Programme Staff, Kindergarten Care Centre

YMCA of Singapore Role Description: Your role includes ensuring safety and health standards, handling emergencies, setting up specially designed environment and implementing the Kindergarten Centre’s programme based on the Kindergarten Care's Guide provided by the Authority. Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the setting up of specially designed environment including pre-activity set up. Ensure the programme materials are in superior quality and adequate supply.
• To manage kindergarten children and provide high levels of interaction to promote critical thinking and positive attitudes towards learning.
• Implement the Kindergarten Care Centre’s programme based on the Kindergarten Care Guide provided.
• Supervise activities such as field trips and sharing sessions to stimulate children’s interest and broaden the understanding of their physical and social environment.
• Demonstrate and use audio-visual teaching aids to present subject matter to class.
• Observe and monitor how and what children are learning and use the information to create new learning opportunities for children.
• Observe and monitor how and what children are learning and use the information to develop children’s developmental profile.
• Provide support, warmth and emotional support for the children when needed.
• Instruct children in practices of personal cleanliness and self-care. Exhibit a sense of calm, consistency, grace and courtesy toward the children.
• Ensure the safety and well-being of each individual child. Observe children to detect signs of ill health or emotional disturbance and to evaluate progress.
• Able to handle emergencies and solve problems.
• Maintain an appropriate atmosphere of safety, learning, and fun, in line with YMCA’s philosophy.
• Keep attendance reports.
• Responsible for maintaining order in classroom and on playground.
• Any other duties or projects to be assigned by the immediate superior.

• Diploma/Certificate in Early Childhood Care Education related will be an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good Organisational skills.
• Patient and love teaching children.
• Working Location: Northeast / Jurong West/ Bukit Panjang areas