Floating Teacher and Maternity Cover
- Career Category: Educate/Train/Teaching, Child Care
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Smiling Gecko Cambodia is looking for a passionate, proactive, and versatile Early Years Teacher to join our growing school. Please note: this is a fully contracted, full-time teaching position, not a supply role.
This unique opening is designed as a dynamic dual role, serving as a Floating Teacher and Maternity Cover across our Early Years department. We are seeking a dedicated educator who understands that the foundation of all future learning starts in the 3–6 age range. In this role, you will split your time between stepping in for full-classroom maternity cover and actively supporting the wider team through targeted student pull-outs and early literacy support.
Whether your strength is with our youngest learners in Nursery or preparing Kindergarten students for Primary school, we want a teacher who brings energy, creativity, and a child-centred approach. Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) looking for a supportive environment to grow, develop, and transition into a long-term teaching career are highly encouraged to apply!
Reports To: School Director
- Full-Time Classroom & Cover Teaching: Act as a core member of the teaching staff, seamlessly stepping into classrooms for full-time maternity cover or floating to deliver high-quality, age-appropriate lessons for students aged 3–6.
- Dual-Role Collaborative Support: Partner closely with lead classroom teachers to provide day-to-day instructional support and ensure a high standard of care and education.
- Targeted Student Pull-Outs: Design and lead small-group or individual "pull-out" intervention sessions to support early English acquisition, motor skills, and social-emotional growth.
- Phonology Program Support: Actively champion and deliver our Early Years phonology program, introducing early phonemic awareness and "pre-literacy" skills to set the stage for school-wide reading goals.
- Play-Based Learning: Facilitate an engaging learning environment that uses play, music, and discovery to build confidence and curiosity.
- Student Progress & Wellbeing: Track and document student development using "Can-Do" statements while maintaining a safe, nurturing, and clean environment where students feel secure to explore.
- Community Integration: Work closely with local teaching assistants and the English Curriculum Coordinator, acting as a positive role model within our rural school community.
- Health insurance
- Free B-Visa Extension (For Expat Teachers)
- Free Work Permit (For Expat Teachers)
- Three meals per day
- Accommodation
- Shuttle bus on weekends to Phnom Penh
- English - Good
- Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, or a related field
- Certification: TEFL, CELTA, or equivalent qualification (a specialization in Early Years is a distinct plus).
- Experience: Proven experience working with children in Nursery, Pre-School, or Kindergarten age groups is preferred. We welcome Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) who demonstrate a strong drive to learn on the job.
- Skills: A solid foundational understanding of child development and play-based pedagogy.
- Highly proactive with a self-starter mindset.
- A patient and warm demeanour.
- An open mind and a strong willingness to grow and develop professionally.
- High physical energy and the resilience to thrive in a beautiful, rural setting.
