Playgroup Facilitator (Mornings)

Songs, stories, sandpits and routines: help a workplace day care centre in Secunda give children a strong start. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll be based at a workplace day care centre in Secunda. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Clean and sanitise toys, mats and tables at the end of the day
• Watch children closely outside and keep the play area safe
• Feed, change and settle babies and toddlers on their routine
• Run morning ring with songs, weather and counting
• Set up daily learning areas for art, blocks, reading and fantasy play
• Help aftercare learners with homework and reading
• Plan themes and holiday programmes with the principal

• Warm, patient and energetic with small children
• Matric
• Experience caring for children in a group setting, even as a volunteer
• Paediatric first aid certificate
• Clear Form 30 child protection check and police clearance

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

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

• 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.