Rebecca Mouat

• Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
• Mentored new teachers, sharing effective teaching strategies and providing support as they acclimated to the Centre culture.
• Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current with best practices in early childhood education.
• Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
• Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
• Promoted early literacy skills by implementing engaging reading activities and fostering a love for books in young learners.
• Enhanced Child comprehension by incorporating hands-on activities and interactive learning experiences.
• Developed strong relationships with parents, conducting regular communication to keep them informed about their child's progress and Centre events.
• Assessed child progress regularly using formative and summative assessments, guiding future instruction based on individual needs.
• Allowed for ample outdoor discovery time each day. Transferred learning between indoor and outdoor spaces.
• Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.

• Supporting educational leaders and teams at specific centres to successfully develop robust pedagogical practice

• Identifying persons who are capable of or have expressed an interest in developing professionally as an educational leader

• Identifying areas to establish, improve or further support the educational leaders in centres to reflect on and improve current practice in programming and planning

• Provide support to centres to ensure ongoing quality and compliance

• Identify, design (where possible) and implement Professional Development for centre teams

• Create examples of documentation and project work to guide and shape educators

• Ensure Centre Managers, Educational Leaders, teachers and educators remain current with national standards, contemporary theory and practice in line with the National Quality Framework and the Framework is effectively implemented.

• Provide theoretical and practical support to educational leaders and centre teams in a manner which generates high quality learning outcomes for children

• Seek and share resources, contemporary and emerging theories and expectational practice examples to share with centre teams and operation teams to build a strong understanding of exceptional practice

• Provide mentoring, coaching and role modelling to support the educational leader and centre team to strive for best practice

• Lead critical reflection on practice at centres, self-assessment processes and regular discussions about strategies for improvement

• Developed and maintained strong relationships with children, families, educators, and the community
• Developed and implemented an innovative early learning program reflective of current contemporary early years thinking and practice
• Ensure compliance under the National Law and National Regulations
• •Have a thorough knowledge of, and demonstrate high-quality practice in line with, the National Quality Framework. the National Quality Standards, and the Early Years Learning Framework
• Actively contributed to the self-assessment process and the strategies for continuous improvement
• Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
• Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
• Work collaboratively with educators, children, and families to plan and implement an effective ongoing cycle of planning, documenting and evaluation in accordance with the National Quality Framework
• Ensure a current educational program is visible in the Centre environment and on Storypark.
• Provide opportunities for families, children, and educators to view and contribute their ideas and suggestions to the program.
• Ensure all children participate in the educational program based on their knowledge, culture, ideas, abilities. and interests
• Acknowledge and respect diversity of all educators, children, and family cultural backgrounds and experiences
• Extend children's thinking and learning through intentional teaching strategies, inspiring environments, spontaneous play experiences and high-quality documentation
• Use positive guidance strategies to support children's behaviour
• Actively build respectful, meaningful, and reciprocal relationships with families
• Establish open channels of verbal and written communication with families and fellow team members
• Planning and implementation of project learning and documentation

• Have a comprehensive understanding of the approved learning framework/s and the National Quality Standard and to support educator's understanding of these

• Remain current in regards to contemporary theories of practice and understanding of children's learning and development

• Lead the development and implementation of curriculum, in collaboration with educators, that maximises each child's learning and development

• Work collaboratively with educators, children, and families to plan, implement and evaluate an educational program

• Support educators to ensure that each child participates in the educational program based on their knowledge, culture, ideas, abilities, and interests

• Establish clear goals and expectations for teaching and practice, in collaboration with educators

• Support educators to assess each child's learning and development in relation to the approved learning framework/s outcomes and other contemporary theories of learning through the development of summative assessments

• Work alongside educators to support an effective ongoing cycle of planning, documenting and evaluation

• Be a supportive and positive mentor to educators to build their capacity for high quality practice

• Support educators to critically reflect on each child's learning and development, and on their own pedagogy as a part of everyday practice

• Ensure that educational documentation is suitable for its intended purpose, professionally presented and grammatically correct

• Work in collaboration with educators to develop strategies to inform families and the community about the role of the early childhood education and care sector in developing children's learning

• Ensure that the educational program is reflective of and relevant to each Centre's unique communities

• Attend and participate in Educational Leader Meetings and networking forums

• Assist Centre manager with day to day running of the Centre
• Responsible for the overall management of the Centre during the Centre Director's absence.
• Marked rolls, replied to emails, ordered products and maintained budget requirements
• Assisted with creating rosters
• Formed part of the leadership team
• Support the development of a team approach to maintaining a safe, hygienic and aesthetically pleasing environment for staff, children and families.
• Support Centre compliance to meet the National Quality Framework, including National Quality Standards, laws, regulations and approved learning frameworks.
• Proactively contribute to the Centre's Quality Improvement Plan (QIP).
• Support the Centre Director to deliver a collaborative Statement of Philosophy and Centre Vision
• Reflect the expected standards of behaviour as described in the organisation's principles and Code of Conduct.
• Comply with the Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics.
• Effectively communicate with individuals and groups.
• Establish meaningful relationships.
• Model appropriate self-awareness, self-management and social awareness.
• Reflect on personal behaviour and interactions.
• Resolve conflicts.