We are currently looking for a qualified
English-speaking early childhood education professional (m/f/d)
for a minimum of 35 hours per week to help establish and implement the Fröbel Focus “Bilingual Education” at our early childhood education and care service Simon Bolivar in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen. You look after children aged 3 to 6 years.
Our Fröbel Kindergarten Simon Bolivar offers loving and competent education, upbringing, and care for 99 children, generally from the age of 1 year until school entry. Through individualized acclimatization, we enable the children and their families to become familiar with the new environment, our educators, and the daily routines.
For further information on our centre, please visit our site.
Your responsibilities would include:
* Supporting all aspects of early childhood education and care in English,
* Being in charge of (or supporting according to experience and qualification) the settling-in process,
* Planning, implementing and documenting pedagogical processes and daily routines (as part of a team),
* Completing (or supporting according to experience and qualification) structured observation and documentation of the children’s development and educational processes,
* Developing successful cooperation with parents.
Do you fulfil the following requirements?
* Are you in the process of learning German? Proven German language skills on level B2 are a requirement for this position.
* Are you a state-certified educator (staatlich anerkannnte:r Erzieher:in) or do you have a Bachelor in Early Childhood Education or similar qualification? Are you interested in developing your professional skills?
* Would you like to learn more about education policies in Germany and how these are being implemented in practice?
* Do you believe that children should have opportunities to encounter foreign languages at an early age and that they should define their own learning experience?
* Are you interested in working as part of a team to design and implement an in-house bilingual education concept?
Then we would like to hear from you.
We offer:
* Innovative team-based work practices that enable the children in our centres to encounter new languages at an early age,
* Intensive guidance from English-speaking consultants and in bilingual education working groups,
* A responsible and varied job with an innovative employer that focuses on Children’s rights,
* Room to develop your own ideas and projects,
* Further education programmes with more than 1,000 Fröbel-financed training opportunities,
* Continuing professional development and career opportunities through specialisation as a multiplier for certain educational areas or as 2IC (second-in-charge) and centre manager or early childhood education specialist consultant for a Fröbel region,
* Professional and central resources, e.g. for incident and crisis management and child protection,
* Job shadowing and exchange opportunities with Fröbel centres in Germany and abroad (Australia),
* A salary according to the Fröbel in-house wage agreement, the only collective wage agreement that takes further training and education into account for advancement, guarantees fixed preparation and follow-up times and offers a reduction in working hours for older employees,
* 33 days of holiday per year, December 24 and 31 paid days off,
* Choose between a €46.55 subsidy for the Deutschlandticket and a €50 Fröbel BenefitCard* or up to €99 mobility allowance for a JobRad* - pro rata for part-time employees,
* 733 Euro allowance for completing the “Online-Fröbel-Curriculum” in the first six months,
* A company pension scheme of 4% paid by the employer, as well as an annual bonus payment,
* A company tablet – at this stage not available at all locations – please enquire during recruitment process, as well as
* Up to 600 Euro bonus payment for the successful recommendation of a recognised early childhood educator (“Fachkraft”) and access to the discount portals “Corporate Benefits” and “Benefits.me”.
*Entitlement after six months (probationary period) in accordance with the company collective agreement
If this position excites you and you meet the qualifications, we'd love to hear from you! Just click "Jetzt online bewerben!" below to submit your application.