Catarina Freitas Silva

Experience

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  Diário de Notícias Madeira

  Jul 2010 - Sept 2010

  Summer Camp Events Manager

  - Coordinating activities and logistics for summer activities for children including trips to the beach, extreme activities, collective sports, among others.

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  Auxilio Maternal do Funchal

  Mar 2012 - May 2012

  Early Years Educator
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  Community center Murteiras

  Oct 2014 - Jun 2015

  Literacy Teacher

  - Created curriculum and planned course content and methods of instruction;- Supplemented instruction and increased student understanding with use of audio-visual equipment and other technology;- Personalised instruction based on needs, interests and capabilities of individual students.

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  Garouta do Calhau

  Jul 2015 - Sept 2015

  Summer Camp Events Manager

  - Facilitated smooth running of events, leading pre-event team briefings to present final action plan and provide updates on last-minute details;- Negotiated with vendors and suppliers;- Worked closely with teams to coordinate logistics of event set-up.

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  Busy Bees Nurseries

  Aug 2017 - Mar 2021

  Room leader

  - Led, mentored and inspired the team by providing constructive feedback in regular 1:1s, supervisions and appraisals;- Ensured full compliance to internal policies and procedures in alignment with external legislation and regulations of governing bodies;- Supported ongoing occupancy growth and retention strategies by actively promoting nursery to prospective and current customers;- Ensured child records were consistently up-to-date, accessible to nursery team and maintained to high standard;- Led observations and assessments of learning and development;- Planned and facilitated stimulating range of age-appropriate activities. Show less

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  Google

  Jul 2021 - Nov 2021

  Project Management Course

  - Creating risk management plans, understanding process improvement techniques. - Managing escalations and team dynamics.- Creating budgets and navigating procurement. - Practicing Agile management with an emphasis on Scrum.

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  Little Tigers day nursery and preschool

  Mar 2023 - now

  • Assistant Manager

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Nursery Room Lead

    Mar 2023 - Oct 2023