Sheillah Jepkorir
Narrogin,WA
Summary
Team leader that is working with a team to ensure that quality care is provided for children and families. Experienced in ensuring legal and regulatory compliance is maintained in the center at all times. Great written and verbal communication with attention to details with documentation.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Leader
Regional Early Education And Development
01.2023 - Current
- Ensuring health and safety of children is maintained across the centre by completing risk management plan, risk minimisation plans, maintenance ticketing,
- Ensuring safe transportation of children as per regulations.
- Providing support for educators in completing planning cycles.
- Managing staffing by creating weekly rotating rosters, approving timesheets, leave requests and resourcing educators to other services.
- As the responsible person I ensure day to day running and compliance of the centre. Maintaining staff to children ratio and completing office administrative roles.
- Ensuring the centre is adequately resourced by ordering resources and weekly food shopping.
- Building a cohesive team by acknowledging individual strength and providing support for areas required.
- Working with the team in ensure policies and procedures are followed, providing input during reviews.
- Building positive and meaningful relationships with families through day-to-day interactions and provide relevant information and resources for families to utilise.
- Managing complaints as addressed by families and putting strategies in place to improve.
- Role modelling positive interaction with children and supporting educators through behaviour strategies.
- Have an understanding of PRODA and liaise with inclusion support agency- Wanslea, Maven Support to ensure that support is provided for children, educators, and families.
- Work closely with the cluster manager in organizing for trainee sign up, TAFE enrolments and supporting trainees during study.
- Collaborating with community in fostering children’s learning- kindergarten teachers, community garden, library, commonwealth bank.
- Collaborating with learning institutions to provide work placement mentorship for students- Narrogin Senior High School, TAFE, Murdoch University.
- Regular review and updating of QIP inspired by NQS exceeding themes.
- Worked closely with the cluster manager throughout the process of rating and assessment for NOSHC.
- Work with cluster manager and admin team in updating bookings.
- Networking with team leaders and cluster manager, sharing knowledge and support for each other.
- As a member of the CSO committee, I embed child safe in the centre by having a focus topic in each team meeting.
Room Leader
Regional Early Education And Development
06.2020 - 12.2022
- Documented children planning cycles through programming in line with EYLF and assessed learning by completing developmental milestones.
- Created an inviting environment for children to learn and develop both indoors and outdoors.
- Supported and taught children positive behaviour and emotional regulation, utilising resource and support visit from inclusion agency.
- Promoted independence of children through routine participation.
- Ensured health and wellbeing of children by completing nappy change, sleep check procedures, administering medication, completing incident forms and checklists.
- Communicated with families the needs of children at the centre and collaborated with input from homes.
- Organized for community involvement through excursions and parent incursions, completing risk assessments beforehand.
- Role modelled and mentored positive work ethics like team work, following policies and procedure to assistant educators and students.
- Provided support to other room leaders with programming through discussions and brainstorms.
- Completed responsible person’s duties in the absence of the team leader.
- Developed and worked on individual room QIP in line with NQS and submitted the input to the center's.
Assistant Educator
Treasure Island Childcare Centre
06.2017 - 11.2019
- Recording observations of individual children and in groups
- Assisted room leader in planning and implementing program that reflected children’s interest, development, culture
- Used strategies to encourage children to participate in activities
- Maintained a safe, hygienic, and inspiring environment for the children that attended the Centre
- Created a positive relationship with children, families, and team members
Education
Diploma in Early Childhood Education And Care -
Australian Institute of Workplace Training
Perth, WA12.2019
Certificate III in Individual Support (ageing) -
Bestwest Care
Kwinana, WA04.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition & Dietetics With Information Technology
Maseno University
Kisumu, Kenya 12.2016
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination -
Kapsabet Girls High School
Kapsabet, Kenya 11.2011
Skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Critical thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Work Planning and Prioritization
References
Tracey Foster
Cluster Manager- South
tracey.foster@reedwa.org.au
0447507342
Madison Boothey
Cluster Manager- Central
madison.boothey@reedwa.org.au
0428806755
Timeline
Team Leader
Regional Early Education And Development
01.2023 - Current
Room Leader
Regional Early Education And Development
06.2020 - 12.2022
Assistant Educator
Treasure Island Childcare Centre
06.2017 - 11.2019
Diploma in Early Childhood Education And Care -
Australian Institute of Workplace Training
Certificate III in Individual Support (ageing) -
Bestwest Care
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition & Dietetics With Information Technology
Maseno University
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination -
Kapsabet Girls High School
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