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Job Description 1. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Job Description Position: Visiting Teacher Primary Objectives: To ensure the scheme the Visiting Teacher is responsible for complies with the Ministry of Education requirements for Home based care and The Nanny Company policies. 1. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Key Accountabilities Critical Factors 1.1 Ensure all ▪ Regular and ongoing checks are in place that ensure our documentation is compliant documentation and practice is compliant with governing bodies with Ministry of Education requirements. (MOE) Audit Team and the ▪ New regulations and amendments are actioned and integrated into Education Review Office practice. Any non compliance is quickly addressed. Any concerns (ERO) Team. are raised with management. ▪ ERO review findings are actioned and integrated into annual plans, to ensure growth and development in line with ERO recommendations. 1.2 The visiting teacher will ▪ To maintain the management system of recording that each child visit every child in care at has a visit every month. the families premises each ▪ To ensure all relevant information is recorded on the database for month during booked hours each visit, recording visit date, time and any relevant notes of care. regarding rescheduling. 1.3 The visiting teacher will ▪ Families homes are premise checked prior to care commencing. transition new Nannies and ▪ During initial contact visiting teacher will state their role and explain parents successfully into how the communication between the parties will work. An The Nanny Company explanation of how Educa works and the learning that will be culture. The visiting teacher documented will also be given. Whanau will be invited to contact will establish a positive their visiting teacher at any time should they have any concerns. rapport with families and ▪ Educa is explained and shown to the nanny on the first visit and nannies. invites are set up for the nanny and the family to join – this is where all learning stories, VT input and notices are shared. ▪ Resources available on Educa are shown and explained on the first visit using the Chromebook. ▪ Any concerns are immediately documented on a TNC340 form and discussed with Team Leader or Management before the parent is contacted. ▪ A system is in place that records the ongoing contact made with families. Families are invited to be formally contacted 6 monthly or annually via email or phone to discuss the children’s learning and development. Families are encouraged to contact their visiting teacher if they have any concerns at any time. ▪ To ensure families and nannies are well informed about the policies, procedures and practices within The Nanny Company. ▪ All visit notes are completed on the day of the visit to the google drive on the appropriate template. This information needs to be comprehensive and cover teaching and learning. The google drive is a shared drive. ▪ Relevant information regarding the family/nanny or children that is helpful for TNC is reported to Team Leader and/or management. ▪ To report any changes or trends within our industry (e.g. changes to nannies, our competitors etc) 1.4 Ensure Nannies ▪ To ensure at least one learning story every month is recorded for satisfactorily complete a each child. The learning story, documents valuable learning and is Learning Journal for each reflective of a learning journal – this is to be recorded on Educa. child in care. ▪ To ensure programme planning is happening on a six monthly basis covering at least two areas of focus for each child – this is all to be To ensure programme recorded on Educa. planning is evident in a ▪ To ensure evaluation of planning is occurring and that the nanny formal way within the understands what the next natural learning steps would be for the learning journal and is a next planning cycle. living document which is ▪ That the identified learning for each child is relevant and shows reflected in learning stories. progression and flow throughout Educa. Having open and reflective discussion with nannies around appropriate developmental areas. ▪ If nannies are challenged by completing a learning story to the standard set above, then the visiting teacher completes a learning story on their visit and mentors the person, so standards are maintained. ▪ The visiting teacher will role model using Te Whariki as a planning tool and support nannies to recognise the dispositional learning in the foreground of learning story, this will also be evident in the programme planning. ▪ The visiting teacher will assess nannies competency in documenting narrative assessment and will empower them to take on further responsibility as capability increases. ▪ The visiting teacher will have monthly input into each child’s learning journey on Educa, revisiting events and development discussed at monthly visits. This format will have depth and relevance to observed learning and information gathered on the visits. This is mandatory for every child, every month. 1.5 Mentoring Nannies own ▪ Visiting teachers check that Nannies are aware of the professional professional development development budget and programme in place. journey. ▪ On subsequent visits each nanny is encouraged to think about ’best practice’ and to be reflective in their practice. ▪ The Visiting teacher encourages each nanny to attend workshops offered at The Nanny Company, at least one per year. ▪ The goals will be self managed by the nanny but the VT keeps informative visits notes that include information discussed by the nanny and visiting teacher. ▪ Notes are relevant to the nanny’s professional journey. ▪ Nannies receive professional guidance about their teaching and caring of the children. ▪ The Visiting teacher encourages each Nanny in their professional journey and assists them with additional readings about children’s learning and development as appropriate. ▪ The visiting teacher will advise when relevant courses are on offer in the community, they will be added to the Educa message board and discussed. ▪ The visiting teacher will ensure the nanny is accessing the Resource library on Educa as a tool for learning and developing their work with children. 1.6 To Mentor nannies in an ▪ Nannies are kept informed when visit will take place. Visits are adult teaching professionally conducted; nannies feel they are ‘listened too’. A environment. strong professional rapport is built and the relationship nurtured by the visiting teacher. ▪ Nannies receive professional guidance about their teaching and caring of the children. ▪ The Visiting teacher reports any concern about practice or a child’s learning and development on a TNC340 form and discuss with Team Leader and/or management. ▪ Each year the Visiting teacher will guide every Nanny to set ‘Best practice’ goals. Progress will be monitored and recorded throughout the year by the Visiting teacher. ▪ The goals will be self managed by the nanny but the visiting teacher keeps informative visit notes that include information discussed ▪ Notes are relevant to the nanny’s professional journey. 1.7 Administration and ▪ To ensure that at each visit all attendance sheets are signed and Timesheets promptly returned to the office for scanning. Sheets are to be returned on a weekly basis. ▪ All other requested work, e.g. items for the newsletter is to be returned by the set date or prior. ▪ Attendance at monthly group meetings is compulsory and preparation and participation is required at all times. 1.8 Client experience ▪ To work with the team to remedy any client complaint. ▪ To implement systems which enhance clients experience, thus creating customer loyalty. 1.9 Assist with any updating ▪ To use the policies & procedures as a guide to practice for everyone of the operations of the involved in The Nanny Company. organisation & contributing ▪ To provide feedback to Team Leader and/or management if to the teams professional practice does not match what is in any policy. journey. ▪ Actively be involved in in-depth self review of policies and practices. Ensure spontaneous reviews are documented as the need arises. ▪ To regularly review policies and practices and be actively involved in the Strategic planning of the service. ▪ To actively contribute to the team of visiting teachers by guiding and mentoring each other with peer assessment, sharing knowledge and contributing to the teams professional journey. ▪ To document self reflection, and your own journey of learning to satisfy the Teacher Council. 2.0 To facilitate workshops ▪ To assist with planning, facilitating and participating in workshops for Nannies and parents. for the company. ▪ To provide feedback on your teams workshop needs on a regular To attend and participate in basis. fortnightly playgroups. ▪ To contribute to the ideas for workshops and useful facilitators we could use. ▪ To distribute and gather evaluation sheets for every workshop/playgroup. ▪ To assist with the long term planning of playgroups. ▪ To contribute useful ideas for playgroup venues. ▪ To turn up prior to the event commencing, and actively participating with children, nannies, carers and parents. ▪ To ‘take’ on a role within the playgroup environment; e.g. sign in sheet, photo taking, welcoming, payment etc. 2. COMPETENCY PROFILE Key Accountabilities Critical Factors 2.1 Integrity and Trust ▪ Is widely trusted. ▪ Is seen as a direct, truthful individual. ▪ Can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner. ▪ Keeps confidences. ▪ Ability to approach management with any concerns as personally required. 2.2 Excellent Leadership ▪ Can communicate the vision
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