Preschool Teaching Assistant (Floating)

Job description

Overview
German European School Singapore (GESS) is a world class, not-for-profit International School in Singapore offering both the German Curriculum stream and the IB Curriculum stream.

Currently, more than 1850 students are learning at our international school supported by more than 400 full time and part time academic and administrative staff members.

The German European School Singapore (GESS) is looking for expressions of interest for a
Preschool Teaching Assistant
who can support different classes (floating) and can accommodate
an immediate start .


Responsibilities
To embrace in all aspects of school life
To be enthusiastic and passionate when working with children
To work in collaboration with the class teacher, parents and children, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for children
To develop respectful relationships with children, parents and teachers
To be responsible and accountable for the supervision of children at all times
Planning and preparing classroom activities, portfolios and school events with classroom teacher
Cohesive nature to work with parents and other members of the school community
Assist in the routine care of children
Communicate with parents, teachers and school community
Support a culture of reflective practice and continuous improvement
Demonstrate the highest levels of honesty, integrity and professionalism
Attend staff meetings, collaborative planning meetings and other school events, when required, e.g. professional development
Requirements
Experience working with children age 2 - 6 years
Good English skills - spoken & written language - is required, as you will be interacting with English-speaking students
German language is a bonus
Comfortable working with any age group
Be proactive and not require detailed instructions or plans
Have an engaging and attentive disposition with a passion and talent to work with young children
The ability to approach people in a friendly and welcoming manner
Must demonstrate strong work ethics & possess a positive working attitude and be a great team player
Have strategies for behavioural challenges and able to support or occasionally shadow children who have challenges (ad-hoc)
GESS offers an energetic and exciting working environment within a diverse and cooperative team, along with competitive salary and benefits.

Please include in your application the following:
Updated CV
Keen to collaborate and share your specialist expertise, you will be a fitting ambassador for the school.

You will communicate with confidence across diverse audiences and situations, using your expertise to build strong relationships across the GESS community.


Our School
The German European School Singapore (GESS) is a multi-lingual, not-for-profit, German international school in Singapore with a distinct European flavour.

As an accredited ‘Excellent German School Abroad’, the German Section of GESS offers all major German school leaving certificates.


Our European Section offers tuition in English for students from grade 1 - 12 across all three IB programmes (the PYP, the MYP and the IB Diploma Programme) as an authorised IB World School.


Children aged 2 years onwards can enroll in our Preschool where children are following the PYP programme in German-speaking, English-speaking or bilingual groups.

In addition to an outstanding academic education, GESS strives to teach students community values such as respect, openness and diversity.


To Apply
We offer an exciting working environment in an international and cooperative team.

Your application should include a letter of application and your complete resume.

Please indicate your reasons for applying for the position.


Our Selection Process
At GESS we adhere to fair employment practices that consist of hiring practices that are fair, merit-based and non-discriminatory.

We are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn.

We are committed to safeguarding and child protection as we promote the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture.


All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures including satisfactory reference and background checks and the offer of employment will be subject to the completion of these.

In addition, the visa entry requirements for Singapore are subject to certain requirements being met.

This includes but is not limited to, mandatory diphtheria and measles vaccination requirements for children attending school in Singapore will need to be in place prior to arriving in Singapore in order for the criteria for a child Dependent Pass to be met and the visa granted.

Further information on this will be shared at interview stage if applicable.


Please note, that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.


Safeguarding Commitment
GESS is committed to our responsibilities for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people.

We actively recruit candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding and, therefore, apply robust and comprehensive recruitment and selection procedures.

We expect all appointed staff to adhere to and ensure compliance with the relevant GESS Safeguarding Policy and Procedures.

If the job holder identifies any instance that a child may be harmed or are at risk of harm (physically or emotionally) in any environment, they must report any concerns to the School’s Designated Safeguarding Lead or a member of the Safeguarding Team.


CPE registration number: S72SS0010G Registration period: 22 June, 2023 – 21 June, 2029
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