EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE PRINCIPAL: 3 YEARS CONTRACT _ MN 3958/25

REQUIREMENTS

-Diploma in Grade R – NQF Level 5. -Minimum 5 years’ experience managing a fully operational ECD Centre. -Ability to manage ECD Centre with up to 90 children. -Sound administration and financial management skills. -Leadership and teamwork skills. -Good Interpersonal relationships skills. -Proven ability to work with children. 

DUTIES

To manage the ECD Centre. -To ensure that early childhood development services are provided for children aged 0-6 years old, which includes: -Care and child protection. -Nutritional support. -Growth monitoring. -Stimulation, early learning opportunities and assessment of developmental milestones. -Referrals to Health and Social Services for further intervention as and when required. -Adhere to practitioner child ratio requirements as per the Children’s Act. -General hygiene of the centre. -Parental involvement. -Collect fees from parents. -Maintain and update database of children in the centre. -Employ personnel who are qualified, fit and committed to the wellbeing of children in their care

Applicants must attach at least 1 to 2 references to their CV (contact person and name of reference, to be submitted preferably on letter head of centre/school where applicant worked)

 SALARY         Self Generated.

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS THAT PROMOTE REPRESENTATIVENESS IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT EQUITY TARGETS

CLOSING DATE: 24 JULY 2025 AT 12:00

Please note that the municipality does reimburse costs for traveling to and from the interview or any assessments related to the recruitment process for candidates traveling over 400km for positions on levels 1 to 4. Midvaal Local Municipality is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and is committed to the achievement and maintenance of representativeness (race, gender, disability).  Incomplete/Unclear or Illegible CVs and applications without CV’s will be disqualified. Candidates whose appointment will promote representativeness will be given preference. Candidates must apply for this vacancy via the Midvaal Local Municipality website www.midvaal.gov.za. For any queries kindly contact Human Resources (016) 360-7435,7557,7569,7432. All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to background screening checks (verification of qualifications, criminal record checks and security vetting). Candidates with foreign qualifications must submit a letter from SAQA stating the equivalence of the qualifications. Midvaal Local Municipality, values privacy in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act (Act No.4 of 2013 (POPIA) which is effective from 1 July 2021, personal information will not be disclosed to any third party, unless otherwise prescribed in the Act, following due process(es). Due to the large number of applications we envisage to receive, applications will not be acknowledged.  If you do not receive any response within three (3) months, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

NB:  THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT NOT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO THE ABOVE POSITION/S.