ECE Teacher (Bekaa & Baalbeck)

Duties and Responsibilities

The ECE Teacher will be responsible for the following duties:

• Attending a five-day Quality of Teaching and Learning training.
• Planning, preparing, and delivering age-appropriate lessons and activities for young children, promoting active, play-based, and experiential learning.
• Developing weekly and daily lesson plans based on the early childhood education curriculum and children's developmental needs.
• Creating a safe, welcoming, inclusive, and stimulating learning environment that encourages children's curiosity, creativity, and exploration.
• Organizing and preparing classroom materials, educational resources, and learning corners to support children's development.
• Supporting children's cognitive, language, social, emotional, physical, and creative development through structured and unstructured activities.
• Using play-based learning approaches, storytelling, songs, arts and crafts, games, and hands-on activities to facilitate learning.
• Adapting teaching methods and activities to meet the individual needs, abilities, and developmental stages of each child.
• Promoting positive social interactions, cooperation, sharing, respect, and communication among children.
• Identifying children who may require additional learning or developmental support and referring concerns to the Education/Inclusion Officer.
• Ensuring the inclusion and participation of children with disabilities and special educational needs.
• Observing, assessing, and documenting children's development, learning progress, and behavior.
• Providing constructive feedback and communicating children's progress and developmental needs to parents and caregivers.
• Encouraging children's independence, self-confidence, and positive behavior through age-appropriate guidance and positive reinforcement.
• Establishing and maintaining classroom routines, rules, and positive behavior management practices.
• Ensuring children's safety, hygiene, health, and wellbeing throughout the school day.
• Monitoring and recording children's attendance and following up on absences when necessary.
• Maintaining regular communication with the Education/Inclusion Officer regarding children's progress, challenges, and needs.
• Participating in teachers' meetings, parent meetings, training sessions, and professional development activities.
• Performing other related duties as assigned by the Education/Inclusion Officer.

Qualifications, Experience & Language

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Education, Elementary Education, or a related field.
• A teaching diploma or relevant professional certification in Early Childhood Education is an asset.

Experience

• A minimum of 3–5 years of experience working with young children in a preschool, kindergarten, nursery, or early childhood learning setting.

Language

• Excellent command of Arabic.
• Good command of English
• French is an asset.

Competencies

• Strong understanding of early childhood development and age-appropriate teaching methodologies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Patient, compassionate, caring, and child-centered attitude.
• Creativity and ability to develop engaging and interactive learning activities.
• Strong classroom management and positive behavior guidance skills.
• Ability to identify and respond to children's individual developmental and learning needs.
• Understanding of inclusive education and child safeguarding principles.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multicultural team.
• Self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
• Problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

Working Conditions

The ECE Teacher is expected to:

• Be present in the field and work directly with children at the learning center most of the time.
• Work according to an established schedule, which may include weekdays and weekends.
• Work in a multicultural and diverse environment.
• Maintain a safe, inclusive, and child-friendly learning environment at all times.

Please apply ONLY if your qualifications meet the job requirements, namely the educational background and relevant experience.

Due to the large number of applications received, only short-listed candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to remove the vacancy ad if we appoint a suitable candidate before the given closing date. Any résumés received after that time will not be considered.

Ana Aqra is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant because of individual differences and disabilities. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other protected group.

Ana Aqra and its employees and stakeholders are committed to the core principles regarding protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse laid out by the UN Secretary-General and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) and adhere to the Safeguarding and Child Protection policies at all times.

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