Shahnaaz Arend
Roodepoort,Gauteng
Summary
Caring and competent Childcare Provider experienced in keeping kids safe while nurturing development with age-appropriate activities. Strong verbal and written communication skills, organized nature, and proactive approach to solving problems and managing conflict.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Au Pair
Cultural Care
01.2023 - Current
- Enhanced cultural exchange experiences by sharing customs, traditions, and native language with host family members.
- Collaborated closely with parents to establish consistent routines expectations promoting stability security for their children.
- Maintained open communication with parents regarding their children's progress, needs, and any concerns that arose during the au pair placement period.
- Transported children safely to school, activities and appointments on time.
- Managed daily schedules effectively, ensuring punctuality for school drop-offs and pick-ups as well as extracurricular activities.
- Developed creative activities to encourage physical, social and emotional growth.
- Prepared healthy foods and beverages for children based on optimal dietary guidelines and individual restrictions.
- Contributed to a positive atmosphere within the home by demonstrating flexibility adaptability when faced with unexpected changes or challenges.
- Taught children to organize toys, wash hands, and share by leading by example.
- Ensured household cleanliness by performing light housekeeping tasks such as laundry, tidying up toys or organizing play spaces.
- Acted as a responsible role model by demonstrating respect, kindness, and healthy habits to the host family''s children.
- Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
- Kept children's areas neat and clean.
- Enforced rules and managed behavior through developmentally appropriate discipline.
- Organized age-appropriate educational trips to local museums, parks, zoos stimulating curiosity about the world around them.
- Supported emotional development through empathetic listening and guidance during difficult situations or conflicts.
- Implemented daily routine to maintain structure and stability
IT Talent Acquisition Executive
21st Millennium Technologies
08.2021 - 02.2022
Research Consultant
Six Sense Consulting
03.2021 - 08.2021
- Source and screen candidates for the respective vacancies, format CV's and the summary tables of suitable candidates within a 24-hour period
- Interview all shortlisted candidates and pipelined additional CV's
- Format candidate CV's
- Network and advertise on all relevant portals
- Identify skills to match appropriately against vacancies
- Conduct reference checks and gathered all relevant supporting documents from candidates
- Conduct company, industry as well as Competitor Analysis and research
- Assist Senior Talent Partners in sourcing candidates
- Provide feedback to applicants throughout the recruitment process
Recruitment Administrator
Six Sense Consulting
01.2020 - 02.2021
- Job Advertising: Advertising roles on Placement Partners, CareerJunction and social media platforms
- Converting of CV's - Convert all CVs from original formats to the Six Sense Consulting format
- FIDES & MIE Checks - Conduct all necessary candidate checks with the relevant Service Providers
- General Admin - Sending of emails, booking of Meeting rooms, copying, scanning of documents
- Tracking of Birthdays, general filling of documents
- Marketing & Events - Gifting ideas for clients and candidates, postage of gifts, organizing gifts with Service Providers etc
- Organizing of Events: Team Buildings, Year End Function Booking/ Coordination/ Implementation
- Monthly Expenses - Capturing of receipts on an excel sheet, scanning slips and loading on system
- General Office: Ensure that the offices are always clean and tidy
- Checking and ordering of stationery
- Welcome New Employees - Setting up desks and responsible for the necessary on boarding documents
- Answering of phones - Directing calls to relevant Recruiter
- Travel Arrangements: Book Accommodation, Car hire, Flights, Visa's
- Additionally, took on researcher duties: Sourced and screened candidates for the respective vacancies, format CV's and the summary tables of suitable candidates within a 24-hour period
- Interviewed all shortlisted candidates and pipelined additional CV's
- Formatted candidate CV's
- Networked and advertised on all relevant portals
- Identified skills to match appropriately against vacancies
- Conducted reference checks and gathered all relevant supporting documents from candidates
- Conducted company, industry as well as Competitor Analysis and research
- Assisted Senior Talent Partners in sourcing candidates
- Provided feedback to applicants throughout the recruitment process
Receptionist
African Modular Building Solutions
04.2018 - 12.2018
- Answering and Screening Calls
- Distributing emails and letters
- Greeting clients
- Arranging meetings
- Procurement of stationery and groceries
- Inventory of stationery and groceries
- General office administration
- Additionally, took on the Dispatch Clerk role (maternity cover): Managing drivers and deliveries
- Capturing jobs accurately onto production system
- Supervising factory and managing stock
- Receiving stock as per PO
- Drafting delivery notes
- Assisting Production Manager
Language Consultant for students in China, Japan, and Taiwan
MPC Recruitment/TutorABC
08.2016 - 12.2017
- Teaching English
- Sentence construction
- Grammar
- Listening to and correcting pronunciation
- Listening to Reading skills
- Evaluating student progress (progress report)
- Comprehensions
- Discussions
Front Office Coordinator and Administrator
Oceana HR Professionals
06.2016 - 07.2016
Response Handling Consultant
Oceana HR Professionals
02.2016 - 05.2016
Filing Clerk
Goldrush Group Management
12.2015 - 02.2016
Education
Grade Achieved - 12 (Bachelor Pass, Distinction in Mathematics)
Allen Glen High School
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
UNISA
01-2029
Skills
- Problem Solving
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Cultural immersion
- Social skills development
- Infant care experience
- Safety awareness
- Toddler care experience
- Educational support
- Activity planning
- Meal preparation
- Homework assistance
- Household operations
- Patience and tact
- First aid
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Word
- PowerPoint
- OneNote
- OneDrive
- Excel
- PNet
- Career Junction
- Placement Partner
- Lexis Nexis
Ethnicity
Coloured
Personal Information
- ID Number: 970102 0320 085
- License: Code 10
- Notice Period: 2 weeks
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: South African
Accomplishments
Successfully placed 6 candidates at SSC in 6 months.
Salary increases within 6 months while on contract at SSC.
Successfully managed the receptionist and dispatch roles simultaneously at AMBS for 3 months.
One of the first consultants trusted to teach junior students at MPC Recruitment.
One of the best junior consultants ranging from ages 4 – 18
Certification
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certification
- CPR/AED Certification
- Basic Culinary and Restaurant Fundamentals
Timeline
Au Pair
Cultural Care
01.2023 - Current
IT Talent Acquisition Executive
21st Millennium Technologies
08.2021 - 02.2022
Research Consultant
Six Sense Consulting
03.2021 - 08.2021
Recruitment Administrator
Six Sense Consulting
01.2020 - 02.2021
Receptionist
African Modular Building Solutions
04.2018 - 12.2018
Language Consultant for students in China, Japan, and Taiwan
MPC Recruitment/TutorABC
08.2016 - 12.2017
Front Office Coordinator and Administrator
Oceana HR Professionals
06.2016 - 07.2016
Response Handling Consultant
Oceana HR Professionals
02.2016 - 05.2016
Filing Clerk
Goldrush Group Management
12.2015 - 02.2016
Grade Achieved - 12 (Bachelor Pass, Distinction in Mathematics)
Allen Glen High School
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
UNISA
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