Mandarin Early Years Teacher - Baby Room
Location: Tufnell Park , London
Salary: From £23,620
Holidays: 7 Weeks of paid Holidays
Contract : Full time - 38 hours per week , Permanent
Visa sponsorship available
Les Petites Etoiles is a group of children's nurseries that provides exceptional childcare in a nurturing bilingual environment. We are passionate about our mission and deeply care about our local community, parents, and staff.
Role
We are looking for fluent Mandarin speakers interested in the early years education sector to join our team in September 2024. Although you do not need to be qualified, you will be required to study for an Early Years qualification recognised by OFSTED to learn the EYFS.
The chosen candidate will be the Mandarin teacher for our children aged 6 to 18 months.
Mandarin teachers have the honour of being responsible for teaching Mandarin through play and activities to the children. We do not have “language lessons”; instead, the children learn through participating in activities and also in day-to-day interactions.
We ask that you only ever use Mandarin when speaking to the children.
To be able to be an effective Mandarin teacher, you will have important administrative duties too:
- Supervising children in their daily activities, organising and preparing activities and materials
- Supporting independence and personal health and self-care.
- Encouraging Mandarin through play experiences, song and circle times.
- Recording relevant information about the children's progress
- Written observations for the children
- Weekly individual diaries for the parents
Required Skills:
- Understanding children
- Great people skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with parents
- Good level of spoken and written English
- Competent IT skills
- Confidence to put into practice what you know
- Great listening skills
- Problem-solving & a positive can-do attitude
- Resilient, caring and great empathy
- Ability to take constructive criticism
- Ability to be self-reflective
We will provide training and support to help everyone who works in our team.
Safeguarding:
Les Petites Etoiles and Bilingual nurseries are dedicated to taking every possible step to ensure the highest levels of child protection and safeguarding.
All references will be thoroughly checked, and we will apply for a DBS update service and a DBS equivalent from any country the applicant was in before the UK and within the last 5 years.
Equal Opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.
- Job role
- Mandarin Teachers
- Locations
- Tufnell Park
Tufnell Park
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Mandarin Early Years Teacher - Baby Room
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