Ece teacher job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Ece teacher in details. A complete job description concludes Ece teacher key duties/responsibilities, Ece teacher job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

I. List of Ece teacher duties:

1. Ensures that the children are supervised at all times.
2. Acts as a liaison between the children and parents addressing problems and answering questions regarding the children.
3. Creates a stimulating environment for the child by conducting developmentally appropriate activities.
4. Interacts with and provides guidance and care to all children within the academy.
5. Changes diapers and/or assists children with their toilet needs while adhering to hand washing procedures.
6. Greets each child and parent upon arrival at the academy.
7. Encourages classroom participation and positive interaction with other children.
8. Redirects undesirable behavior to promote positive socialization.
9. Responds to children’s verbal and nonverbal indications of need and/or requests.
10. Conducts oneself and represents Brightside Academy is a positive manner which includes showing respect for co-workers, parents and superiors.
11. Understands the chain of command and accepts criticism and suggestions as an opportunity to improve.
12. Ensures appropriate set-up and shut-down of classroom on a daily basis.
13. Provides exceptional customer service to both internal and external customers.
14. Other duties as assigned.

II. List of Ece teacher qualifications

1. High School Diploma or General Educational Development Certificate AND thirty college credits including 12 credits specifically in Early Childhood Education from an accredited college or university. OR
2. An Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Early Childhood Education or related field with 18 credits specifically in Early Childhood Education. OR
3. A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Early Childhood Education or related field with 30 credits specifically in Early Childhood Education.

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.