Team Leader: Early Learning Play Group - Mpumalanga at Cotlands

Description

• Cotlands is a registered non-profit organisation (NPO) committed to creating access to quality play-based early learning experiences through toy libraries and early learning playgroups and training programmes. Join the passionate team at this leading NGO, with a strong national footprint. The organisation is well established and has been in operation for more than 86 years.
• This position is suitable for a person who resonates with the Cotlands values of play, responsibility, excellence, impact, possibilities and responsiveness.
• The role of the Team leader: Early learning play groups requires the individual to provide guidance, instruction, direction and leadership to the team for the purpose of achieving the strategic goals.

Requirements

Leadership

• Set performance objectives
• Brief team
• Monitor and measure individual performance
• Plan and allocate work
• Discipline team members
• Establish a working team
• Identify and assign roles and responsibilities
• Orientate and induct new team members
• Coaching team members
• Train team members
• Lead the team
• Motivate and build the team
• Communicate and negotiate
• Manage and resolve conflict
• Develop a self-managing team that are equipped and empowered problem solve and self-regulate

Self-management

• Communication
• Demonstrate sound financial judgment
• Utilise time efficiently and effectively
• Manage and cope with stress
• Take responsibility for own development and career growth

Resource management

• Interview and select team members
• Assist with budget plan and management
• Identify cost structures
• Conduct and comply with health and safety procedures
• Establish collaborative network and database of organisations within the region

Quality management

• Conduct meetings
• Solve problems
• Make decisions
• Conduct presentations and public speaking
• Prepare reports
• Meet client/donor needs
• Set clear working objectives
• Manage projects and workload
• Plan and allocate work
• Monitor compliance
• Provide input and feedback to the national team for quality improvement and service delivery to ALL stakeholders.

NATURE AND SCOPE

Knowledge and experience required

• Relevant degree/qualification (minimum ECD L5)
• Appropriate experience and knowledge
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office package
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport

Competencies

• Ability to manage employees
• Maintain strong ethics
• Create a sense of connection and belonging
• Nurture growth
• Mentor and coach employees