ECD Facilitator

QUALIFICATION

Minimum level 4 ECD qualification.

The ability to speak Afrikaans and English fluently is a prerequisite. Speaking isiXhosa will be an added advantage.

JOB DESCRIPTION: ECD Facilitator

EDUCATIONAL DUTIES

Facilitation and monitoring of educational programmes for children.

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Keep files with weekly lessons up to date
  • Keep personal learning up to date
  • Do planning on time:
    • For the year (Annual)
    • For term (quarterly)
    • For the week (Weekly )
  • Weekly baking and brewing
  • Excursions / visits
  • Do daily preparation
  • Keep registration up to date at all times
  • Do daily assessment
  • Monitor the learners daily and determine if they are up to standard according to their age
  • Monitor absences and notify principal if problems are detected
  • Must be available to parents for inspection
  • Is aligned with learning outcomes per week, term and for the year
  • Be available to parents
  • Planning must reflect various assessment and learning outcomes
  • Prepare quarterly reports for each learner and send to parents
  • School fees per learner
  • Keep track of payments
  • Inform principal of any overdue fees
  • Send parents receipts of payment
  • Communicate with parents regarding overdue fees
  • Keep learners’ information files up to date.
  • Forms to be completed
  • Entry form
  • Indemnity form
  • Medical report
  • Incident reports
  • Older maintenance reports
  • Use aids to make lessons interesting
  • Keep the stock register up to date
  • In the event that a learner is injured at school or on an excursion:
  • Draw up an accident report
  • Inform parents of learner’s injury and what treatments learner/s underwent.
  • Maintain good discipline but always be friendly and must support learners at all times

THE CLASSROOM

  • The classroom must be kept neat and safe as a stimulating environment, including:
    • Wall decorations should compliment the leather atmosphere.
    • Relevant
    • Neat and ordered with names of things on the wall
    • Class rules must be understandable for learners
    • Classroom procedure be clearly visible
    • Weekly planning
    • Names of learners and birthdays
    • Weather map
    • Responsibilities of learners
    • Exhibition of good work from learners
    • Theme for the week with story, version, songs and examples
    • Information for parents
    • Hygiene
    • The organization of classroom
    • Outline of the tables and chairs
    • Device ordered and clearly labeled
    • Fantasy corner
    • Reading corner
    • Group work divisions
    • Washbasin
    • Learners’ washcloths and cups clearly with names of learners. Easily accessible to learners
    • Learners must experience the environment as positive which will encourage them to want to achieve

TRAINING

  • Attend training and workshops arranged by employer
  • Keep records of all training done
  • Work according to prescribed curriculum

STOCK

  • Keep record of all inventory and complete record annually
  • Keep record up to date – add new stock
  • Keep stock in good order

PLAYGROUND / OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES

  • Supervise during offside play
  • Activities prepared for movements and outside activity
  • Make sure the playgrounds are safe for the learners

ADDITIONAL AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Help organize:

  • Concerts
  • Excursions
  • Parent/teacher meeting
  • Sports days
  • Attend meetings and file the minutes
  • Any duties assigned by the principal of your school to improve the teaching of the learners
  • Any additional duties assigned to you by the management of Hermanus Child and Family Services in the interest of the organization.

Applications:

To apply for this post, please download and complete the HCFS application form, available as an MSWord document or PDF document, and send it to info@hcfs.org.za.