Simone Grant
Ajax,ON
Summary
I am a Registered Early Childhood Educator Supervisor/Director of Operations. I am devoted to mentoring staff and successfully preparing children and their families for exemplary educational learning through play. I am seeking to continue in a full-time leadership position that offers professional challenges to utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent management and problem-solving skills.
I am committed to continual professional development and as an RECE. I am Dedicated to supporting emotional, social and academic development of young children. and continual strong development of staff at all levels. I Desire to complement education-based strategies with techniques to promote overall health and wellness.
In a leadership role, I am passionate and successful at motivating and building positive team dynamics and accomplish goals set before me. I am dedicated to an open, communicative culture where employees feel empowered to contribute to greater success.
Overview
14
14
year of professional experience
Work History
RECE Centre Supervisor/Director of Operations
Bayfair Daycare
08.2023 - Current
- Christian Non-Profit Daycare
- Leadership training
- Ongoing partnerships with Regional Supervisors
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
- Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed training manual to use for reference.
- Mental Health First Aid and At-Risk training intergraded into leadership
- Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives, and communication goals.
- Enforced rules and regulations outlined in company manual to set forth expectations comprehensibly and consistently.
- Consistent monthly Board of Director Meetings
- Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts.
- Conducted routine inspections to check quality and compliance with established specifications.
- Boosted team performance by closely mentoring all staff
- Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets for the Annual and Monthly Financial Updates for Non-Profit Organization.
- Directed Monthly staff meetings
- Joint Health and Safety Committee Member.
- Monitored workflow to improve employee time management and increase productivity.
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
- Maintained in compliance in all areas.
- DROC and Licensing trained
- Region of Durham Portal and CCLS trained
- Subsidy Childcare training
- Regional and Provincial Funding agreements for a Non-Profit Daycare Centre
- Ministry of Education Approved Supervisor
- Acted as a liaison for community supports for Families
- Maintained strong community partnerships
- Managed and mentored Canada Summer Jobs Youth
- Supervisor Health and Safety and WHIMIS training
- Excel Spreadsheets used for all financial documentation
RECE Center Supervisor
Mentorship- Region Of Durham
08.2023 - Current
- Supervisor Mentorship with a supervisor with the Region of Durham.
- Shauntaé Ward RECE, BA | Supervisor Children's Services Division | Social Services Department The Regional Municipality of Durham Shauntae ward@durham. ca 905-839-5831 | durham.ca
RECE Supervisor Mentoring Pairs
Region Of Durham Headquarters
09.2023 - Current
- Planned and promoted career planning presentations, work experience programs and career workshops.
- Developed and implemented individualized academic plans.
- Community and zoom meetings and workshops
RECE
Jubilee Childcare
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
- Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Supervised student teachers to provide objective feedback.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Coached, supervised and mentored education staff, imparting classroom knowledge to build strong skill sets.
Education
Certificate - Project Management
Google Coursera
Online06.2023
Diploma - Early Childhood Education
Durham College
Oshawa, ON04.2022
Certificate - Early Childhood Education - Infant And Toddler
The Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Course
Markham, ON07.2018
Post Graduate Certificate - Victim Services
Durham College
Oshawa, ON04.2017
Diploma - Social Service Worker
Durham College
Oshawa, ON04.2016
Skills
- CECE # 144704
- Employee Coaching and Mentoring
- Business Administration
- Leadership
- Scheduling and Coordinating
- Payroll Preparation
- Workflow Monitoring
- Project Coordination
- Team Coordination
- Staff Training
- Schedule Management
- Program Management
- Performance Tracking and Evaluations
- Customer Service
- Mentoring
- Public Speaking
- Office Administration
- Coordinating Reservations
Timeline
RECE Supervisor Mentoring Pairs
Region Of Durham Headquarters
09.2023 - Current
RECE Centre Supervisor/Director of Operations
Bayfair Daycare
08.2023 - Current
RECE Center Supervisor
Mentorship- Region Of Durham
08.2023 - Current
RECE
Jubilee Childcare
05.2023 - 08.2023
Certificate - Project Management
Google Coursera
Diploma - Early Childhood Education
Durham College
Certificate - Early Childhood Education - Infant And Toddler
The Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Course
Post Graduate Certificate - Victim Services
Durham College
Diploma - Social Service Worker
Durham College
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