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
Invercargill2014
Health and Childcare Certificate
Southland Polytechnic
Invercargill1998
Voluntary Under 5 Tee-ball Coach -
Waikiwi Softball Club
1998
Southland Girls' High School
Invercargill, Southland1996
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