Pre-School Teacher (4 to 5 Year Olds)

Songs, stories, sandpits and routines: help a workplace day care centre in Soweto give children a strong start. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

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

• Watch children closely outside and keep the play area safe
• 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
• Observe each child and note milestones in their development file
• Set up daily learning areas for art, blocks, reading and fantasy play
• Feed, change and settle babies and toddlers on their routine
• Follow the NCF daily programme and adapt it for each age group

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

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

• Lunch provided on school days
• Sponsored ECD Level 5 studies
• Reduced fees for your own child
• 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.