VERONICA SHIRINDZA
Foundation Phase Teaching
Johannesburg,GP
Summary
Committed and discipline person who works smart and hard with the willingness to learn and apply skills learnt within my career. Dedicated Teaching Assistant focused on supporting faculty with classroom needs. Successful at maintaining clean classrooms, assisting learner with daily tasks and homework.
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with management and clients.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Foundation Phase Practical Teaching
Ba Pedi Primary School
Soweto
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Listening and speaking
- Reading and phonics
- Writing and handwriting
- Thinking and Reasoning and Language Structure and Use, which are integrated into all four languages skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing)
- Teaching students based on national curriculum guidelines within your specialist subject areas.
- Planning, preparing and delivering lessons.
- Encouraging student participation in lessons and in other school-related activities.
- Supporting the leadership team to implement the school’s development plan.
- Assessing and reporting on the behaviour of students.
- Providing educational and social guidance to students and/or signposting them to specialist areas of advice when needed.
- Ensuring the highest standards of quality and applying the most up-to-date teaching methods.
- Taking part in opportunities to boost your own learning and continuous professional development (CPD).
- Attending and taking part in staff meetings to support the smooth running and administration of the school.
Practical Teaching
Thuso e Molemo Creche
Vosloorus
04.2019 - 05.2019
- To plan and prepare appropriately the assigned courses and lectures
- To conduct assigned classes at the scheduled times
- To demonstrate competence in classroom instruction
- To implement the designated curriculum completely and in due time
- To plan and implement effective classroom management practices
- To design and implement effective strategies to develop self-responsible/independent learners
- To promote students’ intrinsic motivation by providing meaningful and progressively challenging learning experiences which include, but are not limited to: self-exploration, questioning, making choices, setting goals, planning and organizing, implementing, self-evaluating and demonstrating initiative in tasks and projects
- To engage students in active, hands-on, creative problem-based learning
- To provide opportunities for students to access and use current technology, resources and information to solve problems
- To provides opportunities for students to apply and practice what is learned
- To engage students in creative thinking and integrated or interdisciplinary learning experiences
- To build students’ ability to work collaboratively with others
- To adapt instruction/support to students’ differences in development, learning styles, strengths and needs
- To vary instructional roles (e.g. instructor, coach, facilitator, co-learner, audience) in relation to content and purpose of instruction and students’ needs
- To maintain a safe, orderly environment conducive to learning
- To comply with requirements for the safety and supervision of students inside and outside the classroom
Assistant Store Manager
Foschini Retail Group
Johannesburg
03.2010 - 02.2015
- Assisting the store manager in all areas of daily business operations, human resources, customer service and merchandising.
- Coordinating, monitoring and reporting on daily operations.
- Recruiting, training and supervising employees.
- Managing employee schedules, conducting performance reviews and enforcing disciplinary actions.
- Monitoring and maintaining suitable store inventory levels.
- Assisting with the development of new sales and recruitment strategies.
- Ensuring the store environment complies with health and safety regulations.
- Maintaining a clean, organized and aesthetically pleasing store front.
- Resolving customer complaints and concerns in a timely manner.
- Ensuring that store policies and procedures are followed.
Administrative/Bookkeeping Manager
Foschini Group
The Glen
11.1995 - 02.2010
- Employee of the month in Sept
- Assisting the Store manager with Stock take & store administration
- Monitor and analyse stock movement within the store
- Implement risk management procedures, which mitigate stock losses and Shrinkage.
- Ensure compliance of all administration, systems and reporting procedures
- Extracting store report to analyse store turnover and stock performance
- understand and present information to Store manager
- Organise and maintain in store filing systems
- Monitor and controller cash or transactional activities to ensure process is followed
- Uphold in store safety and security procedures.
- Process Customer transactions via active retail system (POS)
- Identifying Customer needs through professional engagement and communication.
- Establish Customer loyalty, by promoting cash reward programs.
- Take initiative to improve Customer experience and satisfaction.
- Adhere to visual Merchandising principles and follow housekeeping procedures
- Continuously take on opportunities to develop your own selling skills and product knowledge.
- Work within a team to meet sales target and implement store objectives.
- Remain in sync with the latest fashion trends
Education
Adult Basic Education And Training Certificate - Adult Basic Education And Training Certificate
University of South Africa (UNISA)
Johannesburg 01.2017 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Education Science - Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Development
University of South Africa (UNISA)
Johanesburg 01.2018 - 11.2021
High School Diploma -
PQ Vundla Secondary School
Soweto 01.1995 - 11.1995
Skills
Goals and performance
Order management
Relationship building and management
POS systems operations
Teaching skills
Co-Teaching
Interactive Teaching
Teaching procedures
Filing and bookkeeping
Accounting and bookkeeping
Creating teaching materials
Teaching methods knowledge
Online teaching
Timeline
Foundation Phase Practical Teaching
Ba Pedi Primary School
02.2021 - 05.2021
Practical Teaching
Thuso e Molemo Creche
04.2019 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Education Science - Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Development
University of South Africa (UNISA)
01.2018 - 11.2021
Adult Basic Education And Training Certificate - Adult Basic Education And Training Certificate
University of South Africa (UNISA)
01.2017 - 12.2017
Assistant Store Manager
Foschini Retail Group
03.2010 - 02.2015
Administrative/Bookkeeping Manager
Foschini Group
11.1995 - 02.2010
High School Diploma -
PQ Vundla Secondary School
01.1995 - 11.1995