Key Responsibilities:
The Senior Lead Teacher / Vice Principal provides leadership for the development of teaching and learning practices at the Centre. Overseeing the 18 months to 6 years old age groups, he/she ensures that the curricula goals are sound and progressive. Steeped in knowledge on the latest developments in pedagogy, he/she mentors and provides leadership in designing and implementing a holistic curriculum. He/she regularly conducts inquiry into the emerging trends and latest developmental approaches to introduce new teaching and learning methods, tools and assistive technologies. Working with the Centre's leadership team, he/she fosters a culture of continuous learning and professionalism, and develops and leads in partnerships and sustained collaborations with stakeholders.
Critical Work Functions and Key Tasks
Plan and Implement Curriculum and Programmes
- Develop new teaching and learning approaches aligned with curricula frameworks
- Evaluate effectiveness of learning needs assessment
- Lead development of new children engagement strategies in curricula and pedagogies
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the developed classroom management strategies
- Drive improvements to teaching and learning approaches to enhance quality of learning environment
- Drive implementation of appropriate health, safety, nutritional and hygiene standards and procedures at the Centre
- Implement new teaching and learning methods, tools and assistive technologies based on emerging trends in the sector
- Formulate the assessment of children's learning and development
Build Stakeholder Relationships and Partnerships
- Drive implementation of communication strategies and policies to foster a culture of collaboration within the Centre
- Guide the design of strategies to establish partnerships and collaborations with families and community stakeholders
Manage Family and Community Programmes
- Drive the development of new promotional activities of Centre programmes and services
- Represent the Centre in the collaboration with families and community stakeholders
- Strategise the enhancements of initiatives and programmes at Centre-level, Cross-Centre level and Centre-family-community level
Conduct Routine Caregiving
- Evaluate effectiveness of caregiving assessment
- Drive implementation of caregiving standards and procedures
- Drive the enhancements of Centre-level routine caregiving
Uplift Professional Practice
- Develop team leaders' mentoring capabilities
- Promote professional development and service quality improvement to junior staff
- Drive the implementation of Centre's vision, mission and values
Minimum Qualifications:
- Qualification: Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education – Teaching (DECCE-T) or equivalent
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