Pre-School Teacher (4 to 5 Year Olds)

You'll care for and teach young children at a workplace day care centre in Paarl, from nappies to first letters. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Paarl (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Run morning ring with songs, weather and counting
• Watch children closely outside and keep the play area safe
• Feed, change and settle babies and toddlers on their routine
• Help aftercare learners with homework and reading
• Clean and sanitise toys, mats and tables at the end of the day
• Chat to parents at drop-off and pick-up about how the day went

• Matric
• Able to follow hygiene and safety routines without cutting corners
• ECD Level 4 or Level 5 qualification, or currently studying towards one
• Warm, patient and energetic with small children

• Montessori diploma or Reggio-inspired training
• Experience with children with special needs
• Speak more than one home language of the children you'll teach

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

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