Overview
The Senior Preschool Educator mentors the team to enhance their teaching practice including the nurturing of trusting and respectful relationships with children. He/She utilises in-depth knowledge of Early Childhood education and pedagogical expertise to design and implement a developmentally and culturally appropriate curricula for children, as well as contributes to innovations in teaching and learning practices.
As an experienced Early Childhood Educator, he/she oversees the design and set up of secure and quality learning environment for children. He/She also mentors the other educators in preparing the learning experiences and environment for the children in line with Centres’ philosophy and curricula goals. He/She develops structures for sustained collaborative partnerships with families and communities, and supports in fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration and collegiality within the Centre.
Responsibilities
1. Plan and implement curriculum and programmes
a) Lead implementation of teaching and learning approaches aligned with curricula frameworks
b) Advise on the outcomes from learning needs assessment
c) Review children engagement strategies in accordance with the curriculum
and pedagogical frameworks
d) Review effectiveness of classroom management strategies
e) Develop initiatives, practices and learning materials to enhance quality of learning environment
f) Lead implementation of appropriate health, safety, nutritional and hygiene standards and procedures
g) Evaluate potential teaching and learning methods, tools, and assistive technology based on emerging trends in the sector
h) Enhance the documentation methods of children’s learning and
development
2. Build stakeholder relationships and partnerships
a) Lead implementation of communication strategies and policies to foster a culture of collaboration within the Centre
b) Develop strategies to establish partnerships and collaborations with families and community stakeholders
3. Manage family and community programmes
a) Refine outreach activities in promoting the Centre programmes and services
b) Lead the implementation of collaborative efforts amongst families and community stakeholders
c) Review the overall plans for family and community initiatives and programmes for improvements
4. Conduct routine caregiving
a) Advise the team on the outcomes from caregiving assessment
b) Lead implementation of appropriate caregiving standards and procedures
c) Review overall plans to improve routine caregiving
5. Uplift professional practice
d) Develop new teaching and caregiving methods based on emerging sector trends, technologies and tools
e) Mentor team members on capability development
f) Lead in professional development and service quality improvement activities
g) Advocate the Centre’s vision, mission and values to all staff
6. Others
a) Any other duties as and when assigned by the Centre Leader.
Requirements
7. Technical Competencies
a) Please refer to SkillsFramework for Early Childhood sector
8. Core Competencies
a) Advanced collaboration skills able to establish team effectiveness and manage partnerships to create a cooperative working environment which enables the achievement of goals.
a) Advanced communication skills to synthesise information and inputs to communicate an overarching storyline to multiple stakeholders.
b) Advanced problem-solving skills to anticipate potential problems to drive a culture of continuous improvement which seeks to turn problems into opportunities across the centre.
a) Proficient in written and spoken English/Chinese
b) Meticulous mindset and follows through with processes and tasks
c) Strong multi-tasking skill
9. Preferred achievements / characteristics
a) L2 certified with Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA)
b) Diploma in Early Childhood or equivalent
