Early Years Homeroom Teacher

Early Years Homeroom Teacher
Reports to: Primary School Principal
Duration: Minimum two-year contract
Start Date: August 2025

Job Summary:
Our Early Years teachers work as part of a dedicated and supportive co-teaching team of foreign and Thai teachers in a bilingual Thai/English teaching environment. Every class also has a teaching assistant. Each homeroom team works collaboratively with other teams of the same age group to set up a stimulating and challenging environment that will guide students towards achieving their full potential. Teachers are responsible for planning and implementing a programme of play-based learning opportunities indoors and out. They will use the EYFS and Panyaden curricula to ensure our students achieve personal and academic success. We offer a competitive package and the opportunity to work as part of a like-minded team of child-centered professionals.

Main Responsibilities:
- School-Wide Level
- Embraces and puts in action the school vision and philosophy of education.
- Maintains effective and efficient administrative records as required.
- Meets professional obligations through efficient work habits such as: meeting deadlines, honouring schedules, coordinating.
- Collaborates with peers to enhance the educational environment.
- Models professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, peers, and community.
- Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and other school personnel.
- Models spiritual maturity in leading students in their spiritual growth, in accordance with the 12 Panyaden Wise Habits.
- Participates in extracurricular activities such as social activities, sporting activities, school representation, clubs and student organizations.
- Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities during the school day.
- Participates in training and presentations offered after school or on weekends.
- Actively participates in meetings as required.
- Shows flexibility with job assignment and time requirements.
- Actively works on improving communication skills in both languages used at PYD.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by his supervisor.

Classroom level
- Understands continuous and enhanced provision and play-based pedagogical practices.
- Creates an effective learning environment, planning for and setting up Learning Centres indoors and outside.
- Supervises adult-led and child-initiated activities that contribute to a climate where students are actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences.
- Uses a variety of teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches.
- Manages the classroom in accordance with the PYD guidelines and establishes and maintains standards of student behaviour needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
- Submits a year plan, unit plans and a weekly lesson plans that fulfil the PYD curricula.
- Keeps up to date with developments in Early Years practice, makes relevant suggestions to PYD and changes to instructional plans and activities.
- Evaluates students’ academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records including online Learning Journals, prepares progress reports and reports to parents as required.
- All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals and/or targets established as part of the annual performance management process or as the result of organizational planning.

Key Competencies:
-Play-based teaching skills.
-Possesses strong oral and written communication skills.
- Works independently with little direct supervision.
- Works as part of a team.
- Accepts responsibility and is self-motivated.
- Demonstrates a strong work ethic to achieve the school’s goals.
- Displays effective multitasking and time management skills.
- Utilises all required and recommended PYD computer applications, including online Learning Journals.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with PYD families.
- Desire to develop on a professional and personal level.

Specification:
- Bachelor’s degree (or above) and QTS or equivalent essential (Early Years specialisation preferred)
- Minimum 3 years of post-qualification teaching experience (Early Years preferred)
- Familiarity with the EYFS curriculum and a good understanding of Early Years pedagogy
- Experience teaching a play-based curriculum
- A willingness to work both indoors and outside
- Experience of online Learning Journals desired
- Previous experience working with students for whom English is not their first language desired
- An interest in, or prior knowledge of, Buddhist principles, meditation for children and green school practices preferred.

Remark:
We hope our candidate filled out the application form and 12 wise habits evaluation and Candidate Reflection Questions (in the attached file).