Northland Kindergarten

Teaching

• Wellington
• Permanent / Full Time

12/6/2024

He Whānau Manaaki o Tararua Introduction | He Whānau Manaaki o Tararua Timatanga Kōrero

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Head Teacher to join Northland Kindergarten.

Our full-year Kindergarten is licensed for 40 children aged - 5 years old who attend for 6 hours each day.

This is a full-time position worked 8 hours each day between 8am and 4:30pm.

At He Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens, we have over 108 kindergartens across the regions we serve, bringing learning, connection, and fun to families across Whanganui, Central Plateau, Horowhenua, Kapiti, Porirua, Greater Wellington, Upper Hutt, Wairarapa and South Otago.

We also provide a home-based service - Etu Ao in Porirua and Levin.

Our vision for He Whānau Manaaki o Tararua is derived from our belief in the importance of quality early childhood education for the children themselves, their whānau, their community and for Aotearoa New Zealand.

Therefore, we seek to be a leader in the provision of high-quality early childhood education, and by demonstrating what can be achieved, be seen as advocates for children and whānau and help to improve quality early childhood education throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.

Out of this vision comes Ngā Uara - Our Values:

• Nurturing the mana of the child

Kounga

• Quality

Mahi Tahi

• Partnership

Pono

• Integrity

More than 6,000 children now attend one of Whānau Manaaki's 108 kindergartens and Pasifika-focused Etu Ao homebased service.

Community description

Northland Kindergarten is situated in the suburb of Northland which is a well-established area close to central Wellington, on the city fringe.

Families come to the kindergarten from a geographically widespread area. The kindergarten's special character is that they regularly take children on walks into the nearby bush and community.

This is also part of their focus on a sustainable and localised curriculum, knowing about and caring for their local environment.

A strength of the team is their commitment to Te Ao Māori and continuing to grow their Te Tiriti o Waitangi practices.

We are licensed for 41 children and operate as a full year kindergarten which means we are open throughout the school holidays.

Our children attend for 6 hours each day. You will join our team of 4 other trained and registered teachers.

We are looking for an ECE leader who:

demonstrates a strong commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and to continuing to grow Te Tiriti-based practice across the curriculum.

- leads collaboratively and supports a team culture of open communication, collective problem solving and shared responsibility
- promotes an environment where the diversity and uniqueness of all children are accepted and valued, and which is responsive to culture, language, and identity.
- demonstrate their knowledge of research and pedagogy relating to learning within a sociocultural framework.
- is skilled in leading the team in planning for, implementing and evaluating intentional teaching practice within a localised curriculum.

If you would like to visit the Kindergarten to see if the environment would be a good fit for you, please contact Senior Teacher Fiona Twaddle on

Duties to commence asap or by negotiation

Applications close on Tuesday, 25th June 2024 at 11.50pm

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