Join Our Team
- A supportive and friendly work environment where teamwork is key
An attractive salary and bonus that recognizes your dedication
Many staff perks to engage you
Opportunities to learn and grow both personally and professionally
Varied career progression tracks
Join us and be the inspiration that shapes the futures of young learners at 7oaks Preschool.
Available Roles
Preschool Educator/ *Mother Tongue Language Preschool Educator
*Malay & Chinese Language
Location
- International Business Park
- Bedok
- Jurong West
- Kallang
- Pasir Ris
- Sembawang
- Tampines
Responsibilities
Management, Administration and Leadership
- Work under supervision of the Centre Leader within the child care centre’s policies, philosophy and procedures to meet the needs of children and families
- Assist Centre Leader in leading and mentoring junior colleagues
Child Development
Apply child development knowledge to promote and support children’s learning and holistic development specific to individual needs.
Learning Environments and Curriculum
- Lead and manage a class of her own
- Deliver lessons based on prescribed lesson plans
- Propose for relevant resources and materials for her own class
- Conducts classroom sharing experiences with peers
- Plan and implement a child–centered intentional programme based on a cyclical process of observation, documentation, and evaluation to facilitate children’s learning needs and interest in areas such as:
- Environmental Design (Materials & Equipment)
- Schedules and Care Routines
- Strategies to support learning and development
- The intentional programme and curriculum
- Observation and assessment
- Supporting children’s emotional development and positive relationship
Family and Community Engagement
- Build strong partnerships with families by communicating and sharing information and resources to facilitate the continuity of learning between centre, homes and the wider community.
- Comply with government regulations, quality assurance framework
- Child Care Act and Regulation
- SPARK QRS 0-6.
Mentorship
- Serve as role model, acclimatize new teachers to a new school, and advise about instruction, curriculum, procedure, and practices.
- Provide support in specific areas of teaching practices and pedagogies for existing teachers who are/will be working with a new age group (e.g. role modeling, teaching, and classroom strategies)
- Engage teachers in reflective practices and/or learning, where applicable.
- Promote greater collaboration with colleagues so as to increase capacity and capability for professional development and growth.
- Review and revisit current mentorship framework in consultation with Centre Leader.
Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time
Requirements
- Diploma in Pre-school Education – Teaching (DPE-T) / Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECCE-T), or its equivalent recognized by ECDA
- Has a valid certificate in first aid recognized by ECDA
- Has been registered with ECDA and attained a L2 certification
- Has at least 1 year of ECE experience or fresh Diploma-trained graduates
- Demonstrate ability to handle work professionally, independently and efficiently with good classroom and management skills.
- Possess effective organizational and follow-up skills, paying attention to detail.
- Good interpersonal skills and able to interface with all levels, internally and externally, in a professional and responsive manner.
Infant/Early Years Educator
Location
- Bedok Reservoir
- Kallang
- Sembawang
- Tampines
Responsibilities
Plan Curriculum and Programmes
- Plan developmentally appropriate teaching, learning and caregiving activities aligned to the relevant curricula frameworks
- Design quality learning environment with developmentally appropriate learning materials and resources
- Evaluate documentations of children’s learning and development to better inform planning and teaching
- Refine classroom management strategies
- Comply with government regulations, quality assurance framework
- Child Care Act and Regulations
- SPARK QRS (0-6) years
Build Stakeholder Relationships and Partnerships
- Promote Centre’s vision, mission and values
- Foster relationships with families to facilitate the continuity of care and learning between home and school
- Coordinate activities with families and community stakeholders
- Engage families, caregivers, community stakeholders and volunteers to develop programmes and services
Manage Family and Community Collaboration
- Develop Centre, family and community initiatives and programmes
- Develop outreach activities to promote Centre programmes and services
- Evaluate family and community initiatives and programmes for improvements
Conduct Routine and Care-giving
- Review results of routine care-giving assessment
- Guide routine care-giving practices in accordance with standards and procedures
- Evaluate routine care-giving improvements
Uplift Professional Practice
- Co-develop appropriate teaching, learning and caregiving methods, tools, and technologies based on emerging sector trends
- Identify areas for improvement and new skills set to enhance work performance
- Develop new teaching and learning approaches
Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time
Requirements
- Certificate in Infant and Toddler Care and Development (CIT)/ Higher Certificate in Infant Care (HCIC); Advanced Certificate in Early Years(ACEY).
- EY1/EY2 Letter of Notification (LON)
- Good interpersonal skills and able to interface with all levels, internally and externally, in a professional and responsive manner
- Able execute reflective practice and adopt responsive care-giving approaches
- Independent and efficient with good classroom and management skills
Operations Assistant Manager / Manager
Location
- International Business Park
Responsibilities
Operations
- Craft and executes operational plans that ensure the Company’s mission of delivering service excellence to families and children, in alignment with Company values.
- Actively leads team to effectively accomplish targets and objectives.
- Consistently meets or exceeds financial targets and all of Company and Centres’ goals, and continuously grows the business.
- Anticipates customer issues and together with team employs effective problem resolution skills and strategies.
- Responds quickly and satisfactorily to parents’/corporate clients’ request for information/assistance, feedback and complaints.
- Develops and maintains strong working relationships with Corporate Clients/Partners, ECDA officers, Community contacts and corporate personnel
- Monitor enrolment and withdrawal, and work with MarCom to develop and implement marketing plan to reach and exceed operational capacity in centers.
- Oversee and ensure accuracy of Centres’ fee collections/billings, payments, petty cash claims, payroll etc.
- Conduct regular visits and checks on Centre environment, curriculum implementation, minimize overstock of groceries, admin & financial records.
- Monitor and effectively manage any outbreak of contagious diseases, example HFMD.
Quality Audits & Analytics
- Monitor all forms of licensing and accreditations by relevant authorities such as but not limited to SPARK accreditation, ECDA Licensing and HMCCP.
- Plan and conduct regular coaching and internal assessments to ensure compliance with quality and industry regulatory requirements.
- Partners QA to compile, evaluate and report audit findings to senior management, and recommend appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
- Partners the relevant departments to support on-site audits conducted by external providers.
- Ensures compliance with all laws and licensing requirements, as well as Company policies and procedures
- Supports the research, design and development of quality initiatives to improve, enhance, innovate and/or introduce new approaches and programmes in quality excellence.
Capability Development
- Ensure effective onboarding for all new hires as part of their job induction.
- Coach centre leaders to identify training needs as part of the staff’s Individual Professional Development Map (IPDM).
- Mentor and coach centre leaders in the execution of their duties, honing their skills, and getting them ready for the occupation of their roles.
- Mentor and coach centre leaders and educators in quality excellence, improvement projects and initiatives.
- Collaborates with Departmental Heads and centre leaders to identify key areas requiring training and develop program requirements unique to each staff level in grooming identified performers for higher level positions
- Serves as a training and development resource person, promotes and advocates quality human development activities and projects at organizational level and outside the organization at industry level.
- Conducts/facilitates training, workshops, communication or briefings to equip all stakeholders with the knowledge, skills and understanding in SOPs and quality standard practices to meet quality standards.
- Monitor that all staff meets prescribed CPD hours and ensure training programs are within the allocated budgets.
- Maintain the department’s record systems, files, training materials inventory, and prepare periodic reports and summaries to keep Management apprised of training activities and results.
Other Areas
- Participate in the RFP (Request for Proposal) or tender process for any potential new business where appropriate, including the bid document, 3 the financial analysis of new project, terms and conditions and sales presentations to clients (where applicable).
- Develops and maintain strong working relationships with Corporate Clients/Partners, ECDA officers, Community contacts and corporate personnel.
- Develops and maintain professional working relationships with employees at all levels.
- Where required to assist/lead and/or manage assigned projects.
Requirements
- Diploma in Pre-school Education – Teaching (DPE-T) / Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECCE-T), or its equivalent recognized by ECDA
- Has a valid certificate in first aid recognized by ECDA
- Has been registered with ECDA and attained a L2 certification
- Has at least 1 year of ECE experience or fresh Diploma-trained graduates
- Demonstrate ability to handle work professionally, independently and efficiently with good classroom and management skills.
- Possess effective organizational and follow-up skills, paying attention to detail.
- Good interpersonal skills and able to interface with all levels, internally and externally, in a professional and responsive manner.
Principal
Location
- Bedok
Responsibilities
Financial & Facilities Management
- Accountable for the financial accounting and budgetary control of a centre’s funds and the management and maintenance of centre facilities for safe and optimal utilization.
Regulation, Policies and Quality Standards
- Addresses the regulatory compliance to national frameworks accreditation and licensing standards, centre policies, programmes and curriculum to provide services that meet or exceed standards of practice for children and families.
Organisational Management and Continuous Programme Improvement
- Encompasses the knowledge, organizational skills and leadership qualities to develop and implement policies and programmes of high quality and standards.
Human Resource Management
- Responsible for addressing the principles of organizational culture and management procedures in ensuring a high level of staff quality and opportunities for professional development.
Personal and Professional Interactions
- Ensuring effective and open communication channels for the exchange of information, ideas and sharing to build strong professional relationships and uphold ethical, and professional practice.
Leadership, Teambuilding and Professional Development
- Encompasses the commitment to the overall vision of high-quality care and education services through modelling and leading professional development, cultivating and motivating self and others to work collaboratively in teams and across disciplines and interest groups to form communities of practice.
Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time
Requirements
·Minimum of a diploma in Early Childhood Care & Education (Leadership), or its equivalent
A recognised certificate in infant care and/or a degree in Early Childhood Education from an approved institution will be advantageous (Note: Required if centre offers infant care)
Minimum 3 years of experience working as a centre leader in a preschool
High EQ, matured, exemplary leadership and management skills are essential
Good interpersonal skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Well versed with the SPARK 0 to 6 years framework, licensing regulations, Early Years Development and Nurturing Early Learners framework
Atelierista
Location
- Islandwide
Responsibilities
Plan and implement curriculum and programmes
• Drive the design of quality teaching and learning approaches beyond the curricula frameworks and Centre level
• Project Work -Plan and facilitate small-group research, project work, and materials exploration alongside children in the Atelier and classroom according to the Reggio principles.
• Documentation -Undertake documentation and interpretation of children’s learning processes, using narratives, photos, videos, and posts to make learning visible.
• Atelier – Work with Educators to create mini-atelier spaces in the centre and within each classroom, providing a range of materials and tools to stimulate inquiry and support sustained learning.
• Core-Curriculum (0-3 & 4-6 years) – Collaborates with classroom educators to unpack the curriculum plan to support long-term research and project work
• Assists educators in designing classroom provocations and assessment for learning that are aligned with the curriculum goals for the children
• Drive the enhancement of learning needs assessment processes and structures
• Align children engagement strategies in accordance with the Centre’s policies
• Drive quality classroom management strategies in accordance with leading practices beyond the Centre level.
• Evaluate improvements made to enhance quality of learning environment
• Advocate the importance of appropriate health, safety, nutritional and hygiene standards and procedures beyond the Centre level
• Lead the development of new teaching and learning methods, tools and assistive technologies based on emerging trends in the sector
• Drive the assessment of children’s learning and development
Build stakeholders relationships and partnerships
• Foster a culture of collaboration beyond the Centre level
• Drive initiatives to establish partnerships and collaborations with families and community stakeholders
Manage family and community programmes
• Strategize the promotion of Centre and beyond Centre programmes and services
• Establish a culture of professional collaboration with families and community stakeholders
• Plan a Reggio mini-exhibition as part of the promotion of Centre and beyond Centre programmes and services
Conduct routine caregiving
• Drive the enhancement of caregiving needs assessment processes and structures
• Lead the development of new caregiving standards and procedures based on emerging caregiving research and practices in the sector
• Drive the enhancements of caregiving to reflect leading practices
Uplift professional practice
• Review developed teaching and caregiving methods based on emerging sector trends, technologies and tools
• Facilitate the establishment of plans and structures to engender a culture of mentoring within the Cluster
• Drive professional development and service quality improvement of professionals
Embed elements of Centre’s vision, mission and values into curriculum and pedagogy design
• Undertake professional development training on Reggio Emilia Approach, in collaboration with Reggio Leads as well as offers resources to support Educators learning and fluency with expressive tools.
• Exhibits a strong commitment to professional growth by staying current with publications, working closely with the school’s mentor/consultant, attending workshops, and actively participating in the local network of Reggio-inspired educators.
Other Areas: Develops and maintain professional working relationships with employees at all levels.
Where required to assist/lead and/or manage assigned projects
Requirements
• Degree in Early Childhood studies or
• Diploma in Preschool Education Leadership (DPE-L), / Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education – Leadership (DECCE-L), /Advanced Diploma in Early Childhood Centre Leadership (ADECL) or its equivalent recognized by ECDA
• Has a valid certificate in first aid recognized by ECDA
• LON L2
Required Work Experiences:
• Has at least 5 years teaching experience in a childcare/pre – school setting
• Demonstrate ability to handle work professionally, independently and a team player
• Demonstrate ability to be highly creative, innovative, resourceful and motivated in their work
• Able to mentor/coach staff independently
• Competent in management skills
• Good interpersonal skills and able to interface with all levels, stakeholders (internally and externally) in professional manner
• Well versed with the SPARK 0 to 6 years framework, licensing regulations, Early Years Development and Nurturing Early Learners framework
• Have relevant experience in Reggio Emilia Approach and/or constructivist learning theories
• Experience in teaching art related subjects such as visual arts and/or performing arts.
• Knowledge on classroom observation and assessment for learning
• Knowledge of or willingness to acquire knowledge of inquiry-based learning is required
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills, proficiency with a variety of digital languages
• Good interpersonal skills, able to work with all levels of staff and across Departments Able to work independently and in a team environment
