Early Years Educator

rainbowtrekkers Kita

Cologne (Köln), Germany, Europe

US 2800 a month

Start August 2018

Number of Vacancies: 3

Student Level:

Early Childhood

Eligible Candidates:

University Graduate

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Major: Degree in Early Childhood Education/Education, Erzieher (m/f), Sozialpädagoge

Additional School Requirements:

Warm, loving, flexible and positive personality
Native English speaker or mother tongue level fluency (no German required) or
Native German speaker with a good level of understanding of spoken and written English
Degree in Early Childhood Education/Education, Erzieher (m/f), Sozialpädagoge (m/f) or other relevant qualifications
Experience in working with toddlers and young children
Having good observation and reflection skills
Possessing the ability to multitask easily
Good listening and communication skills
Able to take responsibility and work independently as well as in a team

Job Benefits:

High child-to-caregiver ratio, resulting into individual and high quality work with the children
Warm, loving, calm and respectful work environment
Preparation time during work hours
Regular team days and support in your professional growth
Willingness to support you in further qualification efforts (training programs, studies)
Professional development courses (four days per year for full time, seminar and hotel costs up to 1000€)
Full and part time positions available
A curriculum based on modern theories
Place and freedom for your own input and personality within the curriculum
Bilingual and international environment, two way dual-language immersion method supporting native and non-native English and German speakers to become bilingual
Vibrant international team with colleagues from at least ten different nationalities
Public transport ticket (KVB) worth between 80-120€ or petrol voucher worth 44€ per month
Company pension scheme allowance

Job Description:

rainbowtrekkers is a bilingual English-German kindergarten and day care catering to children from 1 year to 6 years in Cologne (Köln). We aim to stick to the highest quality standards of education and caregiving. We work according to guidelines presented by various progressive educational concepts such as Montessori, Reggio Emilia and High Scope.

What we are searching for in our educators:

To sensitively care for children from 1 to 6 years (feeding, changing diapers, bring to sleep, and playing)
To observe and understand the children and use the information to build an effective program for them
To work with the children according to their individual needs and personality
To draw up a monthly, weekly and daily plan as to practically working out the curriculum
To plan and set the environment to be used as an effective learning tool for the children
To keep the rooms and material needed in order
To communicate with parents regarding the child’s day
To communicate information regarding the functioning of the group or individual children to the group leader
To participate in team meetings aimed to harmonize the functioning of the group and exchange of information
To participate in parent evenings or special occasions held in the kindergarten
To participate in enrichment programs organized by the organization

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