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Melody O'Brien

Melody O'Brien

Office Administrator and Teacher

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JohannesburgMember since April 20, 2026
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Experienced Early Childhood Development educator and office administrator with 20+ years of progressive experience in teaching, curriculum development, and administrative roles.

Experience

Educator/Head teacher/ Office administrator at My World Day-care (2015-02 – 1 August 2025)

  • Answering phone calls and responding to emails
  • Admin work for the head of school
  • Showing prospective clients around the facility
  • Filing
  • Typing minutes of meetings
  • Supervising staff
  • Facilitating parent/teacher conferences
  • Stock take and supervision of the school library and school equipment
  • Organising and facilitating school functions

Teaching multiple age groups from toddlers to Grade R with dual responsibility of office administration. Specialized in special needs education and CAP curriculum implementation.

• Compiling age appropriate lesson plans • Aiding in the development of learners, cognitively, socially, physically and emotionally • Assembling educational activities • Facilitating fun and insightful group activities • Planning and facilitating Grade R lesson plans and assessments according to CAP curriculum • Aiding Grade R learners with phonetical awareness, sight word recognition and reading fundamentals • Aiding learners with their numerological development

Education

Matric in General Education – Benoni High School

Course in Early Childhood Development – Sophie Breytenbach

Diploma in Early Childhood – National Teaching Diploma

Certification in English Language Teaching – TEFL Academy

Diploma in Cryptozoology – Centre of Excellence

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