Childcare Assistant

Collège du Léman is one of Switzerland’s most prestigious international day and boarding schools, located on the edge of Lake Geneva in view of the Swiss Alps.

The school helps students to find their place in the world by inspiring individual growth, academic excellence, and global citizenship.

It is a truly international community with more than 150 different nationalities among the 2000 day and 300 boarding students. They come together on a green, village-like campus covering 8 hectares.

**Main Purpose of the Role**

The XCR Child Care Assistant follows the care, recreation, supervision, and any logístical needs of Preschool and/or Primary students enrolled in the Extra-Curricular program. Responsible to deliver the structure designed for this service and play a key link between the end of school and parents.

You are responsible to ensure students are receiving the best possible experience.

**Working hours**:M - T - TH - F 15:45 - 18:45 W 12:00 - 18.45 (times may vary depending on needs.)

**Total working hours per week**:19

**Key Responsibilities**
- Welcome Children at the end of school; collect and pass on the information provided by the teachers.
- Be responsible for and ensure each student’s self-hygiene is timely provided.
- Preparing and maintaining the cleanliness of the areas and equipment used by students.
- Ensure the administration and the information shared or acknowledged, from the office as well as any other sources, is followed accurately.
- Acquire pedagogical knowledge on each child and provide consistent feedback to parents.
- Maintain an accurate record and administration.
- Liaise daily with internal departments to ensure the logistics needs are well catered for.
- Accompany students to their next destination within their routine.
- Run activities for children and grant supervision for any aspect of the service (once a week for preschool students too).
- Assist with dressing the children and taking children to the bathroom, changing pampers if required (preschool times).
- Participating in periodical induction & department meetings.
- Promote the school values RISE.

**Skills and Competencies**
- (The abilities that the individual needs in order to perform this role effectively) _
- Show good judgment and a sense of priorities
- Take initiative
- Establish a good relationship with children and adults
- Remain flexible
- English or French fluent
- Experience with preschool and/or primary children.

**It is important that the post holder is always aware of Child Protection guidelines and observes a professional distance from students whilst still developing effective working and caring relationships.**

**You understand and embrace the importance of diversity and inclusion and stand against discrimination in any form. Background investigations and reference checks for the past ten years will be conducted during the selection process.