10 Childcare jobs in South Africa

We are looking for a full-time Housekeeper / Nanny / Child Minder on a permanent contract . If you're interested, please contact us or send your CV to our EMPLOYMENT AGENCY via WhatsApp .

As a valued part of our dedicated team, you will maintain a high standard of housekeeping throughout the home. This involves general cleaning duties to ensure the home is clean, tidy, and a safe environment for our vulnerable residents and staff.

We are an equal opportunities employer .

The following skills would be beneficial for the role:

• Previous experience in a housekeeping or care home cleaning position
• A good knowledge of COSHH and health and safety in the workplace
• You will be organized, adaptable, and thorough in your approach to work

The hours required are 7 hours per day, Monday to Friday.

Key Skills : Babysitting, Infant Care, Daycare, Preschool Experience, Caregiving, Workers' Compensation Law, Special Needs, Teaching, Experience with Children, Meal Preparation, Nannying, Toddler Care

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : (Specify years of experience)

Vacancy : 1

Job title: Team Leader - Play Groups - Barberton

Job Location: Mpumalanga, Nelspruit

Deadline: April 03, 2025

Requirements

1. Set performance objectives
2. Brief team
3. Monitor and measure individual performance
4. Plan and allocate work
5. Discipline team members
6. Establish a working team
7. Identify and assign roles and responsibilities
8. Orientate and induct new team members
9. Coaching team members
10. Train team members
11. Lead the team
12. Motivate and build the team
13. Communicate and negotiate
14. Manage and resolve conflict
15. Develop a self-managing team that is equipped and empowered to problem solve and self-regulate

1. Communication
2. Demonstrate sound financial judgment
3. Utilise time efficiently and effectively
4. Manage and cope with stress
5. Take responsibility for own development and career growth

1. Interview and select team members
2. Assist with budget planning and management
3. Identify cost structures
4. Conduct and comply with health and safety procedures
5. Establish collaborative network and database of organisations within the region

1. Conduct meetings
2. Solve problems
3. Make decisions
4. Conduct presentations and public speaking
5. Prepare reports
6. Meet client/donor needs
7. Set clear working objectives
8. Manage projects and workload
9. Plan and allocate work
10. Monitor compliance
11. Provide input and feedback to the national team for quality improvement and service delivery to all customers

A team of involved and cooperative team players where everyone has shared values in an environment oriented to trust, joint creativity, open communication, and cohesive team effort.

1. Relevant degree/qualification
2. Appropriate experience and knowledge
3. Strong working knowledge of MS Office package
4. Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport
5. Administrative/Management experience

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• To implement a child-centred and welcoming environment at all Sure Start programmes and activities.
• To ensure a safe, stimulating and varied programme of play and learning opportunities are provided for children aged 0 – 3 years, suitable to the child’s age and stage of development.
• To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to support planning to meets children’s individual needs which takes into

The ADvTECH Schools Division leads the private sector in the field of education, contributing meaningfully towards the sustainable development of human capacity in South Africa.

Duties required:

• Full responsibility for caring for children;
• Supervising the lunch routine;
• Implementing a stimulating and varied programme to meet the developmental needs of these children;
• Responsible for the supervision of the children while they are playing
• Keep an accurate attendance Register

Competencies/Skills/Requirements:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with colleagues, students and parents;
• Energetic, self-motivated and able to use own initiative;
• Good organisational and administrative skills;
• Good communication skills;
• Computer literate;
• Be a team player;
• To have a valid driver’s licence and your own transport

Qualifications :

• Minimum requirement is Matric.

Experience :

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the same or similar type of position in a similar environment

• Agricultural diploma / degree
• Qualification in horticulture and or agronomy advantageous
• Proven nursery management experience essential
• Min of 4 years previous nursery experience
• Previous experience working with avo, mac and dragon fruit seedlings advantageous
• Computer literate
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• BSc degree with agronomy or horticulture essential
• At least 2 years work experience on a citrus farm
• Previous nursery management experience essential
• Computer literate
• Strong administrative and planning skills
• Strong people management skills
• Ability to work well independently and within a team
• Valid drivers license
• Valid passport

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Lecture and assess contact learning and distance learning students in the Higher Certificate in Early Childhood Education, Diploma in Grade R Teaching and BEd (Foundation Phase Teaching) programmes in the following modules:

• Early Childhood Development
• Health Education in Early Childhood Development
• Practical Management of an Early Childhood and Development Center
• Management in an Early Childhood Development Context
• Theoretical Perspective in Education

2. Formulate teaching, learning, and assessment materials.
3. Use a learning management system independently and/or work collaboratively to develop and deliver modules effectively.
4. Participate in relevant programme, curriculum and material development.
5. Carry out allocated internal moderation responsibilities.
6. Participate in school-based Teaching Practice assessments.
7. Provide academic support to students.
8. Complete all Quality Assurance requirements related to the modules and programmes.
9. Participate in research and community engagement projects.
10.Ensure prompt and effective communication with students, colleagues, line managers, and other members of management.
11. Ensure administrative efficiency, effectiveness and compliance with all policies and SOPs.
12. Attend, participate and engage in meetings and workshops.
13. Fulfil functions on relevant committees, and in meetings and workshops as reasonably requested by management.
14. Fulfil all reasonably expected administrative functions relating to the position and as requested by the relevant line manager.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualification and Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum Bachelor of Education Honours or equivalent qualification with relevant study in Early Childhood Education and/or Foundation Phase
• At least 3 years of teaching experience in a tertiary institution.
• Knowledge and understanding in the relevant phase of Early Childhood Education and/or Foundation Phase.
• Experience in distance online teaching and learning environments will be an advantage.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Sound teaching and assessment skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational, administration and coordination skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines.
• High level of digital literacy with good knowledge of modern Information Technology infrastructure and online learning platforms.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to cope with change.
• Willingness to work when required on Saturdays.

Cotlands is a registered non-profit organisation (NPO) committed to creating access to quality play-based early learning experiences through toy libraries and early learning playgroups and training programmes. Join the passionate team at this leading NGO, with a strong national footprint. The organisation is well established and has been in operation for more than 86 years.

This position is suitable for a person who resonates with the Cotlands values of play, responsibility, excellence, impact, possibilities and responsiveness.

The role of the Team leader: Early learning play groups requires the individual to provide guidance, instruction, direction and leadership to the team for the purpose of achieving the strategic goals.

1. Leadership

   1.1   Set performance objectives

   p>1.1.1    Brief team
   < >1.1.2    Monitor and measure individual performance
   < >1.1.3    Plan and allocate work
   < >1.1.4    Discipline team members
   < >1.2   Establish a working team
   p>1.2.1    Identify and assign roles and responsibilities
   < >1.2.2    Orientate and induct new team members
   < >1.2.3    Coaching team members
   < >1.2.4    Train team members
   < >1.2.5    Lead the team
   < >1.2.6    Motivate and build the team
   < >1.2.7    Communicate and negotiate
   < >1.2.8    Manage and resolve conflict
   < >1.2.9    Develop a self-managing team that are equipped and empowered problem solve and self-regulate

2. Self-management

   2.1   Communication

   p>2.2   Demonstrate sound financial judgment
   p>2.3   Utilise time efficiently and effectively
   p>2.4   Manage and cope with stress
   p>2.5   Take responsibility for own development and career growth

3. Resource management

   3.1   Interview and select team members

   p>3.2   Assist with budget plan and management
   p>3.3   Identify cost structures
   p>3.4   Conduct and comply with health and safety procedures
   p>3.5   Establish collaborative network and database of organisations within the region

4. Quality management

   4.1   Conduct meetings

   p>4.2   Solve problems
   p>4.3   Make decisions
   p>4.4   Conduct presentations and public speaking
   p>4.5   Prepare reports
   p>4.6   Meet client/donor needs
   p>4.7   Set clear working objectives
   p>4.8   Manage projects and workload
   p>4.9   Plan and allocate work
   p>4.10    Monitor compliance

Provide input and feedback to the national team for quality improvement and service delivery to ALL stakeholders.

NATURE AND SCOPE

Knowledge and experience required

• Relevant degree/qualification (minimum ECD L5)
• Appropriate experience and knowledge
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office package
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport

Competencies

1. Ability to manage employees
2. Maintain strong ethics
3. Create a sense of connection and belonging
4. Nurture growth
5. Mentor and coach employees

By applying for the above mentioned position, applicants consent to Cotlands to conduct qualification, ID, Criminal and Reference checks on them which form part of its recruitment process.   
Closing date for applications: 14 April 2024 by close of business.
 
NB. Applicants who have not heard from Cotlands one month after the closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful and, any future correspondence from Cotlands thereof will be limited to shortlisted applicants only.

Cotlands is a registered non-profit organisation (NPO) committed to creating access to quality play-based
early learning experiences through toy libraries and early learning playgroups and training programmes. Join
the passionate team at this leading NGO, with a strong national footprint. The organisation is well
established and has been in operation for more than 88 years.

This position is suitable for a person who resonates with the Cotlands values of play, responsibility,
excellence, impact, possibilities and responsiveness.
The role of the Team leader: Early learning play groups requires the individual to provide guidance,
instruction, direction and leadership to the team for the purpose of achieving the strategic goals.

1.    Leadership
1.1   Set performance objectives
1.1.1    Brief team
1.1.2    Monitor and measure individual performance
1.1.3    Plan and allocate work
1.1.4    Discipline team members
1.2   Establish a working team
1.2.1    Identify and assign roles and responsibilities
1.2.2    Orientate and induct new team members
1.2.3    Coaching team members
1.2.4    Train team members
1.2.5    Lead the team
1.2.6    Motivate and build the team
1.2.7    Communicate and negotiate
1.2.8    Manage and resolve conflict
1.2.9    Develop a self-managing team that are equipped and empowered problem solve and self-regulate
2.    Self-management
2.1   Communication
2.2   Demonstrate sound financial judgment
2.3   Utilise time efficiently and effectively
2.4   Manage and cope with stress
2.5   Take responsibility for own development and career growth
3.    Resource management
3.1   Interview and select team members
3.2   Assist with budget plan and management
3.3   Identify cost structures
3.4   Conduct and comply with health and safety procedures
3.5   Establish collaborative network and database of organisations within the region
4.    Quality management
4.1   Conduct meetings
4.2   Solve problems
4.3   Make decisions
4.4   Conduct presentations and public speaking
4.5   Prepare reports
4.6   Meet client/donor needs
4.7   Set clear working objectives
4.8   Manage projects and workload
4.9   Plan and allocate work
4.10    Monitor compliance
4.11    Provide input and feedback to the national team for quality improvement and service delivery to ALL customers  
A team of involved and cooperative team players where everyone has shared values in an environment oriented to trust, joint creativity, open communication ad cohesive team effort.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A confident and competent leader taking responsibility for developing a star team and being held accountable for the team performance
 
Resources are managed efficiently according to budget constraints
 
Joint venture and partnerships are established to maximise efforts and spread the load
 
Strategic goals are met in an enjoyable work environment where the team strives for constant improvement within a healthy group dynamic
 

Because of the changing nature of our business your job description may inevitably change. You may, from time to time, be required to undertake other activities of a similar nature that fall within your capabilities as directed by management.

NATURE AND SCOPE

Knowledge and experience required

• Relevant degree/qualification
• Appropriate experience and knowledge
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office package
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport

Competencies

1. Maintain strong ethics
2. Create a sense of connection and belonging
3. Nurture growth
4. Cast vision

By applying for the above mentioned position, applicants consent to Cotlands to conduct qualification, ID, Criminal and Reference checks on them which form part of its recruitment process.   
The applications will be closed as soon as a suitable candidate has been selected.
 
NB. Applicants who have not heard from Cotlands one month after their application should consider their applications unsuccessful and, any future correspondence from Cotlands thereof will be limited to shortlisted applicants only.