English Speaking Early Childhood Teaching-Assistant for Fröbel Kindergarten Agrofert Haus A in Lutherstadt Wittenberg (m/f/d)

English Speaking Early Childhood Teaching-Assistant (m/f/d) for Fröbel Kindergarten Agrofert Haus A in Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Our newly built Kindergarten with a team of 11 educators and one centre manager is looking after 60 children from the age of ~1 - 6 years old. The main focus areas at the Kindergarten are bilingual education (German/English) and early STEM education. Our Kindergarten is one of four Kindergartens in our complex and is easily accessible by public transport or by car. As a company education and care service, the associated companies are AGROFERT and SKW. Our large outdoor area offers plenty of space for movement and exploration of the environment.

For more information on the centre, please visit: https://kita-agrofert-haus-a.froebel.info/

The starting date for this position would ideally be as soon as possible. The hours per week, as well as the duration of the employment contract depend on your circumstances, such as visa conditions. We could offer up to 40 hours per week and a permanent employment contract (if your working permit for Germany allows for that).

Your responsibilities would include:

• Supporting all aspects of early childhood education and care in English.

Do you fulfil the following requirements?

• Are you a native speaker of English, or do you speak English at native level C2?
• Are you in the process of learning German?
• Are you passionate about working with children between 1 and 6 years of age?
• Are you interested in working as part of a team to further develop and implement an in-house bilingual education concept?

Then we would like to hear from you.

We are offering:

• A position with up to 40 hours per week,
• 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 1,500 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 and Poland),
• 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,
• From March 2024 a salary increase by a base amount of up to 200 Euro and an additional increase of 5.5%,
• 33 days of holiday per year, December 24 and 31 paid days off,
• Up to 99 Euro monthly in addition to your salary: you can choose between a combination of the “Deutschland Ticket” (for local public transport, 49 Euro) and the Fröbel-BenefitCard (50 Euro), or a monthly mobility allowance of up to 99 Euro for a JobRad (BenefitCard and JobRad are available after the probationary period),
• A company pension scheme of 4% paid by the employer, as well as an annual bonus payment, 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”.

If you are interested in this position and you fulfil the requirements outlined above, please submit your application via the application link "Jetzt online bewerben!" below.