Laura Ades

Experience

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  ABC Ascot Ave

  Sept 2006 - Jun 2009

  Teacher

  I started working part time at ABC whilst studying. I was then offered a full time position once I finished my studies which I accepted.My responsibilities included: Dealing with children, parents and other staff;Identifying children’s strengths and interests;Meeting centre needs verbal and written, this includes completing children’s portfolio’s weekly;Attending and contributing to staff meetings;Initiating and completing group and individual activities on a daily basis;Opening and closing the child care centre. Show less

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  Stepping Stones- Mt Eden

  Jul 2009 - Dec 2009

  Teacher

  I worked full time at stepping stones in the toddler group. It was a mixed age centre which was licensed for up to 35 children a day with my busiest day being 16 toddlers. My responsibilities included: Producing, maintaining and printing weekly the necessary paperwork for the toddler group;Directing relievers who help out in the toddler group;Occasionally preparing morning and/or afternoon tea;Participating in weekly group planning meetings;Contributing to wall displays; presenting them, maintaining them and frequently changing them;Dealing with children, parents and other staff;Identifying children’s strengths and interests;Meeting centre needs verbal and written, this includes completing children’s portfolio’s weekly;Attending and contributing to staff meetings;Initiating and completing group and individual activities on a daily basis;Opening and closing the child care centre. Show less

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  Child- Takapuna

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2010

  Teacher

  I worked full time at Child in the 3-4 year old classroom. Child is split into separate preschools for every age group and in the 3-4 year old classroom we have a maximum of 30 children a day. My responsibilities included:Participating in monthly planning meetings;Contributing to wall displays; presenting them, maintaining them and frequently changing them;Dealing with children, parents and other staff;Identifying children’s strengths and interests;Meeting centre needs verbal and written, this includes completing children’s portfolio’s weekly which comprise of learning stories, developmental checklists and reports; Show less

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  Southern Cross Gear

  Sept 2010 - Dec 2011

  General Assistant

  I worked on a casual basis for Southern Cross Gear. Southern Cross Gear is a screen printing and graphic design company; I was involved in many aspects of the day to day running of the business including assisting the screen printer, helping with office duties and dealing with regular customers.My responsibilities included: Handling money;Filling out paper work such as; writing invoices and end of day totals; Restocking and stock taking; Cleaning;Providing excellent customer service and working within a team; Show less

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  ELLA BACHÉ PARIS

  Dec 2011 - Mar 2012

  Beauty Therapist

  I worked on a casual basis as a Beauty Therapist at Ella Bache Robina Town Centre. My responsibilities include:• Performing Beauty Treatments• Dealing with customers• Up-selling treatments• Recommending products and services• Cleaning• Being efficient with time

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  Be beauty

  Dec 2011 - Mar 2012

  PA

  I worked on a casual basis as a Personal Assistant at Be Beauty, we stocked and supplied businesses in the beauty industry with Christian Eyebrow Makeup. My role was based around providing customer service, using MYOB to invoice and order stock and providing support to the owner of the business in all aspects of the running of the company. My responsibilities included:Working the Eftpos machineDealing with customersTaking phone ordersUsing MS office to check and respond to emailsTraining salons in the use of our productUsing MYOB to create invoicesPicking and packing orders for customersUpdating the website with salon details Show less

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  The French Beauty Academy

  Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

  Admin/ Assistant Teacher

  I worked full time at the Gold Coast Training Academy; the Gold Coast Training Academy provides exceptional education to students aspiring to become Beauty Therapists. My role involved administration duties as well as being an Assistant Teacher. I worked closely with the director of the school, the teachers and the other admin staff, I was also often called upon to step into the classroom and supervise students during their Salon work hours. My responsibilities included:Assistant Teaching in the classroom when requiredAnswering phones, following up leads and getting course information to prospective studentsMarketingEvent ManagementDealing with current students, marking exams, supervising practiceSalesStock Management Working to Targets and Documenting Target Reports Show less

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  Only About Children

  Oct 2012 - Jun 2016

  I worked full time as a room leader in the Preschool room which had up to 40 3-5 year olds a day. OAC Glebe was newly purchased by the Only About Children company when I took this role and so it underwent huge change during my first 8 months of being at the campus which included upgrades, renovations and staff changes. This was both very challenging and very rewarding with much mentoring and leadership needed on my behalf and a commitment to establishing new routines, creating innovative spaces and establishing relationships as the campus found its feet. I was at this time also the 2IC requiring that I step into the Director role in her absence, I was required to be acting Director for a period of eight weeks between aug- oct 2014. This meant that I was required to do rosters, pays, weekly consumable orders, scanning, archiving and weekly newsletters to families. Show less I worked full time as a room leader in the Preschool room which has up to 20 3-5 year olds a day. During my time at OAC I have been involved in a staff training programme which gave me the opportunity to undergo leadership workshops run by Semann & Slattery, I have also held the role of OAC Advocate at Cammeray requiring me to mentor and support new educators who work at our campus. My responsibilities included:• Managing other staff members• Participating in monthly planning meetings;• Adjusting routines daily to fit the needs of the class• Considering and meeting the EYLF requirements in our daily practice• Presenting wall displays; maintaining them and frequently changing them;• Dealing with children, parents and other staff;• Identifying children’s strengths and interests;• Meeting centre needs verbal and written, this includes completing children’s online portfolio’s weekly which comprise of learning stories, observations, photo’s and reports; as well as managing the paperwork for the preschool room; parent sign in and out sheets, communication etc and completing a daily diary each day Show less

  • Campus Director and Educational Leader

    Nov 2014 - Jun 2016

  • 2IC and ECT Preschool Room Leader

    May 2014 - Oct 2014

  • ECT Preschool Room Leader

    Oct 2012 - May 2014
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  Styles Street Childrens Community

  Jun 2016 - Feb 2017

  Centre Director and Educational Leader

  I worked full time as the Director and Educational leader at Styles Street Children’s Community which is a 60 place not for profit centre with three rooms. When I commenced the position many of the systems, ideas and strategies were outdated. During my time as the director I was an integral part of the relationship between the centres parent committee and the staff. I worked very closely with parents on the committee to achieve change at the centre, to set and manage budgets and to re-develop areas of non-compliance. Before going on maternity leave I trained and completed a hand over with my replacement, organized and booked the teams professional development for the year and promoted a number of team members into leadership roles following successful training. My role at the centre involved me setting rosters and processing payroll, on occasion having to use MYOB, organising and completing re-enrollments, new enrollments and the centres waitlist. Touring new and prospective families as well as putting together the centres QIP in collaboration with team and completing team one on ones. Show less

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  Goodstart Early Learning

  Oct 2017 - Jul 2018

  Centre Director

  Part time co-director of 123place Centre