Preschool Chinese Teacher

Job Description & Requirements

Understand the required centre operations and support P / VP / AVP/ LT / ST in centre’s operations

Job Responsibilities:

CURRICULUM

Ø Communicates with families about the programme’s approach.

Ø Has basic knowledge and ability to set up developmentally appropriate indoor and outdoor learning environments.

Ø Understand and demonstrate the rationale for selecting and arranging materials and equipment and make adaptations when required.

Ø Engages children in an active process of exploring materials and equipment.

Ø Identify ways to modify the schedule according to individual children’s needs and requirements.

Ø Initiates strategies based on knowledge of children’s interests, needs and temperament.

Ø Understand and facilitates child-initiated and adult-facilitated activities and interactions.

Ø Demonstrates warm, positive, nurturing, and respectful interactions with children.

Ø Identify a variety of positive guidance techniques.

Ø Engage children in an active process of exploring materials and equipment.

Ø Support children’s learning by allowing them time to grasp concepts or practice skills and responding to them in meaningful ways.

Ø Recognise the importance of observing and documenting children’s learning.

Ø Contributes ongoing observations to understand children’s behaviour, maintaining confidentiality.

Ø Observe children’s relationships and is aware of their involvement with each other.

CONNECTING WITH FAMILIES

Ø Maintains confidentiality and ensures privacy on communications and data about families and colleagues.

Ø Shares information and relevant resources with families about the curriculum, children’s daily activities and their progress on a regular basis.

Ø Build and sustains respectful relationship with families that capitalise on families’ strength and capacities.

CENTRE OPERATIONS

Ø Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively effectively with colleagues, children, families and others.

Ø Follows staff roster and class timetable.

Ø Support the vision, mission and core values of the centre.

Ø Aware of facility requirement and report maintenance issue to RO.

Ø Demonstrate commitment to provide quality care and education for the children.

Ø Recognises the importance of supporting diverse needs of children through positive partnership with families.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ø Ensure Champs safety in all areas and activities. Eg: Champs are to be supervised at all times.

Ø Ensure all Champs hygiene at all times. Eg: Proper hand washing and food handling habits.

Ø Ensures classroom adheres to safety and hygiene regulations. Eg: Hygiene items are accessible, classroom is free from hazards.

Ø Report any damage/safety hazards in classroom to VP / P.

Ø To ensure cleanliness in all parts of the centre

Ø To lead class during any fire evacuation exercise and ensure that all Champs are accounted for.

Ø Menu is displayed.

Ø Food allergies of individual child are displayed prominently.

Ø Staff are patient with messiness slow eater are given time to finish food, children are encouraged to eat independently.

Ø Staff and children observe good hygiene practices.

Ø Proper hands washing with soap after toileting, before/after meals and

Ø after outdoor and art activities.

Ø Proper sanitary procedures are observed during diaper changing.

Ø Staff wash their hands before/after diaper changing.

Ø Soiled diapers are properly disposed in a covered bin.

Ø Children are supervised at all times.

Ø Children are within sight, hearing and easy reach of staff Eg: Staff quickly get materials from cupboard in room)

Ø Staff’s attention is on care giving responsibilities, not on other tasks or interests.

Ø Power points are out of children’s reach or rendered harmless.

Ø There are proper storage facilities for play equipment; more than 2 staffs are present during outdoor play.

Ø Safety gates are latched at all times.

Ø Ensure that administration of medicine forms are updated and filled.

Ø Children suffering from infections/ communicable diseases return to centre upon expiry of medical certification and are well (No symptoms of the illness).

Ø Children’s personal effects such as toothbrushes and mugs, mattress covers and combs are labelled and well maintained.

Ø Contact information of parents / guardians and medical information of children are up-to-date and readily available.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Ø Know the expectations of one’s job description and is familiar with the organisation’s personnel policies such as performance management, wages, benefits contact.

Job Requirements:

Ø Diploma in Early Childhood Care & Education - Teaching (DECCE-T)

Ø Creative and inspiring with loving energy

Ø Excellent communication and classroom management skills

Ø Be familiar with all working curriculum documents, handbooks and policy manuals.

Ø Knowledge in educational development / cognitive psychology

Ø Bilingual in English & Chinese