Our Committee

Our Kindergarten is run by a Committee of Management, this committee comprises volunteer parents and teachers.

The members volunteer at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) – it’s a great chance to get involved, get to know other parents and families, give back to your community and make an important difference to your children’s worlds.

Committee of Management – Position Descriptions 

1.          President*  – Alisia Romanin

Responsible for administration & management of kindergarten

• Coordinates the work of the Committee
• Chairs Committee meetings
• president@jjmcmahon.org.au

2.            Vice-President* – Jessie Upward

• Coordinates licensing requirements, nominee changes, police checks
• Takes over role of President if he/she absent
• OH&S
• vicepresident@jjmcmahon.org.au

3.            Secretary* – Leah Bramhill

• Prepares agendas and minutes of all meetings
• Reviews correspondence received as necessary
• Drafts any necessary correspondence
• Organises AGM
• secretary@jjmcmahon.org.au

4.            Treasurer* – Shun Hor Leung

• Financial Controller of kindergarten
• Produces monthly reports for Committee
• Develops budget with President & monitors budget throughout year
• Responsible for meeting ATO & Department requirements
• Supported by office administrator who does invoicing, a/c payable & receivable, payroll & MYOB data entry
• treasurer@jjmcmahon.org.au

* These four positions will need a police check at the kinder’s expense and will be listed with the Department of Education as Licensee Representatives.

5.            Staff Liaison – Claire Roberts

• Communication point for staff & Committee
• Arranges relief teachers/assistants when required
• Staff birthdays
• Works with Director on staff performance appraisals
• staffliason@jjmcmahon.org.au

6.            Enrolment Officer – Cecily O’Meara

• Liaises with external Enrolments Officer & staff to coordinate enrolments
• Coordinates Open Day
• enrolment@jjmcmahon.org.au

7.            Social Coordinators – Niccolo Alvendia and Tom Bick

• Responsible for coordination of social events for the kindergarten
• Coordinates any fundraising activities
• Reports to Committee on behalf of Social Sub-committee
• social@jjmcmahon.org.au

8.            Working Bee – Philip Nery

• Sets dates for working bees & publicises dates
• Liaises with teachers & Committee to determine tasks
• Coordinates working bee
• workingbee@jjmcmahon.org.au

9.            Grants Officer – Natalia Alvarez

• Coordinates applications for grants, extra funding
• grants@jjmcmahon.org.au

10.           Newsletter Editor – Emily Lomax

• Produce Centre-wide newsletter each term on behalf of staff and Committee
• communications@jjmcmahon.org.au

11.           Website Coordinator – Ben Grech / Tech Support – Kevin Yang

• Review website regularly for any updates needed
• Assist staff with technology enquiries
• website@jjmcmahon.org.au
• tech@jjmcmahon.org.au

Other Positions

(Not required to attend Committee meetings but very welcome!)

Maintenance Officer – Philip Nery

• Assist staff to arrange any maintenance required outside of working bees
• maintenance@jjmcmahon.org.au

 Purchasing Officer – Jerica Chai

• Buys kitchen and miscellaneous supplies required by staff

 Class Representatives x 8 (2 from each group)

• Make up social sub-committee
• Organise coffee mornings or other informal gatherings each term for class group
• Assists Social Coordinator with kindergarten social/fund-raising events
• Do not have to attend Committee meetings but will meet as a sub-committee when required