Supervisor

Giraffe Childcare, IFSC
Dublin
10.2011 - 01.2016

Childcare Assistant

Hyde & Seek
Dublin
06.2011 - 10.2011

Nzone Sports creche, Kinseally, School and College
Swords, Co Dublin
08.2009 - 05.2011

Education

Diploma of Education - Early Childhood Education

Killester College
Dublin, Ireland
06-2011

Diploma - Childcare And Education

Killester College
Dublin, Ireland
06.2010

Cert 3 - Montessori Teacher Education

Building Futures Education
Online

Skills

  • 0-3 Montessori Language Workshop
  • 0-3 Creating and Enhancing te Prepared Environment
  • Becoming an Education Leader in Early Childhood
  • Maintaining Workplace Health and Safety
  • Mental Health First Aid Certificate
  • Understanding Enrolments
  • Attracting and Retaining Educators
  • Persons with Management Control (PMC)
  • Guiding Positive Behaviours
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Child Protection and Supervision
  • Epi Pen
  • Food Allergy and Food Safety
  • Mandatory Reporting
  • Responsible Person
  • Safe Sleep Advanced
  • Sun Smart

References

References are available upon request.

Timeline

Assistant Director

Sagewood Early Learning
04.2023 - Current

Educational Leader

Sagewood Early Learning
05.2022 - 04.2023

Room Leader

Sagewood Early Learning
06.2020 - 05.2022

Room Leader

Montessori EYLCC
06.2019 - 12.2019

Service Administrator

Graham FM – DCU College
02.2019 - 05.2019

Operations Administrator

Hilton Haulage
10.2016 - 01.2019

Room Leader / Supervisor

Giraffe Childcare, IFSC
10.2011 - 01.2016

Childcare Assistant

Hyde & Seek
06.2011 - 10.2011

Nzone Sports creche, Kinseally, School and College
08.2009 - 05.2011

Diploma of Education - Early Childhood Education

Killester College

Diploma - Childcare And Education

Killester College

Cert 3 - Montessori Teacher Education

Building Futures Education
Shanice Redmond