Rita Rizk
Casula
Summary
Proactive Early Childhood teacher with extensive experience in fostering positive interactions and supporting children with special needs. Skilled in implementing play-based and developmentally appropriate curriculum, creating safe, inclusive environments. Strong in parent-teacher communication, lesson planning, and cultivating creativity in the classroom.
Early childhood professional with history of creating enriching educational experiences. Proven ability to design and implement curriculum that promotes cognitive and social development. Emphasizes collaboration and adapts to evolving classroom needs, ensuring positive outcomes for all students.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Director/ Preschool Room Leader
Gowrie NSW
04.2015 - Current
- Assistant director, maintaining and fostering positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
- Strengthening parent-teacher relationships through consistent communication, increasing parental involvement in the educational process.
- Collaborating with teachers, parents and administrators to facilitate positive outcomes for children.
- Facilitating successful parent-teacher conferences, addressing concerns and discussing strategies for supporting student growth at home.
- Preschool room leader, support children with special needs, creating customized learning strategies to accommodate various abilities.
- Appling play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Cultivate a safe and inclusive classroom environment that fostered respect, empathy, and cultural awareness among students.
- Fostered creativity in the classroom through art projects, dramatic play, storytelling exercises, and other imaginative pursuits.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Give one-to-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Implementing developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments.
- Established ongoing professional development goals, participating in workshops and conferences to stay current on emerging trends in early childhood education.
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Promoted early literacy skills by implementing engaging reading activities and fostering a love for books in young learners.
- Established a positive classroom environment by setting clear expectations and promoting respect among students.
- Managed classroom behavior effectively using consistent routines and age-appropriate consequences, creating a safe learning environment for all students.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
- Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
- Planning and executing activities to stimulate physical, social and intellectual growth.
Early Childhood Educator
Randstad
07.2014 - 03.2015
- Supported children with special needs, creating customized learning strategies to accommodate various abilities.
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
- Boosted children''s social skills development through group projects and collaborative games.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
Early Childhood Educator Assistant
Chantel Childcare Centre
04.2011 - 02.2014
- Supported early language development through storytelling, reading books, and engaging children in interactive conversations.
- Managed daily routines efficiently, ensuring smooth transitions between different activities throughout the day without any loss of instructional time.
- Created a nurturing and safe environment for children to grow emotionally, socially, and academically.
- Enhanced children''s learning experiences by incorporating engaging play activities and age-appropriate educational materials.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
Early Childhood Teacher
Skills
- Classroom Management
- Documentation and Record Keeping
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Lesson Planning
- Maintaining safety
- Curriculum Planning
- Circle Time Management
- Leading activities
- Curriculum Development
- Developmental needs
- Children's literature
- Outdoor play supervision
- Behavior management
- Parent communication
- Activity planning
- Group and individual instruction
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Play-based learning
Certification
- Certificate 3 in Early childhood
- Diploma in Early childhood
- Bachelor of early childhood birth to 5years.
- First aid certificate
- Asthma and Anaphylaxis certificate
- Working with children check
- Child protection
- Food handling
- Educational Hub short courses/ Documentation with purpose / Dealing with challenging behavior / The Environment: a place of possibility.
Languages
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Interests
- Participating in cooking contests and challenges to showcase culinary skills and creativity.
- Cooking
- I enjoy helping others and giving back to the community.
- Auto Repair/Restoration
- Watching Movies and TV Shows
- Music
- Personal Development and Self-Improvement
Timeline
Assistant Director/ Preschool Room Leader
Gowrie NSW
04.2015 - Current
Early Childhood Educator
Randstad
07.2014 - 03.2015
Early Childhood Educator Assistant
Chantel Childcare Centre
04.2011 - 02.2014
Bachelor of Arts -
Early Childhood Teacher
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