ASHLEY PAUL
Hobsonville,Auckland
Summary
I am looking for a full time job as I am moving over to Brisbane at the end of January 2024.
I am a qualified Teacher with a Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education from New Zealand.
I am an attentive and creative Teacher. I am passionate about helping young children develop emotional, social and self-help skills. I am inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach, and believe that nature and investigation can open up so many learning opportunities. I love the outdoors, creating environments that challenge and promote children to become confident and curious learners. I believe that the teaching environment has a great impact on how children learn and develop their thinking, experimentation and exploration. I am hoping to find a centre for both myself and my three year old daughter Lydia.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Teacher
Remarkable Kids Learning Centre
06.2021 - Current
- Helping teachers develop their planning and assessment through internal reviews and personal development work
- Effectively communicating with management, team members, other rooms and staff to ensure the daily routines and rhythms of the day run smoothly and efficiently
- Noticing, recognising and responding to the interests of children through a responsive learning plan
- Promoting an inclusive environment that meets the needs of the children, ensuring they feel seen and feel a sense of belonging within the centre
- Working alongside with external support networks to ensure we are supporting each child as best we can
- Working with families and the centre community in ensuring day to day running is done with quality and efficiency
- Developing and delivering high quality transition to school programs
- Focusing on supporting school readiness and social and emotional competence
- Making connections with local primary schools to help educate parents around specific transition to school procedures and expectations
- Ensuring my team's needs are being heard and acknowledged, supporting their sense of belonging within our team
- Ensuring that required Ministry of Education and Education Council documents are being included within our assessment, planning, professional growth and Health and Safety documentation
- Leading room curriculum, meetings and planning
- Ensured that information obtained at centre is kept confidential
- Implemented a flexible program and adapted it to respond to children's changing and developing interests
- Problem solving any issues that arise within the centre, communicating effectively with management.
Teacher/ Head Teacher
Apples Childcare
05.2017 - 06.2021
- Created and implemented developmentally appropriate curriculum addressing all learning styles, and working alongside the children effectively
- Working with children's behavior positively in accordance to centre policy
- Confidently communicate management techniques to parents/ Whānau; Ensure all potential hazards are controlled and implementing the centres health and safety policy
- Promoted collaborative, inclusive and supportive learning environment
- Helping staff develop and grow their practice
Unitec
02.2015 - 06.2018
- Studying, Education, ECE
Teacher
Little Dreamers
02.2017 - 05.2017
- Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies
- Collaborated with parents to develop and maintain strong support networks and build rapport to foster seamless communication
- Maintained daily records of individual activities, behaviours, meals and naps
- Created and implemented developmentally appropriate curriculum addressing all learning styles
- Responding and planning for children's individual interests, making sure their learning is being scaffolded and developed in a meaningful and practical sense
- Ensuring that the environment is up to safety regulations and standards;
Student / Reliever
Vision West Kindergarten
02.2015 - 02.2017
- Engaging children in experiences
- Setting up the environment in an inviting way
- Writing and assisting in planning work
- Ensuring children's health and safety is priority
- Working with the team to ensure routine is met with ease
- Communication with staff and families.
Student
Greenbay High School
02.2009 - 12.2014
Education
Certificate IV - Exercise Professional
Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
Lower Hutt, NZ06.2023
Bachelor of Education - Early Childhood Education
Unitec Institute of Technology
Auckland, NZ04.2017
Skills
- Language and Literacy PD (ABC & Beyond)
- Internal review/planning PD (Childspace)
- Autism New Zealand Workshop
- Emergent Curriculum
- Behavioural Skills Development
- Positive Learning Environment
- Classroom Management
- Educational Software
- Child Development
- Team Support
Health & Fitness focused lifestyle, ICN Competitor.
I love the gym and being active as I believe that is helps keep you physically and mentally active for the job we are in! I find that through fitness it helps build my resilience, patience and confidence which results in that translating into my teaching practices which benefit the children and team positively!
Timeline
Head Teacher
Remarkable Kids Learning Centre
06.2021 - Current
Teacher/ Head Teacher
Apples Childcare
05.2017 - 06.2021
Teacher
Little Dreamers
02.2017 - 05.2017
Unitec
02.2015 - 06.2018
Student / Reliever
Vision West Kindergarten
02.2015 - 02.2017
Student
Greenbay High School
02.2009 - 12.2014
Certificate IV - Exercise Professional
Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
Bachelor of Education - Early Childhood Education
Unitec Institute of Technology
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