Staff Q&A
Name: Tamika Hannah
Service/Program: Norwood Education and Care Service
What is your role at LGT? Room Leader of the Hilton Room (18 months to two and half years old)
What do you love the most about your job?
I love being able to support children’s development, providing fun learning opportunities, and watching children grow and support verbal and non-verbal language development.
What does the perfect weekend look like and why?
My perfect weekend is going to watch the JackJumpers and going to the beach with my dog, Tuco.
What song would you choose to turn up the volume and sing out loud to?
Any Amy Shark song.
Do you have any pets and what are their name/s?
I have a 2.5 year old Groodle named Tuco.
Name: Kelly McDermott
Service/Program: Educational Leader
What is your role? I am currently one of five Educational Leaders at LGT who work with Service Managers in a mentoring, role modelling and consulting capacity within our education and care services.
What do you love the most about your job?
Being able to work with Service Managers to support and mentor educators within services. Sharing skills, knowledge and experience that contributes to the overall quality of practices and programs being offered to children and families.
What does your perfect weekend look like?
Spending quality time with my son, Noah. He is an avid sportsperson, so we are often out and about. Either exploring parks or watching him participate in a team sport. At the moment we have just commenced cricket season.
What is the best trip you’ve ever been on and why?
My ultimate holiday away was spending nearly six weeks travelling through South East Asia, spending time in Cambodia, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam Thailand and Singapore. Experiencing the day-to-day culture of the locals, the food, traditions as well as embracing all the methods of transport. These were certainly eye opening.
Name: Simone Carr
Service/Program: Penna Road Education and Care Service
What is your role? I am a Certificate III educator at Penna Road Service
What do you love the most about your job?
I love walking into work everyday with a smile on my face, a plan in my head, full of coffee beans ready for what the day might bring – everyday is a new day.
What would your perfect weekend look like?
Waking up to a wholesome breakfast, followed by a walk along Park Beach.
What is the best trip you’ve ever been on and why?
For my 40th birthday we did a caravan trip starting at Bridport, moving along the North East coast to Little Blue Lake, then on to the Bay of Fires and Freycinet. The trip was filled with beautiful Tassie scenery, fresh air and family time.
