Associate/Senior Assistant, Center for Early Child Development (CECD) @ Aga Khan University

Job Summary

Role and Responsibilities

Responsible for looking after the physical, social, emotional and cognitive needs of assigned children, implementing the ECD programme and providing a safe and developmentally appropriate environment in accordance with institutional policies and procedures.

You will specifically be responsible for;

• Providing care for infants and toddlers, such as setting routines, implements a developmentally appropriate and educationally enriching ECD programme, feeding, changing and diapering of the children
• Supporting and promoting each child’s physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language development.
• Developing lesson plans and facilitates children during activities, storytelling, indoor and outdoor play, and singing etc.
• Preparing teaching resources and maintains inventories for material and supplies
• Maintaining accurate records on children’s development, immunization and general health, etc. and prepares periodic reports and observations
• Communicating regularly with parents, encourages and supports parent involvement in all aspects of the programme, arranges parent meetings and parent-child sessions.
• Conducting parents and staff orientations and awareness sessions
• Assisting the Centre Manager in program planning and evaluations
• Assisting with the admission process for children and updating children’s records
• Ensuring the safety, orderliness, sanitation, and cleanliness of the premises and facilities
• Helps to disseminate ECD Practices through teaching, conference presentations, parent training sessions and other methods.

Required Skills

Skills and Qualification:

You should have/be:

• Bachelor’s degree with additional qualifications in ECD, such as an Advanced Diploma in Human Development, Montessori diploma, certificate in ECED from the AKU-Institute for Educational Development or Aga Khan Education Service or equivalent
• Knowledge of current educational techniques and developmentally appropriate practices relating to early childhood development
• Skill in effectively communicating in both verbal and written form with pre-school age children and their parents
• Skill in resolving conflicts between pre-school age children
• Ability to work effectively with individuals of diverse educational, socio-economic, and cultural backgrounds, and those with special needs
• Compassionate, caring and positive attitude
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Proficiency in MS Office.