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Job Title: Lead Teacher(Female) Reports to: Centre Director Location: Wizkidz Nursery Working Hours: Full-timeEmail id: nurseryjobs.uae@gmail.comJob Overview The Lead Teacher is responsible for creating a high-quality learning environment that supports the developmental needs of children aged 6 months to 5 years. This role involves leading the classroom, implementing the EYFS curriculum, planning activities, and ensuring the physical, emotional, and intellectual well-being of all children. The Lead Teacher should foster strong relationships with children, staff, and parents while maintaining a safe and stimulating environment that promotes each child&rsquo;s growth and development.Key ResponsibilitiesChild Development and Interaction:● Lead the planning and implementation of a rich, child-centered curriculum that aligns with EYFS principles and promotes active learning. ● Create age-appropriate lesson plans, using a child-led, in-the-moment planning approach, ensuring the development of each child&rsquo;s cognitive, emotional, social, and physical skills. ● Encourage a positive, inclusive, and respectful learning environment where each child feels valued. ● Foster a safe and stimulating environment, both indoors and outdoors, ensuring close supervision and interaction during activities. ● Model and encourage positive behavior, ensuring the use of positive reinforcement strategies to guide children&rsquo;s behavior.Leadership and Classroom Management: ● Design and organize daily activities and learning experiences that promote the holistic development of each child. ● Implement structured and play-based activities that foster children&rsquo;s curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity in line with the EYFS framework.● To lead, develop and enhance the teaching practices of others by observing, modelling, team-teaching, and offering guidance as an EYFS expert. ● Work alongside Senior Leaders and curriculum teams to ensure a high-quality Monitoring, Evaluation and Review (MER) process of standards in Learning and Teaching within the Key Stage. ● Providing regular and appropriate professional learning development opportunities for members of your team to identify and grow talent. ● Setting challenging team and individual targets for Performance Management that are consistently monitored and reviewed. ● Drive the review and development of the EYFS curriculum based on internal and externally validated data and cohort needs, ensuring skills progression is rigorously mapped for all areas of the curriculum. ● Develop effective assessment and moderation models, including standardised materials, to ensure accurate and robust assessment information. ● Conduct data analysis for all areas of the EYFS framework, presenting trends and strategic next steps to leaders and teachers and use data to contribute to the School&rsquo;s Self-Evaluation and Improvement Planning. ● Holding teachers to account for the attainment and progress of students across both year groups. ● Rigorously quality assure the planning, and delivery of, high-quality interventions that lead to clear, measurable impact. ● Leading parents as partners, including promoting high quality termly parental engagements, workshops, communication, EYFS events and visits. ● Manage and drive the quality of communication between teachers and parents ensuring Pulse accurately captures all engagements with parents. ● Maintaining outstanding attendance and punctuality, intervening effectively to improve student lateness and attendance, where it drops to below the school&rsquo;s expectations. ● Facilitate and manage effective and purposeful transitions between lessons and during break times. ● Plan and facilitate an effective transition to school programme for FS1, and transition between Key Stages for FS2 and Year 1. ● To lead a challenging, developmental, and impactful line management cycle for teachers and TAs across the Key Stage. ● Initiating a positive, friendly and approachable relationship with students, parents, and staff. ● Actively pursue your own professional development as a leader. ● To carry out any other reasonable duties as directed by the Executive Leadership Team.Parent and Teacher Communication:● Maintain open, effective communication with parents through daily updates, parent-teacher meetings, and progress reports. ● Provide guidance to parents on supporting their child&rsquo;s development at home, offering feedback on milestones and learning goals. ● Foster strong partnerships with parents and families, encouraging involvement in nursery activities and the child&rsquo;s learning journey.Qualifications and RequirementsEducation: ● CACHE Level 3, Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or equivalent recognized qualification. ● Comprehensive knowledge of the EYFS framework and experience with in-the-moment planning and child-led learning.Experience: ● Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a similar role within an early years setting. ● Proven experience in leading classrooms, curriculum planning, and managing early childhood education environments.Skills and Competencies: ● Excellent leadership and organizational skills, with the ability to manage the classroom efficiently. ● Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, for interacting with children, parents, and colleagues. ● Ability to observe, document, and assess children's progress and needs. ● Proactive, adaptable, and creative in delivering engaging learning experiences. ● Dedication to continuous professional development and upholding EYFS and KHDA standards.Physical and Mental DemandsPhysical: ● Able to engage in physical activities with children, including lifting and carrying children. ● Frequently required to bend, stoop, and interact with children at their level. ● Must be able to stand and move for the majority of the workday, participating actively in classroom and outdoor activities. ● Quick thinking and able to adapt plans to unexpected situations. ● Calm, patient, and able to manage the classroom in high-pressure moments.Job Type: Full-timePay: AED4,000.00 - AED5,000.00 per month

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Early Years Foundation Stage Leader