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Kindergarten Early Childhood Educator

Rainbowtrekkers is a bilingual English-German kindergarten and daycare catering for children from 1 year to 6 years in Cologne (Köln). We work according to guidelines presented by various progressive educational concepts such as Montessori and Reggio Emilia. We are convinced that a respectful attitude towards the child's personality must be the starting point of all education. The rainbow stands for the variety of children who visit our kindergartens. Trekkers, as in ‘trekking’, suggests that education is a continual, fluid process - a journey into life on which we accompany the children in our kindergartens.

We are looking for new colleagues to expand our international team:

full-time (40 hours/week)
for whom the loving treatment of children is an affair of the heart
that create an environment in which children feel safe and secure and in which they can develop optimally
who have a sociable, sunny and creative personality and are happy to bring them into the team
who cater to children individually and take their needs and personalities into account

Posted: November 2020

This is a Direct to School Job

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Location	Cologne, Germany, Europe
Start Date	April 2021
Eligible Candidates	Director/Principal, Licensed Teacher, College/University Faculty, University Graduate
Student Level	Early Childhood
Monthly Salary	USD 1930
Number of Vacancies	1

Job Benefits

There will be no housing provided but we have a special "welcome to Germany" package with lots of useful information and we are always happy to help you!

What do we offer?

A lively, bilingual and international working environment with colleagues from up to ten different countries
Above-average care ratio
Time to prepare and follow up on the content of the work
Financial support for part-time language courses in English and German
Further education and training opportunities
Scope for the implementation of the pedagogical concept and the opportunity to bring your own personality into your daily work
up to 34 vacation days
Job ticket | alternatively, a mobility grant worth € 40 per month
Company pension scheme starting after 1.5 years of employment

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Certificates	Other Certification
Education Required	Bachelor
Major	Early Childhood Education (3 years)
Additional School Requirements
What you should bring with you? Qualification as a state-recognized educator in germany, curative pedagogue, curative educational nurse or graduate of diploma, bachelor's or master's degree courses in early childhood education or social work or comparable degrees Interest in progressive pedagogical concepts and the desire to apply them in practice and to continuously improve them in everyday Very good powers of observation to be able to document the development of the children in a differentiated manner Excellent communication and reflection skills Fluent knowledge of either German or English, and basic knowledge of English or German Experience in nursery and/or kindergarten is an advantage

About the School

rainbowtrekkers Kita gGmbH is an independent provider of bilingual day care centers in Cologne. We care for 160 children in three facilities in English and German between the ages of 1 and 6. At rainbowtrekkers we have a so-called "eclectic" approach, i.e. our approach is made up of different pedagogical action concepts from all over the world. We base our pedagogical work on these ideas. A respectful attitude towards the child's personality must be the starting point of all education. The rainbow stands for the diversity of the children who visit our day care centers. Trekkers come from the English word for the journey (trekking) and indicate that education is a flowing process - a journey into life on which we accompany the children in our daycare centers.