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Strengths:

Self-driven, focused, team player and capable of handling different and complex situations

Excellent Communication Skills

Strongly believe in the motto --- ‘Learning never Stops’

Willingness and enthusiasm to learn each day

Excellent Inter- Personal Skills and an ability to develop rapport with people from diverse cultures and nationalities. Inherent ability to work effectively in a multi – cultural environment.

Achievements:

As a Principal at Singing Birds Nursery, acheived the targets set by the management at the time of my appointment within a period of 3 months after joining the setting.

Significantly boosted the student’s strength at the setting that was struggling by converting potential enquiries into admissions for the past 2 years. Have singlehandedly increased the strength of students from 19 students to 90 + students within a time span of 5 months after joining the setting.

Played a major role in boosting the ratings of the setting on Google and Social Media within a very short span of time which has led to a great surge in admissions.

The Quality assurance measures undertaken at the setting were recognized and awarded by the SBN management within 6 months of joining the setting.

Have worked consistently to improve the quality of service provision and actively promoted parent partnership working at the setting.

Have successfully undertaken and completed detailed record keeping procedures at the setting in compliance with the legislative mandates of Ministry of Education.

As a Counsellor and Academic Coordinator at Noah’s Ark Nursery took the strength of the Nursery from 12 students upon joining to more than 97 students till April 2016. Have exceeded the targets set by the management each month for the past one year. The Academic Year 2015 – 2016 has been the most successful in the Nursery in both commercial aspects and in terms of providing Early Years Childhood Education and Care.

Have been responsible for setting and successful implementation of EYFS curriculum for preschoolers in Noah’s Ark Nursery, Khalifa City.

As a counselor at Happy Home Nursery, took the strength of the school from 2 students to a total of 180 till June 2012, hence laying down the foundation of a profitable unit, where it has gone from strength to strength.

Played an instrumental role in planning and implementation of EYFS curriculum for different age groups at the setting and effectively training of the setting's staff in the same.

As a Principal at Eurokids, increased the strength of the school to make it a Profitable unit and also one of the most reputed schools in the city.

Met the Sales Targets on Revenue and No's.

Conducted Audio visual training for students from the age group of Developed a new team at Euro Kids in line with the corporate standards.

Was student of the year in college in the year 1996

Represented my district in Volleyball Meet.

Won many debating and declamation competitions at school and college level

Work Experience

30th September 2018 – Till Current

Principal at Singing Birds Nursery, Dubai Responsibilities:

Responsible for running the entire nursery

1st May 2017 – Till 18th September 2018

Nursery Manager at Noah’s Ark Nursery, Khalifa City Branch, Abu Dhabi.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for running the entire nursery:

Responsible for the daily running and administration of the nursery whilst adhering to the Policies & Procedures, ensuring compliance with regards to the guidelines laid down in UAE Child Care Act.

Lead and manage the overall day to day academic and operational functions of the Nursery in line with the vision of the management.

Ensuring high standards of care and early education is effectively delivered across to all children in the age group of 18 months to 4 years.

Creating a caring and stimulating environment that promotes learning through play and ensure that care and supervision of children with regard to their physical, emotional and intellectual needs.

Working to ensure that all children get equal opportunities with regard to their religious persuasion, racial origins, gender, disabilities, cultural or linguistic background.

Develop and deliver a balanced EYFS curriculum underpinned by developmentally appropriate play based activities.

Responsible for planning, preparation and supervision of activities to develop all aspects of a child's individual development in a stimulating atmosphere. Also, ensuring that developmental records and observations of children are kept and maintained meticulously.

Ensure that the state and standard of the premises, resources and equipment is maintained at the highest quality standards and are at compliant and in regulation of ADEC, HAAD, Municipality and other regulating governmental bodies.

Maintaining and expanding the existing client base in a highly competitive atmosphere.

Handling queries from existing and new clients and converting them into potential business.

Marketing and Admissions: Arranging regular Open Days, Parents' Evenings, Publicity Tours, Parent Forums and children's outings to support getting new admissions and also maintain the student retention, thus ensuring effective marketing for the Nursery.

Responsible for handling all the enquiries regarding the Nursery from suppliers, marketing agencies and other external agencies etc.

Nursery Organization and Staffing - Timetables, events, meetings, recruitment and resourcing.

Responsible for effective staff recruitment, supervision of staff and students, conducting regular staff assessments, recognizing training needs, monitoring, training and developing teamwork. Also, responsible for organizing regular staff meetings and in-service trainings.

Administration and finance of all nursery activities as directed by Head Office to manage budgets, and keep accurate records of staffing, payroll, banking, petty cash, and all other activities as requested. Issue of invoices and collection of fees, and meeting agreed targets.

Liaison with parents and negotiation of working targets ensuring effective communication within the nursery.

Managing the tools of Social Media, Website of the Nursery and Facebook page of the Nursery.

Oct’16 --- Till Feb’ 17 Happy Home Nursery, Sharjah Nursery Manager

Achievements:

Stabilized student’s admission in a very short period of time in the Nursery which was in a steep decline for the past few months. It is a fact which was appreciated by the management during the Annual Management Meet held in February 2017.

Set the EYFS curriculum in motion effectively Prepared the Theme based Monthly curriculum, the Weekly Lesson Plans, Monthly Newsletters and drafted all the communications to parents.

Was given a time frame of 6 months by the management to start Enrichment Programs at the Nursery. Have successfully launched Baby Ballet Classes, Free Style Dancing, Arabic and Islamic Classes at the Nursery which has made Happy Home Nursery the first nursery in Sharjah to have comprehensive Enrichment Programs aimed at overall holistic development of children at the Nursery.

Introduced the services of Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist and ABA in the Nursery, making it one of its kind Nursery in Sharjah to provide Early Childhood Intervention Strategies for children with special needs.

Organized a very successful Sports’ Day Programme inviting several dignitaries on two successive days within two months of joining the Nursery.

Organized a Parental Workshop on Social Communication Disorders in Early Childhood Education spearheaded by Speech and Language Pathologist and Occupational Therapist, which was really appreciated by the parents as it was one of its kind initiative undertaken at the Nursery.

Have successfully launched and set in motion Extended Day Care Programme at the Nursery till evenings. The management had on two previous occasions before I joined the Nursery tried to run a Day Care Programme at the Nursery but unable to do so due to lack of students.

Wrote an article in March Edition of Parent Plus Magazine on the topic “Pre-School

Separation Anxiety and how parents can deal with it”.

Designed the advertisement for Happy Home Nursery in March Edition of Parent Plus Magazine as well.

Drafted the Induction Policy and Appraisal Policy of the Nursery.

Was responsible for completing descriptive performance appraisals of 20 permanent

employees at the Nursery and suggested various changes in the assessment parameters of Key Performance Areas (KRA’s) of employees based on their job descriptions.

Was a Master of Ceremonies for the 11th UCMAS Graduation Ceremony and the 3rd UCDINO ART Graduation Day held at Indian High School, Dubai on 19th November 2016.

Nov’13 --- Till 18th September, 2016 Noah’s Ark Nursery, Khalifa City ‘A’ Branch, Abu Dhabi

Nursery Manager

Responsibilities:

Responsible for running the entire school

Responsible for the daily running and administration of the nursery whilst adhering to the Policies & Procedures, ensuring compliance with regards to the guidelines laid down in UAE Child Care Act.

Maintaining and expanding the existing client base in a highly competitive atmosphere.

Handling queries from existing and new clients and converting them into potential business.

Working to ensure that all children get equal opportunities with regard to their religious persuasion, racial origins, gender, disabilities, cultural or linguistic background.

Care and supervision of children with regard to their physical, emotional and intellectual needs.

Developed a well-researched, child-friendly and age-appropriate curriculum for different age groups in the Nursery including the worksheets, Events Planner, Annual Planner, Organized Games, Rhymes, Stories, Flash Cards and other Teaching Aids to facilitate highest standards of Early Childhood Education and Development.

Responsible for effective staff recruitment. Supervision of staff and students, conducting regular staff assessments, recognizing training needs, monitoring, training and developing teamwork. Also, responsible for organizing regular staff meetings and in-service trainings.

Responsible for planning, preparation and supervision of activities to develop all aspects of a child's individual development in a stimulating atmosphere. Also, ensuring that developmental records and observations of children are kept and maintained meticulously.

Ensuring that the preparation, care, cleanliness and maintenance of the nursery playrooms, kitchen and equipment are carried out according to the Policies & Procedures and risk assessments.

Administration and finance of all nursery activities as directed by Head Office to manage budgets, and keep accurate records of staffing, payroll, banking, petty cash, and all other activities as requested. Issue of invoices and collection of fees, and meeting agreed targets.

Responsible for handling all the enquiries regarding the Nursery from parents, suppliers, marketing agencies etc.

Liaison with parents and negotiation of working targets ensuring effective communication within the nursery.

Arranging regular parents' evenings, publicity, open weekends and children's outings and ensuring effective marketing.

Responsible for developing the Website of Noah’s Ark Nursery and gave all the inputs for designing, content matter of the Nursery’s Website.

Managing the Facebook, Twitter and You Tube Page of the Nursery.

Responsible for the marketing of the Nursery in print and electronic media.

Responsible for the Nursery’s E–mail marketing campaigns and SMS Marketing campaigns and their designing and content matter.

Have contributed articles for the Nursery in Gulf News (My Guide) Early Learners on three separate occasions.

Responsible for the designing, and content matter of Nursery advertisements appearing in Abu Dhabi Weekly Magazine which is very popular with the expat community in Abu Dhabi.

Stage Host for the 11th and 12th UCMAS National Abacus and Mental Arithmetic Competition in the Year 2014 and 2015.

Stage Host for the 9th UCMAS Graduation Ceremony and 3rd UCMAS Dino Art Competition in the Year 2014.

Stage Host for Noah’s Ark Nursery Annual Day Programme for the Academic Years 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Organized Book Fairs and Exhibitions in the nursery on a number of occasions.

Dealing with the representatives of various government agencies such as Ministry of Social Affairs, Abu Dhabi Education Council, Civil Defense, Municipality, etc. on behalf of the Nursery and the Management.

Worked as a Training and Development and Consulting Officer for TIP Nursery (Tawazum Industrial Park) in Abu Dhabi, associated with Noah’s Ark Nursery since October 2015. Noah’s Ark Nursery got the Contract for running TIP Nursery from a pool of competitive Nurseries based on the successful model of running Noah’s Ark Nursery, Khalifa City in terms of the Curriculum, the facilities, the qualitative care being provided and successful integration of children from various nationalities and cultures.

Worked as a Guest Faculty Teacher in Strawberry Fields, Chandigarh, India, a premier educational institute run under the aegis of Durga Dass Foundation for a period of five months from April’ 2013 to August’13 teaching primarily Primary Grades.

Aug’10 --- Till June’12 Happy Home Nursery, Sharjah

Counselor/ Nursery Manager

Was involved with the nursery right from the time of its inception and worked closely with the management in Planning and Designing the layout of the Fun rooms, Play Areas – Indoor and Outdoor, Dining Area, Library etc; Paintings and Color Schemes in Different rooms; Furniture Layout and Teaching Aids as required according to different age groups. Also was responsible for designing well researched, age appropriate and child friendly curriculum for different age groups namely Playgroup and Nursery.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for running the entire school

Maintaining and expanding the existing client base in a highly Competitive atmosphere

Handling queries from existing and new clients and converting them into potential business

Meeting and counseling parents and handling admissions

Recruitment and Training of new staff as per the guidelines recommended by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Social Affairs, UAE

Periodically monitor and review the performances of the staff and employ innovative techniques to increase the level of efficiency and keep them motivated

Designing the curriculum, planning the events calendar and organizing International theme based events

Conducting annual performance appraisals

Conducting orientation session for parents at the commencement of a new term in September and April

Conducting periodic Training programs for the teaching staff and ensuring high standards are maintained

Maintaining and sending monthly MIS on revenue and other reports to the management

Organizing regular Parent Teacher Meetings to maintain personal touch with the parents and personally addressing parents’ concerns and various suggestions to ensure all round growth and development of children.

Organized Book Fairs and Exhibitions in the nursery on a number of occasions

Successfully planned and organized “Sports’ Day” and “Graduation Ceremony” in the nursery

Played a pro- active role in designing the website of the nursery and writing the content matter for the site.

Played a pro- active role in designing the brochures of the nursery and writing the content matter for the same.

Planning and organizing various Field Trips for the Nursery.

Conducted a highly innovative and fun- filled ‘Summer Splash Program’

Brainstorming the advertising campaigns of the nursery

Dealing with the representatives of Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Labor on behalf of the school and management.

Apr’07-Apr’10 Euro Kids International Play Way School, India

Euro Kids is an International chain of Play schools worldwide.

Principal

Responsible for running the entire school

Responsibilities:

Maintaining and expanding the existing client base in a highly Competitive atmosphere

Handling queries from existing and new clients and converting them into potential business

Meeting and counseling parents and handling admissions

Recruitment and Training of new staff as per the guidelines from the corporate

Periodically monitor and review the performances of the staff and employ innovative techniques to increase the level of efficiency and keep them motivated

Designing the curriculum, planning the events calendar and organizing International theme based events

Conducting annual performance appraisals

Conducting periodic Training programs for the teaching staff and ensuring high standards are maintained

Maintaining and sending monthly MIS on revenue and other reports to the Regional Corporate Office

Organizing regular Parent Teacher Meetings to maintain personal touch with the parents and personally addressing parents’ concerns

and various suggestions to ensure all round growth and development of children.

Attending training sessions organized quarterly by the Corporate on Curriculum designing and development, Leadership Building,

Mar’04 – Dec’07 Diplast Ltd, Chandigarh, India

Diplast is a premier company in Northern India

HR Executive

Responsibilities:

Maintaining and Updating HR records of all the employees

Arranging interviews for recruitment

Providing support to the employees to forward requests for loans, salary advance and leave requests

Coordinating with the Department Heads to arrange trainings for the employees.

Courses Attended

1.Attended Fire Safety Training in February 2019

2.Attended Child Protection Training and First Aid Training in December 2017

3.Attended One Day workshop on Montessori Methodology --- its principles, aims and objectives, uses and advantages of Montessori teaching aids and its contribution to the overall well- balanced and holistic development of a child.

4.Attended Trainings conducted by the corporate office on Leading Teams, Managing Time, Services and other trainings related to Parental Counseling and Child Psychology

5.Attended workshops on Curriculum Designing and Execution organized by Eurokids team of Academic Coordinators

6.Attended workshops on the use of Smart Boards in Class Role Education organized by Educomp India.

Qualification

2019-20

2010

Cache Level 5 – Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Young People Services

Specialization in Human Resources Post Graduate Diploma in Human

Resource Management, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New

Delhi, India

2000

Masters in Public Administration – 2 years Postgraduate Degree, Punjab

University, Chandigarh, India

1997

Bachelor of Arts (BA), MCM DAV College, Chandigarh, India

Extra - Curricular Activities

Reading, Watching Historical Documentaries and Tennis

Personal Details

Marital Status

Married

Languages Known

English

Date of Birth

26th Oct, 1976

Visa Status

Employment Visa

Certified UAE Driver’s License Holder

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