Job Summary
Integrates a range of teaching and learning approaches and identifies new approaches to conduct lessons for children. Enriches children's learning through implementing curriculum, and adapting and integrating developmentally appropriate teaching and classroom management strategies. Creates a secure and quality learning environment for the children through nurturing trusting and respectful relationships with them. Partners with families and caregivers and coordinates with community stakeholders, volunteers and social service providers to support the delivery of Centre initiatives, programmes and services.
Principal Responsibilities and Duties:
Implement and deliver curriculum and interventions:
- Develop lesson plans and teaching materials
- Adapt a range of developmentally appropriate materials and resources to create quality learning environment meeting the diverse needs of children
- Review health, safety, nutritional and hygience practices in accordance with ECDA standards and procedures
- Identify new teaching and learning approaches to customise classroom management strategies
- Evaluate documentations of children's learning and development to better inform planning and teaching
- Assess impact of interventions using appropriate methods, tools and assistive technologies in support learning
- Monitor progress with Brigance Assessment Tool
Partnership with stakeholders:
- Partner with families and caregivers to enhance child and family outcomes
- Identify opportunities to collaborate with families to ensure continuity of care and learning between the home and the Centre
- Implement Centre initiatives, family and community initiatives and programmes
- Support the development of outreach activities to create awareness on the Centre programmes and services
Working Conditions
- 42 hours work-week
- Attractive remuneration and staff benefits
- Location - Clementi / Hougang
Core Competencies Skills and Attributes:
- Diploma in Pre-school Education - Teaching (DPE-T) / Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECCE-T) or its equivalent recognised by ECDA for K1/K2 Teacher
- Preferably specialising in the Early Intervention track or has related qualifications such as Advanced Diploma in Early Intervention (Special Needs)
- Adequate knowledge of current early childhood care and education development theories, research and practices
- Have significant interest in mainstream inclusion and implementation of early intervention strategies
- Some working experience in varied settings such as in Early Intervention Centres and preschools is an advantage
- Thoughful, calm and loves working with children
- Demonstrate good active communicative skills
- Good team player, able to bulid constructive working relationship characterised by a high level of corporation and mutual respect
