Aftercare Supervisor (Primary School)

Parents at this community creche in Tembisa trust you with their children every morning. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Location: Tembisa, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Run morning ring with songs, weather and counting
• Feed, change and settle babies and toddlers on their routine
• Follow the NCF daily programme and adapt it for each age group
• Chat to parents at drop-off and pick-up about how the day went
• Set up daily learning areas for art, blocks, reading and fantasy play
• Watch children closely outside and keep the play area safe
• Prepare simple, nutritious snacks and keep the kitchen hygienic

• Paediatric first aid certificate
• Able to follow hygiene and safety routines without cutting corners
• Matric
• Warm, patient and energetic with small children
• Clear Form 30 child protection check and police clearance
• ECD Level 4 or Level 5 qualification, or currently studying towards one

• Speak more than one home language of the children you'll teach
• Basic music, art or movement skills for group activities
• Experience with children with special needs

• Lunch provided on school days
• Sponsored ECD Level 5 studies
• Reduced fees for your own child
• Short holiday closures over December and Easter

• Put your ECD level and first aid certificate in the first lines of your CV; creches check these before anything else.
• Add one sentence about an activity you ran that the children loved; it shows you can plan, not just supervise.