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What do you value most? What’s important to you in your career? Helping others? Being creative? Teaching? Circle your values:
Ambition
Attention to detail
Authenticity
Work life balance
Being kind
Calmness
Challenge
Change and variety
Collaboration
Community
Compassion
Competence
Courage
Creativity
Cultural diversity
Decisiveness
Empathy
Excitement
Experimentation
Expertise
Fairness and social justice
Family
Financial security
Flexibility
Frankness
Fun
Generosity
Growth
Happiness/positive attitude
Harmony
Having a say and a voice
Health
Help others
Honesty
Humour
Imagination and creativity
Independence
Inner harmony
Innovation
Inspiring others
Integrity
Intelligence
Kindness
Knowing your vales
Knowledge
Laughter
Leadership
Learning
Living your dreams
Love for myself
Love for others
Making a difference
Making decisions
Massive wealth
Moral fulfilment
Music
Nature
Open communication
Passion
Persistence
Personal growth
Perspective
Physical challenge
Play
Power and authority
Professionalism
Protecting the environment
Quality of life
Quiet times
Recognition
Reliability
Respect
Results
Risk taking
Security
Self respect
Stability
Sunlight
Support
Taking responsibility
The big picture
Tidiness
Trustworthiness
Understanding
Wonder and awe
From that place bubbling with unlimited possibility, write up to 10 reasons why you became an educator!
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Do you know what you do best?
Perhaps you’re incredibly organized. Or, you might excel at motivating people, helping resolve disagreement, or researching hard-to-find information.
What are your strengths?
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Whatever your strengths, you have something valuable to offer. Find a role within your team that allows you to do what you do well. This will help you make a meaningful contribution – and increase your chances of doing a great job. Plus, it’s usually much easier, and more satisfying, to do tasks when you’re naturally good at them.
When a team works well together, creativity levels are generally higher, as people tap into one another’s strengths. This often leads to increased productivity, and an inspiring sense of collaboration and cooperation that moves everyone forward.
The most successful teams don’t just combine different technical skills; they also allow members to take on more general roles that cross traditional functional lines.
What responsibilities as an educator are you confident in performing and enjoy? Why?
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What responsibilities as an educator are you not confident in performing? Why not?
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Use the following template to design your job description as an Early Childhood Professional. Remember, you are not just an Educator. You are a role model supporting the development of children for their future.
Now share with your team why this is relevant for a fun based team.
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