Tenneile – Senior Early Childhood Educator

Hi my name is Tenneile and I am from the Budjari mob near the Paroo river, close to the southern border of Queensland.

My mob’s totem is a grey kangaroo. I have a four year old son and two young teen step daughters and I’m the senior early childhood educator at Deadly Kindy Burragah. I’ve been working for ATSICHS since August 2023.

I worked in long day care for 13 years before starting at Burragah and when I got the opportunity to work with our next generation I couldn’t say no.

I have always wanted to be able to give back to my fellow Indigenous community and when I got the opportunity to work at Burragah I was so grateful to be a part of the team.

In my role of senior educator here at Burragah I support our early childhood teacher and centre manager with the day to day routine and I make sure that the jarjums are comforted and supported and cared for.

The most rewarding part of my role is seeing the smiles on the jarjums faces and the connections we build.