SRILEKHA NAMBIAR
Summary
Caring and motivated early childhood educator with experience working with children aged 0–5. Confident in planning fun, age-appropriate activities and supporting each child’s learning and development. Good at working with families and teams, and keeping clear records of children’s progress. Focused on creating a safe, friendly, and inclusive space where every child feels valued and supported.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Room Leader/Early Childhood Educator
Seaford House Sanctuary of Early Learning
Seaford, VIC
10.2023 - Current
- Plan and implement play-based learning experiences tailored to children’s interests, developmental stages, and learning goals
- Build strong, respectful relationships with children and families, creating a warm and inclusive environment
- Document observations, learning stories, and reflections to track each child’s progress and support planning
- Collaborate with a team of educators to ensure smooth daily routines, engaging programs, and a safe environment
- Support children through big emotions and transitions, using positive guidance strategies and empathy
LANGUAGE EXPERT
A14 Bharat Research Centre, IIT Madras
CHENNAI, INDIA
02.2022 - 12.2022
- Conversation Generation, Content Writing, Social media data extraction, sentence correction and content generation.
- Outlined work plans, assessed resources, and determined timelines for projects.
- Scheduled team meetings and collaborated with other team members.
- Shortlisted and interviewed candidates, aligning their skill sets with editorial team requirements.
- Played a key role in team selection, fostering a collaborative work environment and promoting diversity.
- Updated contents based on changing objectives, specifications and staff availability.
- Monitored communications between in-house software team, clients and stakeholders.
EDITOR
Oxford University Press
New Delhi, India
06.2021 - 01.2022
- Responsible for the translation of headwords for the Oxford Global Languages Initiative.
- Editing and Writing of entries in the Dictionary Production System (DPS).
- Managed multiple writing and editing assignments in dynamic environment within stated timelines.
- Conducted interviews and assessments to select candidates for specialized roles in AI language projects.
- Collaborated with project teams to identify language-related skill requirements and evaluate candidates' potential.
- Contract Based
ENGLISH FACILITATOR
DRS International School
Hyderabad, India
07.2019 - 03.2020
- Planning, preparing and delivering lessons
- Preparing required teaching materials
- Helping students improve their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills via individual and group projects.
- Checking and assessing pupils' projects and assignments
- .Organizing and conducting debates, quizzes, and extempore.
- Supervised students throughout the day, both in classroom and outside during breaks.
- Remained calm and patient in student interactions to support individual growth and development.
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT INTERN
Bab.la, Oxford University Press
Hamburg, Germany
12.2017 - 02.2018
- Responsible for creation of the English-Malayalam bilingual dictionary under the Oxford Global Languages Initiative.
- Translation of Malayalam headwords to English
- Content Creation
- Researched information related to lexicography for better understanding of the field.
- Proofread copy to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
- Prepared, rewrote and edited copy to improve readability.
Education
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA - TRANSLATION
ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY
09.2020
MASTER OF ARTS - LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
05.2018
BA HONORS - ENGLISH
ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY
04.2016
Early Childhood Education And Care
Swinburne University of Technology
Melbourne, VIC06-2025
Skills
- Creative writing
- Research skills
- Time management
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Search engine optimization (seo)
- Interviewing and Candidate Selection
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Team Collaboration and Leadership
- Linguistic Analysis and Expertise
- Relationship building
- Conflict resolution
- Strategic planning
- Motivating teams
- Team building
- Attention to detail
- Decision-making
- Analytical thinking
Languages
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Malayalam
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Room Leader/Early Childhood Educator
Seaford House Sanctuary of Early Learning
10.2023 - Current
LANGUAGE EXPERT
A14 Bharat Research Centre, IIT Madras
02.2022 - 12.2022
EDITOR
Oxford University Press
06.2021 - 01.2022
ENGLISH FACILITATOR
DRS International School
07.2019 - 03.2020
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT INTERN
Bab.la, Oxford University Press
12.2017 - 02.2018
MASTER OF ARTS - LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
BA HONORS - ENGLISH
ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA - TRANSLATION
ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY
Early Childhood Education And Care
Swinburne University of Technology