Reliable Child Care Worker talented at creating a safe, stimulating environment for young children. Expertly leads individual and group activities to encourage learning and develop social interaction skills.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Educarer
Jemma's Family Day Care
Unit 6, 44 William Pickering Drive, Alban
06.2012 - Current
Provide education and care to the children in care and attend to the health and safety of the children.
Self employed with independent contract agreements with Jemma's or parents to provide education and care for children in a home environment.
Provide early chidhood education and care for upto four preschool children.
Provide supervision to all children in attendance at all times.
Participate in a minimum of 10 hours training and development each year.
Maintain first aid and civil defence kits and an emergency escape plan and practise emergency procedures with children.
Keep accurate records of child's activity on a weekly basis as required by the ministry.
Keep sickness/accident register as required by the ministry.
Document children's learning and development in a timely and relevant manner.
Handle all personal details for families who engage their services in a secure and confidential manner.
Educarer
Barnardos Kidstart Home-based Care and Education
1 Edsel Street, Henderson, Auckland
07.2008
Provide education and care to the children in care and attend to the health and safety of the children
Self employed with independent contract agreements with Barnardos or parents to provide education and care for children in a home environment.
Provide early chidhood education and care for upto four preschool children
Provide supervision to all children in attendance at all times.
Participate in a minimum of 10 hours training and development each year.
Maintain first aid and civil defence kits and an emergency escape plan and practise emergency procedures with children.
Keep accurate records of child's activity on a weekly basis as required by the ministry.
Keep sickness/accident register as required by the ministry.
Document children's learning and development in a timely and relevant manner
Handle all personal details for families who engage their services in a secure and confidential manner.
Communicator/Dispatcher
New Zealand Police
Northern Communications Centre, Auckland
03.1999 - 02.2003
Deal with 111 and emergency calls about burglaries, family violence, disputes, fights, crashes, armed robberies, search and rescues, homocide, dangerous driving, missing children, thefts and many other incidents
Find out what's happening and where
Decide on the right Police response
Enter details into the computer system
Send information through to dispatchers
Via the Police radio system liase directly with Police units and provide the with specific details of an incident
Keep Police officers up to date with relevant information about the emergency, so when Police units arrive, the officers are in a good position to know what they are dealing with
Take a range of factors into account when co-ordinating the Police response, including: safeguarding life and property (of the public and responding Police Officers), maintaining law and order, co- ordinations activities of other services (e.g Fire and/or Ambulance.
Accounts/Wages Clerk
Layne Stephens Properties Limited
Auckland City, Auckland
05.1998 - 10.1999
Accounts through to spreadsheet
Data entry and thorough knowledge of accounting package PROPHET
Assisting accountant with daily reports
Manual wages for staff of 25
Personal assistant to Manager 2 days per week
Receptionist
General duties
Telemarketing Supervisor/Customer Service
Colour Pages Limited
Newmarket, Auckland
11.1996 - 01.1999
Telephone sales/appointments for Sales Reps
Supervision of 4 staff (inbound)/3 staff (outbound)
Collating figures and preparing spreadsheets for management
Assisting customers with layouts and setup of advertisement
Supervising help desk (clients with queries of product)
Product training
Sales Clerk/Telemarketing
Telecom Local Directories
666 Great South Road, Ellerslie, Auckland
04.1996 - 06.1997
Receptionist
Processing documents
Telephonist
Telephone sales (1100 calls in a 3 month period)
Computer entry
Maintaining registers
General office duties
Secretary to Principal/Minute Taker to Board of Trustees
Huapai District School
Station Road, Huapai
03.1995 - 05.1996
Receptionist
Telephonist
Accounts
Processing of wage slips
Banking
Ordering/stock take of stationery
Enrolments of students
Filing
Extracting reports from MUSAC system
Statistics when required
All secretarial duties to Principal
Minute taker to the Board of Trustees
School nursing duties - First Aid certificate held
Senior Clerk/Care and Protection/Youth Justice
NZ Children & Young Persons Service
1 Selwyn Peacock Drive, Henderson, Auckland
08.1990 - 05.1995
Process intakes for all areas (inputting in CYPFis computer)
Maintain 1-5 register for intakes
Process all time sheets/OC's
Maintain petty cash
Receipting of money
Personnel duties
Maintaining staff personal files
Reception when required
Telephonist
Typing/accounts
Back up duties to co-ordinations
Liasing with Youth Aid
Attend and participate in team meetings
Outcomes of Family Group Conference
Clerical duties to service Youth Courts
Preparing payments for Family Group Conference
Sales Assistant
Kiwi Shoe Shoppe
Great North Road, Henderson, Auckland
05.1988 - 12.1990
Ordering of stock
Banking
Typing/telephonist
Accounts
Office Junior
Grant McLeay Barrister and Solicitors
Glen Eden, Auckland
07.1986 - 04.1989
Receptionist/telephonist
Typing
Banking
Accounts
Education
High School Diploma - undefined
Henderson High School
December 1985
Skills
At-home daycare specialist
First Aid and CPR Certified
Time management
Self-sufficient
Detail-oriented
Dependable
Loves children
Energetic caregiver
Emotionally supportive
People-oriented
Friendly and likeable
Timeline
Educarer
Jemma's Family Day Care
06.2012 - Current
Educarer
Barnardos Kidstart Home-based Care and Education
07.2008
Communicator/Dispatcher
New Zealand Police
03.1999 - 02.2003
Accounts/Wages Clerk
Layne Stephens Properties Limited
05.1998 - 10.1999
Telemarketing Supervisor/Customer Service
Colour Pages Limited
11.1996 - 01.1999
Sales Clerk/Telemarketing
Telecom Local Directories
04.1996 - 06.1997
Secretary to Principal/Minute Taker to Board of Trustees