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Andrea Susanna Reimann

Windsor Park,New Zealand

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Carer

Drake Medox
06.2025 - Current
  • Caring part-time for a young person who sustained a head injury.

Nanny

03.2023 - Current
  • Caring for preschool and primary school aged children in different families part-time. Tasks involve educating and entertaining the children and completing minor household chores.

Facepainting and Children’s Entertainer

12.2014 - Current
  • I set up my own side kick weekend business in 2014 to attend children’s birthday parties dressed as a fairy and provide entertainment and face painting.

CLEANER

My to do list
11.2022 - 03.2024
  • I worked for a domestic cleaning and errands company. I worked casually up to 7 hours a day cleaning houses and doing errands.
  • Part-time

TEACHER

Campbells Bay Early Learning Centre
04.2022 - 10.2022
  • I was appointed as a assistant teacher at the center in the toddler classroom for 1-2.5-year-old children. Shared in the duties of the daily running of the classroom by setting up activities to be educational, fun and being nurturing and supporting the teachers with nappy changes and sleep and eating routines.

CHILDCARE CENTRE RELIEF TEACHER

Randstad and Jitbug
07.2021 - 06.2022
  • I did full time Childcare Centre Relief Teacher work at various centers around the North Shore. My job included following the duties required by each center to support them with their daily routines with the children in care.

HOME-BASED CHILD-CARE EDUCATOR

Fairy Godmothers Inc., Apples at Home and Kia Ora Kids and now Dream
07.2011 - 03.2022
  • I was a contractor for Fairy Godmothers from 2011 till 2017, then for Apples (which was rebranded to Kia Ora Kids Homebased Childcare) and then moved to Dream Educator. I looked after children between 0-5 years in my own home. Being funded and audited by the Ministry of Education (MOE), we follow the principles of Te Whaariki and care for upto 4 children each day of different ages. I tried to set up an interesting, educational, safe and fun learning environment. A number of the children I had in my care over the years had special needs mainly ADHD and Autism. I really enjoy doing lots of arts and craft activities as well as science experiments, messy play and being in the outdoors with the kids.

PLAYGROUP COORDINATOR

Plunket
09.2011 - 10.2021
  • I was employed by Plunket to run two different playgroups in the morning on the North Shore. I organize, set up and run the playgroup which provides lots of indoor and outdoor toys, a music session and craft and sensory play activities. The playgroup has to follow principles reflecting the Te Whaariki (the early childhood curriculum) as it is funded by the Ministry of Education (MOE).

BEHAVIOUR THERAPIST

Spectrum Care
10.2007 - 05.2008
  • Spectrum Care supports people with an intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder. I was part of the community support team and was employed as a part-time behavior therapist. My role involved visiting clients (children on either the autism spectrum or have an intellectual disability) that have been referred from the community. I would visit the families and the community houses run by Spectrum Care to assess any behavior challenges shown by the client and in turn write up and implement a behaviour support plan with follow up support as needed.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER

Connect (formerly Action for Mental Health Society), North Shore/Rodney
12.2003 - 01.2005
  • I was employed as a mental health community support worker by Connect. My role involved visiting clients who have a mental illness and support them according to their individual needs without focusing too much on their diagnosis. Some of my key responsibilities with clients included; being a listening ear and social support, helping them with their housing needs, benefits, assisting with their community integration by working with organizations such as WINZ, housing NZ, other support groups and community organisations. Additionally, the role involved a lot of educating as well as providing resources for the client. Furthermore, I joined clients at clinical meetings with psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses or therapists to function as an advocate and support for the client as well as to discuss common goals with clinical staff. I also took clients to any other necessary appointments or outings to allow them to achieve their individual goals and increase their independence and integration in the community.

TEACHER AID

Birkenhead Primary School
05.2003 - 11.2003
  • I worked a teacher aid at Birkenhead Primary School to support a new entrance teacher in the daily school activities. I worked with different groups of up to 6 children to help with their spelling, story writing, hand writing, reading, maths and art. Furthermore, I worked one-on-one with children who had special needs.

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT WORKER

Specialist Education Services (SES)
02.2000 - 04.2000
  • I was employed by SES as a part-time education support worker to work with a Samoan pre-schooler with autism in a crèche. This position involved that I facilitate the boy for three hours three times per week in the activities carried out in the crèche. The main focus was on working towards improvements in the boy’s language and social developments and to encourage him to participate in the activities carried out in the crèche. I was part of a multidisciplinary team and was guided by an early childhood teacher, a speech-language therapist and a clinical psychologist.

SPECIALIST TEACHER SUPPORT

Youth Horizons Trust (YHT)
11.1997 - 02.1998
  • I was employed as a full-time Specialist Teacher Support by YHT to work with young people with severe conduct disorders. My main task was to assist a 12-year-old Maori adolescent to reach the goals set out in his individual behavioural/educational plan. I also worked towards the goals with some of the other young people who were part of the program at YHT. I was supervised by the Educational Coordinator and the CEO of YHT and worked in conjunction with the residential staff of YHT.

TEACHER AID

Teacher Aid - Wilson Home School
02.1996 - 12.1996
  • I worked full-time as a teacher aid at Wilson Home School which caters for children with multiple disabilities such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, learning and behaviour difficulties and neurological conditions. I worked in a classroom with children between the ages of two to ten years old who had a variety of disabilities, most commonly cerebral palsy, epilepsy and autism. My task was to work one-on-one with each child according to his or her individual educational and developmental plan. This included the facilitation in the child’s toilet training, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech-language therapy corresponding to the goals set out by each specific therapist and by the special needs classroom teacher.

Education

Post Graduate Certificate - Educational Psychology

Massey University
01.2014

Post Graduate Certificate - Educational Psychology

Massey University
01.2007

Masters of Arts - Psychology

Massey University
01.2003

Bachelor of Arts - Social Science

Massey University
01.1999

6th and 7th Form - undefined

Kristin School
01.1995

Skills

  • Multilingual: Fluent in German and Swiss-German and basic knowledge of Maori, French, Italian and NZ Sign Language
  • Computer Literate: Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Publisher, Internet, etc
  • Practical First Aid: completed in 1994 and 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
  • Non-Violent Crisis Prevention Intervention Certificate: completed in 2007
  • Playcentre Course 1 & 2 Certificate: completed in 2007

Hobbies and Interests

I enjoy being outdoors and active (tennis, swimming, zumba) as well as doing creative things (drawing, painting, flax weaving, crafts and photography) and enjoy the beach, nature, gardening, reading, cross-words, music and playing the guitar.

Other Experience:

I have been involved with Playcentre for one year and completed course one and two. Furthermore, I did some volunteer work for the Waitemata Parents Centre for a year. In the past I have worked once a week for four months with adults with various physical and intellectual disabilities, and I have done some volunteer work for the Stroke Foundation. Furthermore, I have been involved with the NZ Deaf Society for some time and also completed a course in NZ Sign Language and worked as a Café Assistant for over four years. Also, I was a girl guide leader for several years in my youth.

Timeline

Carer

Drake Medox
06.2025 - Current

Nanny

03.2023 - Current

CLEANER

My to do list
11.2022 - 03.2024

TEACHER

Campbells Bay Early Learning Centre
04.2022 - 10.2022

CHILDCARE CENTRE RELIEF TEACHER

Randstad and Jitbug
07.2021 - 06.2022

Facepainting and Children’s Entertainer

12.2014 - Current

PLAYGROUP COORDINATOR

Plunket
09.2011 - 10.2021

HOME-BASED CHILD-CARE EDUCATOR

Fairy Godmothers Inc., Apples at Home and Kia Ora Kids and now Dream
07.2011 - 03.2022

BEHAVIOUR THERAPIST

Spectrum Care
10.2007 - 05.2008

COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER

Connect (formerly Action for Mental Health Society), North Shore/Rodney
12.2003 - 01.2005

TEACHER AID

Birkenhead Primary School
05.2003 - 11.2003

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT WORKER

Specialist Education Services (SES)
02.2000 - 04.2000

SPECIALIST TEACHER SUPPORT

Youth Horizons Trust (YHT)
11.1997 - 02.1998

TEACHER AID

Teacher Aid - Wilson Home School
02.1996 - 12.1996

Post Graduate Certificate - Educational Psychology

Massey University

Post Graduate Certificate - Educational Psychology

Massey University

Masters of Arts - Psychology

Massey University

Bachelor of Arts - Social Science

Massey University

6th and 7th Form - undefined

Kristin School

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