TEACHER ASSISTANT

Debswana Diamond Company – Orapa, Letlhakane and Damtshaa Mineswould like to invite suitably qualified innovative, results oriented and self-driven individual to apply for the position listed and described below and join a professional team driven by service excellence, where the demands of the business are met by encouraging team work and addressing the needs of the individual.

TEACHER ASSISTANT
Reference OLDM0000307

Job Summary
To assist the Teacher at the Pre-School with educational and non-educational tasks as delegated.

Requirements

Minimum requirements

O ’levels plus Early Childhood certificate
2 years’ experience in a education environment
2 years in an English medium environment will be an added advantage

Key Effectiveness Areas

Assists in the compilation of budget by providing information based on functional sectional resource requirements.
Produces, prepares and sets up teaching material as directed by the supervisor.
Performs all tasks of a predominantly manual nature i.e cleaning, lifting, moving and offloading duties. etc.
Sets up outdoor equipment, monitors and supervises children during free play to ensure their safety.
Observes small groups/ individuals identified as needing additional assistance i.e translations, listening to children re- telling stories and reports to the supervisor.
Attends to and deals with minor incidents/ accidents when they occur e.g children’s emergencies such as vomits, toilet (Self mess) and bus routine. .
Assists with the toilet and tea –time routine for a group of children daily.
Performs an array of administrative duties, including but not limited to; photocopying and collation of teaching material, newsletters, etc collation of pupils’ files.
Implements safety, health and environment programmes in area of responsibility taking cognizance of all legal requirements

Job Competencies

Communication skills
Conceptual skills
Observance
Integrity
Time management
Tenacity
Innovative
Assertiveness
Initiative
Empathy (Hospitality)
Decisiveness

Please reference OLDM0000307 in the subject line on both the email and application letter.

Closing date and application instructions

Only candidates who meet the above requirements need apply enclosing a current curriculum vitae and certified copies of certificates. Please indicate the reference number on the email subject.

Email: recruitmentOLM@debswana.bw
Closing Date: 28 February 2016
NB: Only short listed candidates will be responded to.