Duties and Responsibilities include:
· Ensure the overall safety and wellbeing of the children.
· Provide a caring, stimulating environment for the children.
· Develop and implement age-appropriate child development activities to enhance the children’s spiritual, physical, cognitive and character growth
· Ensure that rooms are prepared and set out in readiness for the day.
· Ensure a high standard of hygiene on the premises.
· Ensuring the proper maintenance of crèche equipment and resources.
· Ensure availability of Registration database and children's files
· Keep strictly confidential any personal information and records regarding the children, their parents and others.
· Ensure that all policies governing the crèche and the code of conduct are adhered to.
· Ensure sterilization of toys and play areas so that children are safe, engaging and in a clean environment.
· Clean and wash children daily
· Keep the parents and supervisors up-to-date on the condition of the children.
· Resolve operational issues of a minor nature.
· Inform the supervisor of any matter requiring their attention.
· Budgeting for Crèche operations and management of the Crèche petty cash
· Coordinate end month meetings with the parents
· Submit monthly reports
· Participating in any other Fund activities as guided to do so.
Academic and Professional Qualifications:
· Bachelors in Early childhood handling and care.
· Professional training in early childhood handling.
Work Experience:
· At least 3yrs experience looking after young children in a pre-school day care, crèche, orphanage, babies’ home or related childcare environment and crèche equipment management.
Key Competences:
· IT skills (MSWord/Excel)
· Supervisory skills.
· Good oral and written communication skills.
· Ability to make decisions promptly and proactively.
· Good knowledge and experience in childcare environment and regulatory framework
· Organizational skills
· Oral communication
· Written communication
· Friendly, caring and flexible
· Good listening skills, have patience, understanding and non-judgmental attitude.
· Creativity
· Passion for looking after children.
· Treatment of people in a courteous and respectful way
