Group Contract

WOW Statement!

Ways of Working together as a Team is an agreed set of statements that honour

  • What we need and expect of each other as we work together in achieving the

‘Wawata’ for the Kindergarten

  • Need and expect from each other to enable us to grow to our fullest of potential as a professional
  • That is alive within in our daily interactions with each other

Learning and Teaching
Completed / Therefore I understand my role to be...
Programme Planning
Programme Planning Meetings (how often? Expectations around participation)
Refer to Progamme planning policy and Quality Framework
IP Plans and other children requiring specific strategies
Health and Safety Programme (policy..)
Positive Guidance Kindergarten Procedures
Supervision Responsibilities (refer to Supervision roster)ratio accountability
Other
Teaching Team Responsibilities
Hours of Work
Refreshment and lunch breaks
Staff Meetings (frequency, roles, responsibilities)
ICT- Communication
Use of Kindergarten Phone
Use of personal cell phone
Use of Kindergarten Computers
Privacy and Confidentiality
Disclosures, storage of information
Sharing of Information
Emails
Postal
Kindergarten Security
Use of professional time
When, where, expectation
Appraisal Cycle
Processes & expectations over the year
Registering Teacher Programme
Other
Howfamiliaram I/we with the following policies? / Follow Up i.e. questions etc
Management/Governance Policies
1.240 / Media and Public Relations Policy
1.045 / Communication Policy (eg requirement to use logo etc)
1.070 / Financial Management Policy
In particular – use of EFTPOS cards strictly in accordance with policy.
2.010 / Archiving and Record Keeping Policy
2.060 / Maintenance Policy – approvals sought before changes made to building
2.140 / Use of Kindergarten Premises
Kindergarten Operations
3.010 / Combined Sessions – Functions Policy
3.050 / Enrolment Policy – waiting lists, shared places (NOTE – this was updated in 2007 – are you familiar with the changes?)
3.060 / Home Visits Policy – PPM to be advised
3.080 / Legal Access Policy – legal documents required
3.110 / Over-age Placement Policy
3.120 / Fees Policy
Including – giving a Fees Notice, once a term, to all families who don’t receive an invoice.
3.180 / Technology for Kindergarten Management Policy – maintained only by Assn approved personnel, backups done, passwords used on ALL computers (desktop and laptop) appropriate use of email and internet
3.200 / Visitors to Kindergartens Policy
Learning and Development Polices
4.020
Reg 43 C11&12 / Positive Guidance Policy – consultation with parents
4.030 / Celebrations Policy
4.050
Reg 46 HS 17 & 18 / Excursion Policy: Revised significantly in 2010. Please check you are now complying with this revision.
H&S Plan developed/Supervising adults informed of plan/Required ratios – and sign off from families to the ratios/written approvals/child restraints/ratios maintained at the Kindergarten, records are kept
4.070 / Programme Planning Policy
4.085 / Self-Review Policy
4.090 / Transition to Kindergarten Policy
4.100 / Transition to School Policy
Please check that you are using the new School Visit Form
Health and Safety
Employee Induction Sheet &
Refer to Health and Safety Folder
Staffing
6.020 / Associate Teachers and Trainees Policy – prior approval required
6.100 / Hours of Work Policy
6.105 / Kindergarten Hours Policy
6.200 / Performance Issues Policy
6.300 / Teachers Exchange Session Policy
6.340 / Union Meetings/Union Business Policy
How become familiaram I/we with the Kindergarten Procedures?
5.020 / 1 / Administering Medical Treatment to Children
4.010 / 2 / Animal Care
4.020 / 3 / Positive Guidance
4.030 / 4 / Celebrations
5.150 / 5 / Children Leaving Kindergarten
5.030 / 6 / Child Protection
5.040 / 7 / Child Safety Education
5.050 / 8 / Civil Defence
2.030 / 9 / Cleaning Policy
3.020 / 10 / Communication
1.050 / 11 / Consultation
4.050 / 12 / Excursion
5.80 / 13 / Emergency Management
5.090 / 14 / Food & Drink Policy
5.100 / 15 / Health and Safety
3.060 / 16 / Home Visits (if applicable)
5.120 / 17 / Immunisation of Children
5.130 / 18 / Illness, Infectious disease/Hygiene
4.060 / 19 / Inclusion Policy
5.165 / 20 / Laundering of Linen (add on to Sleep/Rest policy)
3.080 / 21 / Legal Access
5.130 / 22 / Nappy Changing (add on to Illness, infectious disease/hygiene policy)
4.070 / 23 / Programme Planning
5.160 / 24 / Safe Working Practices
5.165 / 25 / Sleep/ Rest procedures
5.170 / 26 / Smokefree policy
5.180 / 27 / Sunsmart policy
4.090 / 28 / Transition to Kindergarten
4.100 / 29 / Transition to School
3.200 / 30 / Visitors to Kindergarten
  • Completed:
  • Date:

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Hutt City Kindergartens- Professional Practice Managers 2002, reviewed 200, Reviewed 2011