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Jayd Janine Deborah Smith

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Jayd Janine Deborah Smith

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 College
Gauteng

Graduate Certificate from Education
04.2001

Skills

Academic administration

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

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