Shazia Rashid
Bonnyrigg,NSW
Summary
Dedicated and enthusiastic team player, with over eight years of experience in early childhood education, providing excellent care to children from 0 to 12 years of age in different roles throughout my journey. Very friendly and approachable with families and team members, ensuring all the needs are met. Enjoy working and providing warm and nurturing care to the children, ensuring that the service meets the national quality framework. I am seeking a new challenge that will enable me to broaden my experience. I am committed to ongoing learning and professional development.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Centre Director
Cumberland City Council
02.2024 - Current
- Developing key relationships with education and care staff, other council staff, children, their families, service providers, and organizations in the local community, including key personnel from local schools in the area.
- Achieving the broader strategic goals of the business unit and improvement.
- Being responsible for ensuring that all direct reports are supported to develop the skills needed to grow professionally.
- Complying with statutory obligations, National Quality Standard requirements, program-related legislation guidelines, and Council policies.
- Nominated Supervisor and Educational Leader under the regulations and law, leading the team in the development and implementation of a high-quality program, driving reflective practice and critical thinking among the team.
- Ensuring that practice and resourcing are aligned with strategic priorities for Education and Care, an ongoing focus on quality improvement is achieved through the planning and delivery of center-specific projects.
- Contributing to the review of policies and procedures.
- Ensuring all compliance documents are completed in line with the Education and Care Guiding Principles.
- Mentoring and coaching of staff to support them, to ensure a high-quality education and care program is delivered that supports the well-being and rights of each child.
APS4 Service Officer
Services Australia
11.2023 - 02.2024
- General knowledge of the role and functions of the agency and an understanding of how these relate to a specific work area
- Understanding of the impact of the work area on strategic, political or operational outcomes for the agency/program
- Understanding of relevant legislation and policy frameworks
- Providing sound advice and recommendations which influence the decisions made by others, including supervisors and peers
- Having accountability for completion of allocated tasks, organising workflow, review of work and development of less experienced employees
- Contributing positively to strategic planning and decision making within the work area
- Making decisions with some autonomy that relate to role and area of speciality
- Supervision is generally limited to work of moderate complexity or difficulty
- Make decisions within defined parameters relating to the area of responsibility that impact on the work area or specific function, but the impact on agency operations and resources is limited
- Apply judgement, knowledge and limited discretion in interpreting and applying legislation, instructions, guidelines and procedures
OSHC Coordinator
Ambrose Catholic Diocese of Parramatta
05.2023 - 10.2023
- Ensuring the role and responsibilities of the Nominated Supervisor are carried out for all the OSHC services.
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships that support and partner with families, school principals, and the community.
- Ensuring all the OSHC services are compliant.
- Ensuring health and safety standards are always maintained in line with company standards.
- Ensuring that regulations and national quality standards are met at all services.
- Educational leader ensuring that educators are supported and have an understanding of the National Quality Framework.
- Ensuring children are adequately supervised, are not subject to inappropriate discipline, and are protected from harm and hazards.
- Mentoring and guiding educators.
Area OSHC Coordinator
Community First Step
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Ensuring the role and responsibilities of the Nominated Supervisor are carried out for all the OSHC services.
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships that support and partner with families, school principals, and the community.
- Ensuring all the OSHC services are compliant
- Ensuring health and safety standards are always maintained in line with company standards.
- Ensuring that regulations and national quality standards are met at all services.
- Educational leader for four OSHC services, ensuring the educators are supported and have an understanding of the National Quality Framework.
- Ensuring children are adequately supervised, are not subject to inappropriate discipline, and are protected from harm and hazards.
- Ensuring that the prescribed educator-to-child ratios are met, and that each educator at the service meets the qualification requirements relevant to the educator's role.
- Ensuring adequate health and hygiene practices, as well as safe practices for handling, preparing, and storing food, are implemented at the service to minimize risks to children.
OSHC Coordinator
Community First Step
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Being the nominated supervisor, ensuring the service is compliant.
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships that support and partner with families, school principals, and the community.
- Ensuring children are adequately supervised, are not subject to inappropriate discipline, and are protected from harm and hazards.
- Ensure health and safety standards are always maintained in line with company standards.
- Ensure that regulations and national quality standards are met.
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships that support and partner with families, school principals, and the community.
Quality Control Playgroup Officer
Community First Step
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Working closely with families who have children aged 4 to 5 to deliver the HIPPY curriculum of play-based, educational activities.
- Assisting families to build their confidence and skills in supporting their child's educational development, in preparation for school.
- Support families to develop a home environment that encourages the development of a love for learning, literacy, and numeracy skills.
- Prepare materials for each activity, and other program documentation.
- Ensure a safe and stimulating environment for children's learning, development, and care.
- Assist in creating and maintaining a safe, healthy setting that enhances children's autonomy, initiative, self-worth, and dignity.
Home Interaction Program for Parents & Youngsters
Uniting Care
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Worked with parents and staff to improve child behavioral and learning issues with proactive approaches.
- Encouraged positive social interactions among children while promoting teamwork skills.
- Facilitated communication between families and children.
- Established and enforced modern educational standards to support childs needs.
Volunteer Teacher's Aid
Fairfield Public School
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Assisting the teacher by giving lessons for students
- Supervise students
- Prepare materials for teaching
- Preparing classroom display
- Maintained a neat, orderly, clean, sanitary environment, conducive to study
- Participated in staff training
Inventory Control Clerk
Fruit Mania
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Processing purchase orders
- Monitoring and maintaining inventory
- Tracking orders
- Checking shipment received
- Returning damage goods to companies
- Unpacking, and stocking goods
- Customer Service
- Ordering stock
- Shelfing stock
- Pricing
- Assisting with any other duties assigned by Manager
Education
Certificate IV -
Educational Support
Diploma -
Early Childhood Education and Care
Skills
Use of payroll systems: TSheets, CareMaster, Smart Central, Deputy, and CIA
Use of programming system
Xplor, Qikkids, Kindy Hub, and Smart Central Skills
Certification
- Working with Children Check
- Current driver's license
- Food Safety Supervisor
- First Aid and CPR
- National Police Check
- Covid Vaccination
References
- Mr Rasheed 0423 228 142 Excutive Manager : Communuty First Step
- Mrs Belinda Hourani, 0405228254 OOSH Director : Cumberland City Council
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Urdu
Timeline
Centre Director
Cumberland City Council
02.2024 - Current
APS4 Service Officer
Services Australia
11.2023 - 02.2024
OSHC Coordinator
Ambrose Catholic Diocese of Parramatta
05.2023 - 10.2023
Area OSHC Coordinator
Community First Step
01.2021 - 01.2023
OSHC Coordinator
Community First Step
01.2019 - 01.2021
Quality Control Playgroup Officer
Community First Step
01.2018 - 01.2019
Home Interaction Program for Parents & Youngsters
Uniting Care
01.2016 - 01.2018
Volunteer Teacher's Aid
Fairfield Public School
01.2016 - 01.2018
Inventory Control Clerk
Fruit Mania
01.2009 - 01.2010
Certificate IV -
Educational Support
Diploma -
Early Childhood Education and Care