1. RebeccaHarris
11 Annan Street
Nightcaps
Southland 9630
Ph.: (03) 225 7130
027 800 1397
Personal Information:
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: British
Age: 44
Birth date: 8th February 1972
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (ECE)
Diploma of Teaching (ECE)
Personal statement:
I have been involved in the early childhood industry for 19 ½ years and in that time I have
gained many administrative and accounting skills. As I move out of the industry I am
looking for a position where I can not only use these skills but also gain the opportunity to
enhance and add to the skill and knowledge set that I have, bringing this into another role
that will not only further enhance my knowledge but also to bring another perspective to
other companies. I also enjoy learning new skills and have had the opportunity to learn
different databases in my roles.
Relevant Experience:
Dave’s Property Service – Home Maintenance
Sub-Contractor
Woodhouse Early Learning Centre
Head Teacher
Footsteps Poutama
Kaiako/visiting teacher
Queens Park Babies
Teacher in Charge

2. Lollipops Educare – Highbrook
Centre Supervisor
Prodigy Pre-School Papatoetoe
Centre Supervisor
Experience Gained
Reception – General phone enquiries, Face to face liaison with not only potential clients,
but also existing clients. E-mail enquiries. Data entry and general filing. Greeting people
at reception, as well as other staff and management associated with the business.
Admin – Report filing, data entry. Computer skills including using various software
packages. Meeting clients and guiding them to the appropriate personnel. Collecting and
sorting mail as well as posting various items. Organization of others within the company,
booking accommodation and vehicles. Ordering various supplies making sure that there is
enough, as well as general typing duties.
Accounting – Basic accounting including invoicing, debt reconciling, debt management and
collection as well as being responsible for banking money. Also using MYOB and
Cashbook complete accounting packages. Using EFTPOS machines.
Management skills – Creating advertisements for both recruitment purposes and
advertising purposes. Recruiting and training staff. Writing policies and making sure that
all Health and Safety regulations are up to standard including conducting fire and earth
quake drills on a regular basis. Chairing meetings as well as writing minutes and filing
them away, making sure that all staff members received their own copies. Dealing with
client grievances and making sure that a positive outcome was achieved. Conducting
training sessions with staff. Organizing and planning venues for other clients to hold
meetings/workshops. Also dealing with staff issues making sure that a satisfying outcome
was received for both staff and company.
Personal attributes – Reliability, in the past two years have only had 4 sick days and
although I live out of town have always arrived at work on time and sometimes at short
notice. Time management, have had a previous position where I have been sole charge
and had to make my own appointments and schedule my own time, making sure that all
relevant paperwork is received to support office on time. Reports have also needed to
filed to an outside source so that the services can receive funding, these have needed to
be filed on a regular basis and to a deadline. Honesty, as government funding is
accessed in the Early childhood industry all relevant documentation needs to filed out
correctly and honestly or the service can be in breach and be asked to reimburse the
funding it has received. Team player, as I have worked many years with others it is
important that as a team we all work together to make sure that the company runs as
smoothly and efficiently as possible, this includes supporting each other and utilising each
other’s strengths as well as supporting what we all need to work on. Quick learner, as I
have been involved in different companies I have learnt not only new skills and strengths
but also new software and computer programmes.

3. Computer skills - I have been involved in using many different software programmes over
the years and have enjoyed the challenge of learning different ones. I have used both
Apple and Microsoft software including Office and I have attended a short course in Excel.
I have also used MYOB and Cashbook software. APT and INFOCARE are also other
databases that I have used and a previous employer created their own software called 3B
that we were trained to use.
Further Education:
New Zealand Full Teacher Registration (Expires December 2017)
Music and movement Workshop – August 2004
Open Polytechnic – Keeping Children Safe
Kohia Teachers – Technology in Early Childhood, If I had a hammer, Splitting the atom
and other childhood experiences.
Hana Clannad – Te Whaariki Early Childhood Curriculum, Assessment, planning and
Evaluation (DOP's), Behaviour Management for children.
Counties Playcentre Association – Introductory Certificate, Parent Enrichment certificate,
Parent Effectiveness certificate, Play awareness certificate, Leadership I, and Human
Development I.
Other Experience:
2 week Practicum's:
Kiddy Winks Kindergarten – March 2004
Play and Learn – July 2003
Alfriston Road Kindergarten – August 2002
Everglade Educare Under 2 – November 2001
Takanini Playcentre - session co-coordinator
Minute taker
Greeting/introducing new families
Enrolments officer
Papatoetoe High School – Physically Handicapped Unit
Driver’s License:
Full
Extra-Curricular Activities:
Hiking
Cooking
Running
Exercising our Border Collie

4. References
Kate Smithies / Owner - Director Kids Pace Education
25 Briar Crescent
Alexandra 9320 - 0800465437
Lynne Rice – Centre Director – Lollipops Educare
Work: (09) 444 1979
Home: (09) 410 1533
Kathy McCurran - Staff Manager – Prodigy Pre-Schools
Mobile: 027 3462678
Home: (09) 480 4612
Marilyn Smith – Takitimu Community Worker – Takitimu Community Development
Work: (03) 225 4522
Home: (03) 225 8293
Vanya Bailey – Character reference
Home: (03) 225 7872