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Taleesha McBride

ASSISTANT EDUCATOR
Bunbury,WA

Summary

Adept at fostering relationships and enhancing student development, I leveraged my compassion and detail-oriented approach at Little Kindy PTY LTD to exceed educational goals. Skilled in care planning and time management, I successfully implemented innovative learning activities, achieving significant improvements in children's social and intellectual growth.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Educator

Little Kindy PTY LTD
Dalyellup, WA
02.2024 - Current
  • Managed care for 1-25 children aged 2-5 for 8+ hours per shift
  • Stimulated children's imagination with 11 types of brain-developing games, such as block building, nesting, I spy, and obstacle courses
  • Implemented healthy meals, ensuring children ate 5-7 servings of fruits and vegetables per day
  • Utilising the incorporation of cooking with children, introducing math and science concepts while encouraging children to try 1+ new food items per day
  • Supervised children during playtime, reducing injuries and accidents
  • Maintained up-to-date child and infant CPR and First Aid certifications
  • Utilized meal times as a fun learning opportunity, providing healthy foods and helping children overcome food aversions
  • Promoted kindness, manners, and social skills with stories and organic teaching opportunities
  • Positively interact with all children, nurturing their confidence and self esteem giving each child individual attention and comfort throughout the day
  • Prevented discipline issues via positive and proximal reinforcement
  • Participated in regular staff development meetings and training sessions
  • Participated in weekly reflections and program planning with room leaders
  • Work with staff members to ensure the smooth operation of the day to day running of the centre in accordance to your centre's policies and procedures
  • Assist staff in the daily routine of appropriate early childhood education and experiences
  • Assist in planning for the ongoing development of each individual child (this also includes maintaining up to date observations and portfolios for the child)
  • Communicate with parents on a daily basis about the care and development of their children
  • Attend to incidental cleaning and housekeeping associated with the individual and group activities, experiences and routines
  • Participated in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
  • Organized and implemented age appropriate activities to stimulate physical, emotional, social, intellectual development of the children.
  • Maintained a safe environment for all children under care by adhering to safety regulations.
  • Assisted in developing and implementing daily routines such as snack time, outdoor playtime, nap time.
  • Supervised playground activities ensuring adherence to safety rules and regulations are followed at all times.
  • Guided children in developing essential life skills, such as independence and problem-solving.
  • Maintained accurate records of children's attendance, progress, and health concerns.
  • Enhanced sensory abilities by giving children access to numerous textures and shapes.
  • Supervised children in classroom and playground settings, ensuring their safety and well-being.
  • Coordinated with co-teachers and staff to plan and execute school events and field trips.

Assistant Educator

Bush Kids Childcare
01.2023 - Current
  • Managed care for 1-15 children aged 0-2 for 8+ hours per shift
  • Stimulated children's imagination with 11 types of brain-developing games, such as block building, nesting, I spy, and obstacle courses
  • Implemented healthy meals, ensuring children ate 5-7 servings of fruits and vegetables per day
  • Utilising the incorporation of cooking with children, introducing math and science concepts while encouraging children to try 1+ new food items per day
  • Supervised children during playtime, reducing injuries and accidents
  • Maintained up-to-date child and infant CPR and First Aid certifications
  • Utilized meal times as a fun learning opportunity, providing healthy foods and helping children overcome food aversions
  • Promoted kindness, manners, and social skills with stories and organic teaching opportunities
  • Positively interact with all children, nurturing their confidence and self esteem giving each child individual attention and comfort throughout the day
  • Prevented discipline issues via positive and proximal reinforcement
  • Participated in regular staff development meetings and training sessions
  • Participated in weekly reflections and program planning with room leaders
  • Work with staff members to ensure the smooth operation of the day to day running of the centre in accordance to your centre's policies and procedures
  • Assist staff in the daily routine of appropriate early childhood education and experiences
  • Assist in planning for the ongoing development of each individual child (this also includes maintaining up to date observations and portfolios for the child)
  • Communicate with parents on a daily basis about the care and development of their children
  • Attend to incidental cleaning and housekeeping associated with the individual and group activities, experiences and routines

Administration/Receptionist

Inclusive Minds Tutoring
10.2022 - 03.2023
  • Greeting and building rapport with students and their parents
  • Conflict and complaint resolution
  • Cash Handling
  • Invoice creation and reconciliation in Xero
  • Creating and managing social media accounts and presence
  • Cleaning of the office and office facilities
  • Resource preparation including laminating, printing, cutting, purchasing and sourcing
  • Scheduling of children's sessions for 10 tutors in the office

Administration Assistant

The Good Guys
11.2021 - 03.2022
  • Customer service including answering phones, liaising with customers face to face and also via email
  • Conflict resolution and complaint management
  • Cash handling including banking and sales
  • Achieving and exceeding KPI's monthly
  • Administrative duties (including but not limited to):
  • Data Entry
  • Stock inventory
  • Merchandising
  • Scheduling
  • Daily banking
  • Transfer of stock between stores
  • Liasing with brand representatives to coordinate incentives, deals and promotions
  • Report generation and reconciliation
  • Recommended products based on customer preferences, outperforming monthly sales targets by $15K
  • Promoted store's loyalty program to 120+ daily customers, signing up an average of 38 customers per shift

Sales consultant

Zamels Jewellery
11.2020 - 07.2021
  • Customer service including answering phones, liaising with customers face to face and also via email
  • Conflict resolution and complaint management
  • Cash handling including banking and sales
  • Achieving and exceeding KPI's monthly
  • Administrative duties (including but not limited to):
  • Data Entry
  • Stock inventory
  • Merchandising
  • Scheduling
  • Daily banking
  • Transfer of stock between stores
  • Liasing with brand representatives to coordinate incentives, deals and promotions
  • Report generation and reconciliation
  • Recommended products based on customer preferences, outperforming sales targets by $3K
  • Stepped in as management under difficult circumstances so took over responsibility of rosters, stocktake, profit and loss reporting and liaising with senior management around promotional events

Sales Consultant

Optus
12.2014 - 09.2020
  • Customer service including answering phones, liaising with customers face to face and also via email
  • Conflict resolution and complaint management
  • Cash handling including banking and sales
  • Achieving and exceeding KPI's monthly
  • Administrative duties (including but not limited to):
  • Data Entry
  • Stock inventory
  • Merchandising
  • Scheduling
  • Daily banking
  • Transfer of stock between stores
  • Liasing with brand representatives to coordinate incentives, deals and promotions
  • Report generation and reconciliation
  • Recommended products based on customer preferences
  • Stepped in as management under difficult circumstances so took over responsibility of rosters, stocktake, profit and loss reporting and liaising with sales representatives from suppliers
  • Assisting in on-boarding and training new team members
  • Running and attending promotional events and shows
  • Attending regular launch events of new products as a representative of my store

Education

I'm Alert Food Safety -

Environmental Health Australia
09-2024

Anaphylaxis Etraining -

ASCIA
08-2024

Introduction to Child Protection -

09.2023

HLTAID009 - Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

07.2023

HLTAID012 - Provide First Aid in an education and care setting

07.2023

Certificate III - Early Childhood Education

South Regional Tafe

Skills

  • Compassion
  • Relationship building
  • Detail-oriented
  • Written Communication
  • Care Planning
  • Patience
  • Student relations
  • Flexibility and adaptability
  • Empathy and patience
  • Time management
  • Peer interaction

References

  • Jaimee Chester, Bushkids childcare Supervisor, 0417917776
  • Taylah Nelson, Optus Manager, 0423563305
  • Patricia Williams, Zamels Co worker, 0484276586

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Educator

Little Kindy PTY LTD
02.2024 - Current

Assistant Educator

Bush Kids Childcare
01.2023 - Current

Administration/Receptionist

Inclusive Minds Tutoring
10.2022 - 03.2023

Administration Assistant

The Good Guys
11.2021 - 03.2022

Sales consultant

Zamels Jewellery
11.2020 - 07.2021

Sales Consultant

Optus
12.2014 - 09.2020

I'm Alert Food Safety -

Environmental Health Australia

Anaphylaxis Etraining -

ASCIA

Introduction to Child Protection -

HLTAID009 - Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

HLTAID012 - Provide First Aid in an education and care setting

Certificate III - Early Childhood Education

South Regional Tafe

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