Playgroup Facilitator (Mornings) – Permanent

Songs, stories, sandpits and routines: help a workplace day care centre in Bloemfontein give children a strong start. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is Bloemfontein-based, with most of your time spent at a workplace day care centre.

• Observe each child and note milestones in their development file
• Watch children closely outside and keep the play area safe
• Feed, change and settle babies and toddlers on their routine
• Follow the NCF daily programme and adapt it for each age group
• Prepare simple, nutritious snacks and keep the kitchen hygienic

• Warm, patient and energetic with small children
• Able to follow hygiene and safety routines without cutting corners
• Clear Form 30 child protection check and police clearance
• Experience caring for children in a group setting, even as a volunteer
• Matric
• Paediatric first aid certificate

• Basic music, art or movement skills for group activities
• Speak more than one home language of the children you'll teach
• Montessori diploma or Reggio-inspired training

• Sponsored ECD Level 5 studies
• Lunch provided on school days
• Short holiday closures over December and Easter

• Apply for the Form 30 check early, as it can take weeks and many creches won't appoint without it.
• Add one sentence about an activity you ran that the children loved; it shows you can plan, not just supervise.