Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
References
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Tania Birch

Summary

Organized and dependable employee with experience in Early Childhood .I possess excellent interpersonal skills, a strong work ethic, a caring and compassionate attitude and the desire for ongoing learning.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher Aide

Bluff Kindergarten
Bluff, Southland
01.2024 - Current
  • Supporting Head Teacher
  • Assisting teacher with lesson plans and individual learning plans.
  • Helping children with their learning, behavior, and social engagement.
  • Working one on one and with groups of children.
  • Setting up classroom
  • Organizing and maintaining teaching and learning resources.
  • Cleaning and tidying of the kindergarten

Teacher Aide / Caregiver

Best Start Rugby Park
05/ - 01.2024
  • Assisted teachers with classroom management to maintain positive learning environment.
  • Supervising children
  • Support children's emotional and social development.
  • Attending to childrens needs and teaching basic skills.
  • Good Communication skills with children, teachers and families.
  • Team Player - helping other staff.
  • Cleaned and organized classroom maintaining safe environment

Retail Sales Assistant

Number One Shoes
10.2018 - 06.2021
  • Organized store merchandise racks and displays to promote and maintain visually appealing environments.
  • Offered each customer top-notch, personal service and polite support to boost sales and customer satisfaction.
  • Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections, and purchases including in-store and e-service transactions.
  • Used POS system to process sales, returns, online orders and gift card.

Caregiver

Best Start ABC Invercargill North Childcare
- 10.2018
  • Observe and supervise Children aged 6 months to 5 years.
  • Maintain a safe play environment.
  • Good Communication skills with children, teachers and families.
  • Teach basic skills such as colours, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
  • Attend to children's basic needs.
  • Keep records on individual children, including daily observations.

Cook/Kitchen Manager

Best Start ABC Invercargill North Invercargill
11/ - 06.2017
  • Clean and inspect galley equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.
  • Cook foodstuffs according to menus, special dietary or nutritional restrictions, or numbers of portions to be served.
  • Recieving and stocktaking storing stock.
  • Time management - adhering to a strict time schedule.

Mother

Family Responsibilities
05.2000 - Current
  • Managing a Large Family.
  • Time Management.
  • Patience, Care and Compassion.
  • Organisational Skills.

Retail Assistant

Farmers Department Store
10/ - 04.2000
  • Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers, and responding to customer enquiries and complaints.
  • Cash handling skills.
  • Inventory stock and reorder when inventory drops to a specified level
  • Product knowledge and placement over all departments.

Education

Early Childhood Education Level 5 Papers

Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand
2024

Individual Employment Placement

Frontline Training Consultancy Ltd
Invercargill
2014

Health and Childcare Certificate

Southland Polytechnic
Invercargill
1998

Voluntary Under 5 Tee-ball Coach -

Waikiwi Softball Club
1998

Southland Girls' High School
Invercargill, Southland
1996

Skills

  • Self Motivated
  • Highly Organized
  • Time Management
  • Patience
  • Caring and Compassion
  • Communication skills

References

Sez Bragg

Head teacher at

Bluff Kindergarten,

144 Foyle Street,

Bluff

Phone: 027 892 5426

Email: sez.bragg@ska.co.nz

References

Alicia McDonald

Previous Work Colleague

at Best Start Rugby Park,

Invercargill

Phone: 0272827967

Email: a_t_k_2003@yahoo.co.nz

Timeline

Teacher Aide

Bluff Kindergarten
01.2024 - Current

Teacher Aide / Caregiver

Best Start Rugby Park
05/ - 01.2024

Retail Sales Assistant

Number One Shoes
10.2018 - 06.2021

Cook/Kitchen Manager

Best Start ABC Invercargill North Invercargill
11/ - 06.2017

Caregiver

Best Start ABC Invercargill North Childcare
- 10.2018

Mother

Family Responsibilities
05.2000 - Current

Retail Assistant

Farmers Department Store
10/ - 04.2000

Individual Employment Placement

Frontline Training Consultancy Ltd

Early Childhood Education Level 5 Papers

Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand

Health and Childcare Certificate

Southland Polytechnic

Voluntary Under 5 Tee-ball Coach -

Waikiwi Softball Club

Southland Girls' High School
Tania Birch