Preschool Teaching Assistant (Floating)

GESS; Singapore; On-site; SGD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An international school in Singapore is seeking a Preschool Teaching Assistant to support classes and ensure a safe, welcoming environment for children. Ideal candidates will have experience with children aged 2-6 years, good English skills, and should be proactive and engaging. This position offers a dynamic work environment with diverse responsibilities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Energetic working environment

Supportive, diverse team

Qualifications

• Experience working with children age 2 - 6 years.
• Good English skills - spoken & written language.
• German language is a bonus.
• Proactive and not requiring detailed instructions.
• Engaging and attentive disposition.

Responsibilities

• To embrace in all aspects of school life.
• Develop respectful relationships with children, parents, and teachers.
• Ensure a safe and welcoming environment for children.
• Assist in the routine care of children.
• Support a culture of reflective practice and continuous improvement.

Skills

Experience with children age 2-6 years

Good English skills

Ability to work proactively

Strong work ethics

Passion for working with children

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