Renee Roberts

Key responsibilities

Be the services Nominated Supervisor in accordance with the Children (Education and Care Services) National Law (S.A).

Leading a Team to create a safe and secure environment.

Building lasting and meaningful relationships with children, families, staff, stakeholders, and the community.

Provide effective guidance, mentoring and support for team members and assist them in developing skills for quality service provision. Developed a positive team culture that prides itself on quality of service, learning and safety.

Keeping records up to date as required by Licensing Regulations, National Quality Standard as well as Busy Bees Policies and Procedures

Liaise with management to ensure that all matters and procedures relating to government funding are complied with in accordance with appropriate guidelines and, where, applicable, submissions for funding to relevant authorities are made and funds applied in accordance with the relevant guidelines and approvals.

Actively engaging with KPI’s and using business skills to make my Centre financially sustainable and therefore be able to reinvest in its staff and resources.

Follow policies and procedures to ensure compliance to Maintain a safe, healthy and clean environment identify hazards and take action to remove these hazards. To ensure that all of the Work Health and Safety requirements are met. Identify risks and report them in a timely manner

Engage in staff recruitment, development, and training.

have strong knowledge of computer skills and worked with programs and systems including Qikkids, Xap, Xplor ACCS, CCMS, ISS.

Have Strong understanding of Regulation/Legislation and early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Standards (NQS)

Writing QIP, RAP and ensuring compliance items are always correct and implemented.

Coordinate with the Allied Health Teams in the development and management of Individual Family Support Plans (IFSP) & Individual Educational Plans (IEP) for children. Organised and oversee Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy for an Additional Educator (IDFS) for children with additional needs.

Confer with parents on a regular basis to discuss the development of their enrolled children as well as communicate with parents on a regular basis to discuss the development of their enrolled children.

Prepare and maintain administrative and business reports and records of the childcare center; record all fee payments and prepare billing late payments and follow-up actions when necessary; review income and expense, statistical, and budget status reports to develop and maintain sound financial status of program; analyze problems in these areas and make recommendations to resolve them or take corrective action.

· To build a up new center creating culture, practices, and learning environments that are reflective of the Centre’s Reggio philosophy environments

· To develop key Educator approach

· To work with families, openly communicating with them to ensure best outcomes for children

· To develop procedures for the room that align with policies

• To supervise and monitor the safety of children.

• monitor and ensure children’s hygiene, wellbeing and safety

• Engage in all daily routines following Bower educations policies procedures

• Pre-plan and coordinate the delivery of the educational program.

• To critically reflect on the program, environment and my performance

• Follow children’s schedules and routines to ensure that children have enough physical activity, rest, and playtime

• Keep records of children’s progress, routines, and interest

• To be the wellness champion and set up connection group, events and reflection of mental health needs of team

• Working closely with all team members to ensure a safe environment for children and their families as well all visitors. Ensuring Goodstart’s health and safety policies and procedures are adhered to.

• In the absence of the Director, I was responsible for the overall management of the Centre.

• Actively used the “Practice Guide” with the centre team. The team achieved an ‘exceeding rating’ in all seven areas of the NQS.

• Built strong relationships with all children and a healthy report with all parents and families.

• Ensured all children and families had access to appropriate support networks via the use internal and external networks.

• Actively supported the Centre’s director to achieve attendance targets by continually delivering high quality education and care and creating a learning environment that maximises the children's educational experience leading towards greater retention rates.

• Perform key business administration tasks including rostering, labour management, family account management including centre tours, enrolements, waitlist management and e-purchasing, and working within centre budgets.

• Visited other Goodstart centres and filled in Director’s holiday leave.

• Worked for a 8 week period as the Centre director during change over of directors.