1 Child Care jobs in Thailand

To work as part of the assigned group/class/area with the staff team to meet the needs of the children. Assist staff and parents by preparing resources and the play/learning spaces for children, maintaining their hygiene, monitoring health, behavioural, and emotional concerns, providing them with age-appropriate instruction and working with the Teachers and Teaching Assistants to ensure that children are safe, nurtured and learning and socialising in a positive way.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Closely and accurately follow the guidance and expectations of the teacher to provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children and create positive relationships with their parents/carers
• Work collaboratively with all staff demonstrating high levels of teamwork and cooperation
• Implement the daily routine and maintain a high-quality learning environment both indoors and outdoors under the guidance of the Teacher/Year Group leader
• Provide care for children, follow schedules and routines, support with snack and meal times, changing nappies, tidying outside areas and cleaning rooms and toys
• Develop and encourage age-appropriate learning and socialisation to ensure children learn basic skills and concepts, such as communication, manners, sharing, etc.
• Maintain a safe workplace by supervising children closely at all times monitoring for health, behavioural, and emotional issues and reporting concerns to staff
• Role model and praise positive behaviours of children and provide guidance or discipline (in line with school policy) as needed
• Undertake daily additional duties as required in line with the assigned duty rota
• Follow the guidelines in the intimate care policy when assisting children in all intimate care interactions, such as nappy changing, toileting and dressing/undressing of children
• Ensure that all equipment, resources, indoor and outdoor areas are cleaned or sterilised regularly and maintained to a high standard to ensure that the children are in a safe, engaging, and clean environment
• Wash bedding and other materials as required
• Set out snacks in a hygienic and organised manner
• Know, understand & comply with policy and procedures relating to: safeguarding of children, confidentiality & health & safety, social media use etc.
• Set up and clear indoor and outdoor areas and resources on a daily basis under the direction of Teacher/Group Leader and report and maintenance or health and safety issues as necessary
• Understand and follow the key person approach under the direction of the group leader as appropriate
• Recognise when children are in danger of risk or harm, take action to protect them and report any concerns to relevant staff
• Be punctual, following the expected times of day (7.00am-4.00pm) and adhering to leave and absence procedures
• Use English as appropriate and take responsibility for developing own level of English language as needed

Other responsibilities

• Attend meetings and training or professional development courses as required
• Take part in the PDR appraisal process
• Undertake additional commitments as appropriate/required in order to support the Early Years and wider school
• Follow all agreed School Policy and procedures as shared and in the Staff Handbooks
• Undertake other reasonable duties as requested by the Head of Department, Head of Faculty or members of the Senior Leadership Team

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent as a minimum
• Should be thorough and caring
• Prepared to meet the physical demands of the position to play with, lift, or carry children
• Decisiveness, patience, and stamina
• Ability to communicate and understand simple commands in English
• Good interpersonal skills
• Some understanding of stages of childhood development
• Attentiveness to the needs and safety of children
• Acceptable police checks (or equivalent) from the country of origin and from all other countries in which the applicant has worked
• Appropriate references from current and previous employers, corroborated by personal phone calls made to each referee

For all Harrow Schools, the safeguarding of our students is at the core of all that we do. Before we can consider an appointment, we must be in receipt of:

• Acceptable police checks (or equivalent) from the country of origin and from all other countries in which the applicant has worked
• Appropriate references from current and previous employer, corroborated by personal phone calls made to each referee

Harrow International School Bangkok is committed to the safety and protection of children. All employees are expected to comply with our School Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy.

Please complete the application form in English and submit with your CV and an introductory email to Harrow Bangkok via click "HR Harrow Bangkok ) 

Other vacancies at Harrow Bangkok and the online application form can be found at: HR Harrow Bangkok ) 

Address: 45 Soi Kosumruamchai 14, Kosumruamchai Rd., Don Mueang, Don Mueang, Bangkok, 10210Thailand