Hi, I’m
Jayd Janine Deborah Smith
ECD
Ladysmith
Summary
I am a qualified ECD teacher and have been in a preschool environment on and off for 33 years. I am a devote Christian and believe in the grace Of God. I worked as a principal for 9 of those years, I have taught from Babies to grade R. I believe I am working the path that was set out for me. I do not see my job just as a career but as part of my life that brings me happiness and joy. I love children and am passionate about being part of educating them for the foundation of their future. I believe that the early childhood years are vital building blocks to equip the child with a strong character for the future. I believe that every child is unique and that working holistically with each child brings out their talents. I believe in building strong relationships with each child as this promotes a child’s sense of security, builds confidence and respect for themselves and others
Overview
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Oxford pre-primary
Principal
01.2016
Job overview
- Reason for leaving: Better Financial prospects
Hamilton School
HOD (preschool)
06.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Provide strong academic leadership, guiding and directing the department's activities.
- Manage the department's resources, including staff, budget, and facilities.
- Encourage, manage, and support the professional development of staff within the department.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the curriculum.
- Participate in the planning and budgeting processes for the department.
- Maintain effective communication with staff, students, parents, and other stakeholders.
- Delegate tasks effectively to ensure efficient operation of the department.
- Address and resolve conflicts within the department.
- Supervise teaching and learning activities within the department, ensuring the quality and effectiveness of these activities.
- Engage in class teaching as required.
- Ensure that assessments are conducted fairly and that timely feedback is provided to students.
- Foster a culture of excellence in teaching and learning.
- Encourage and support research activities among staff and students.
- Provide guidance and support to inexperienced staff members, particularly in research and development.
- Assist staff in securing research grants.
- Conduct departmental meetings to facilitate communication and collaboration.
- Assess the performance of teachers within the department.
- Organize and supervise relevant extra-curricular activities.
- Meet with parents to discuss their children's progress and conduct.
- Maintain contact with community organizations and other stakeholders.
- Represent the department at school events and meetings.
LIV Lanseria Refilwe Preschool (NPO)
Principal
06.2022 - 05.2024
Job overview
- Organizing of Parent evening and presentations
- Protect confidentiality of all students, parents, and staff.
- Ongoing communication with exciting parents, problem solving.
- Maintaining and accounting for all student activity funds and money collected from students.
- Organizing sports days, concerts
- Outsourced Maintaining and managing, an effective inventory system for all school supplies, materials and equipment, and gardens.
- Sourcing / designing and responsible for scheduling, curriculum development and extracurricular activities.
- Provide quarterly student grade and behaviour reports to parents.
- Hiring of personnel.
- Motivating a team, counselling of staff and training of staff
- Responsible for managing and compiling of all the policies, regulations, and procedures, developing clearly understood procedures and provide regular drills for production, and fun days.
- Sourcing sponsorships for school and all fun days.
- Training staff and implementing policies and procedures for emergencies and disasters.
- Managing the day-to-day operations of the school.
- Managing all social media.
- Managing all marketing
- Salaries, debtors’ & creditors.
- Meeting with and on boarding new parents
- Protect confidentiality of all students, parents, and staff.
- Ongoing communication with exciting parents, problem solving.
Prestige Baby and Kids Academy Melrose
Principal
07.2021 - 04.2022
Job overview
- Organizing of Parent evening and presentations
- Protect confidentiality of all students, parents, and staff.
- Ongoing communication with exciting parents, problem solving.
- Maintaining and accounting for all student activity funds and money collected from students.
- Organizing sports days, concerts
- Outsourced Maintaining and managing, an effective inventory system for all school supplies, materials and equipment, and gardens.
- Sourcing / designing and responsible for scheduling, curriculum development and extracurricular activities.
- Provide quarterly student grade and behaviour reports to parents.
- Hiring of personnel.
- Motivating a team, counselling of staff and training of staff
- Responsible for managing and compiling of all the policies, regulations, and procedures, developing clearly understood procedures and provide regular drills for production, and fun days.
- Sourcing sponsorships for school and all fun days.
- Training staff and implementing policies and procedures for emergencies and disasters.
- Managing the day-to-day operations of the school.
- Managing all social media.
- Managing all marketing
- Salaries, debtors’ & creditors.
- Meeting with and on boarding new parents
- Protect confidentiality of all students, parents, and staff.
- Ongoing communication with exciting parents, problem solving.
- Reason for leaving: Resigned
Smiley Kids Sandton
Grade R
05.2018 - 05.2021
Job overview
- Plan and prepare appropriately lesson plans.
- Conduct assigned classes at the scheduled times.
- Implement the designated curriculum completely and in due time.
- Implement effective classroom management practices.
- 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
- Engage students in active, hands-on, creative problem-based learning
- Provide opportunities for students to access and use current technology, resources, and information to solve problems
- Provides opportunities for students to apply and practice what is learned
- Engage students in creative thinking and integrated or interdisciplinary learning experiences
- Build students’ ability to work collaboratively with others
- Adapt instruction/support to students’ differences in development, learning styles, strengths, and needs
- Maintain a safe, orderly environment conducive to learning
- To comply with requirements for the safety and supervision of students inside and outside the classroom
- Apply appropriate multiple assessment tools and strategies to evaluate and promote the continuous intellectual development of the student.
- Assign reasonable assignments and homework to students as per school rules.
- Evaluate students’ performances in an objective, fair and timely manner.
- Record and report timely the results of milestones reached.
- Use student assessment data to guide changes in instruction and practice, and to improve student learning
City Kids preschool
Principal
11.2016 - 03.2018
Job overview
- Organizing of Parent evening and presentations
- Protect confidentiality of all students, parents, and staff.
- Ongoing communication with exciting parents, problem solving.
- Maintaining and accounting for all student activity funds and money collected from students.
- Organizing sports days, concerts
- Outsourced Maintaining and managing, an effective inventory system for all school supplies, materials and equipment, and gardens.
- Sourcing / designing and responsible for scheduling, curriculum development and extracurricular activities.
- Provide quarterly student grade and behaviour reports to parents.
- Hiring of personnel.
- Motivating a team, counselling of staff and training of staff
- Responsible for managing and compiling of all the policies, regulations, and procedures, developing clearly understood procedures and provide regular drills for production, and fun days.
- Sourcing sponsorships for school and all fun days.
- Training staff and implementing policies and procedures for emergencies and disasters.
- Managing the day-to-day operations of the school.
- Managing all social media.
- Managing all marketing
- Salaries, debtors’ & creditors.
- Meeting with and on boarding new parents
- Protect confidentiality of all students, parents, and staff.
- Ongoing communication with exciting parents, problem solving.
- Reason for leaving: Resigned
Hurly Curly Pre-primary
Principal
01.2015 - 12.2015
Job overview
- Reason for leaving: school was sold and I was retrenched
North riding Pre-primary & Sharonlea Childcare
Principal
01.2011 - 12.2014
Job overview
- Reason for leaving: Personal
Education
Proffesional Childcare CollegeGauteng
Graduate Certificate from Education
04.2001
Skills
Academic administration
Instructional leadership
Multitasking
Education administration
Educational staff supervision
Employee performance evaluations
Staff development
School administration
Organizational leadership
References
- Lene, Bronkhorst, 0827775683, Hurly Curly preschool
- Pastor Gini, Monaghan, 011 465 8848, City Kids Preschool
Section name
I am looking for a position closer to Howick as my father lives in Howick and my mother passed away in October 2024.
Timeline
HOD (preschool)
Hamilton School
06.2024 - Current
Principal
LIV Lanseria Refilwe Preschool (NPO)
06.2022 - 05.2024
Principal
Prestige Baby and Kids Academy Melrose
07.2021 - 04.2022
Grade R
Smiley Kids Sandton
05.2018 - 05.2021
Principal
City Kids preschool
11.2016 - 03.2018
Principal
Oxford pre-primary
01.2016
Principal
Hurly Curly Pre-primary
01.2015 - 12.2015
Principal
North riding Pre-primary & Sharonlea Childcare
01.2011 - 12.2014
Proffesional Childcare College
Graduate Certificate from Education
04.2001