Position: NURSERY TEACHER.
Deadline: 25 Nov 2021.
Date posted: 15 Nov 2021.
Location:Dar es Salaam.
Description:
Job Summary
We are looking for a qualified Nursery Teacher to prepare small children for kindergarten by easing them into organized education. The successful candidate will teach the children important elements that they will encounter soon after they enter school life. The goal is to contribute to the healthy mental and emotional development of the children so they can more easily acclimate in the next level of education.Responsibilities
- Develop a careful and creative program suitable for preschool children
- Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, media etc.) to teach children
- Observe each child to help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem
- Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional arguments
- Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities through a carefully constructed curriculum (identify shapes, numbers or colors, do crafts, etc)
- Organize nap and snack hours and supervise children to ensure they are safe at all times
- Track children’s progress and report to parents
- Communicate with parents regularly to understand the children’s background and psyche
- Collaborate with other educators
- Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards
Qualifications
- Degree/ Diploma in Early Childhood Education or relevant field
- Proven experience as a Nursery Teacher
- Excellent understanding of the principles of child development and preschool educational methods
- Familiarity with safety and sanitation guidelines for classrooms
- Excellent communication and instructional skills
- Ability to act as mediator between children
- Cool-tempered, friendly and reliable
- Balance between a creative mind and a practical acumen
- Good spoken and written English and Swahili