Senior Assistant

Senior Assistant

Entity: Institute for Educational Development

Position: Senior Assistant

Entity: Institute for Educational Development

Department: Early Childhood Education Development (ECED)

Location: Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction:

The Aga Khan University – Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED), located in Karachi, is a center of excellence committed to strengthening the quality of education in Pakistan and the developing world through innovative teacher education, research, policy dialogue, and community engagement. With regional centers in Gilgit, Chitral, and professional development outreach across the country, AKU-IED has played a pivotal role in improving educational practices and promoting inclusive, lifelong learning since its establishment.

The Early Childhood Education Development (ECED) is committed to providing young children with a safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate environment that supports their physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language development.

We are looking for a Senior Assistant, Early Child Development who will provide attentive care and support to young children while implementing developmentally appropriate learning experiences and contributing to a safe, stimulating, and inclusive early childhood environment.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Assistant, Early Child Development, you will:

• Provide attentive and responsive care to infants and toddlers, including supporting daily routines, feeding, changing, and diapering.
• Plan and facilitate age-appropriate, play-based learning experiences that support children’s physical, social-emotional, cognitive, language and creative development.
• Prepare and organise appropriate teaching and learning resources and create a safe, stimulating, inclusive and child-friendly learning environment.
• Observe, document and monitor children’s learning, development, health and wellbeing, and use these observations to support individual needs and prepare periodic developmental records.
• Communicate with parents regarding children’s learning, development and wellbeing, and support parent meetings, orientations, parent-child sessions and awareness activities.
• Work closely with the ECD Supervisor in programme planning, implementation, review and continuous improvement of learning experiences.
• Follow ECED policies, child safeguarding practices, health and hygiene requirements, and appropriate supervision procedures.
• Contribute to the promotion of good ECD practices through parent education, demonstrations, presentations and other relevant learning activities

Requirements:

You should have:

• Bachelor’s degree from an HEC-recognized university, with additional qualification in Early Child Development/Early Childhood Education, such as an Advanced Diploma in Human Development, Montessori Diploma, or certificate in ECED from AKU-IED, Aga Khan Education Service, or an equivalent institution.
• 2–3 years of relevant experience in a school, daycare centre, preschool, early care and learning centre, or similar environment.
• Knowledge of current educational techniques and developmentally appropriate practices relating to early childhood development.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with preschool-age children and their parents.
• Ability to manage and resolve conflicts between young children in a calm and constructive manner.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse educational, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds, including children with special needs.
• Compassionate, caring, patient, and positive attitude towards young children.
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Proficiency in MS Office and other relevant digital tools.

If you are passionate about nurturing young minds and creating meaningful early learning experiences, we invite you to bring your care, creativity, and commitment to the Early Childhood Education Development (ECED) at AKU-IED.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.