Brooklyn Kindergarten

Teaching
- Wellington
- Fixed Term or Temporary

30/8/2024

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

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 around 150 children are enrolled with our Pasifika-focused Etu Ao homebased service.

**Community Description**

Brooklyn Kindergarten is situated on a small inner-city site with a compact outdoor environment. Children attending are aged between 2 and 5 years. The kindergarten operates for 6 hours per day for 5 days per week. They close for two weeks during the term break.

The kindergarten has good community support and liaison with local schools. It feeds into approximately five primary schools. It also reflects a diversity of socio-economic groups.

Family/whānau involvement is encouraged within the environment. Parents are interested in their children’s learning and participate as much as possible. The surrounding local community continues to support the kindergarten in a range of endeavours.

This is a fixed term role to cover leave at this Kindergarten for one year commencing Term 4 2024, 30 September 2024 to 26 September 2025.

We are licensed for 40 children who attend for 6 hours each day. You will join our team of 4 other teachers.

**We are looking for an enthusiastic ECE leader who**:

- Can effectively lead and oversee the implementation of our socio-cultural curriculum _Te Whāriki_ and support assessment for learning
- Has effective strategies to support and advocate tamariki with diverse backgrounds and unique ways of being
- Has experience in leading a team or team projects
- Is able to work effectively within a distributed leadership model through coaching and mentoring
- Has highly inclusive and responsive communication and relationship skills that build and maintain learning-focused partnerships with tamariki, whānau, colleagues and other professionals.

Duties to commence Term 4 2024

**Applications must be in by 11.50pm on Tuesday, 17th June 2024**.

If you would like to visit the kindergarten to see if the environment would be a good fit for you, please contact Senior Teacher Nga Ropu on 021709432**.