Taitoko Kindergarten

Teaching
- Kapiti
- Permanent / Part-time

26/2/2025

At He Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens, we have over 111 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 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.

Tino whakapiripiri te kahui nei ki ngā whānau e tautoko ana i a rātou i tā rātou matua whāngai e hononga ki ngā umanga hāpori. Haere ai te kahui nei e whakawhanaunga i ngā pāpono hāpori. He tino kaha te kohungahunga hāpori nei ki te whangai mana i te rerenga ā ahurea. Kua honoa ngā tuakiritanga ō te hāpori ki tēnei ō ngā whare. He whare aio, he whare haumaru e whiria ana ki te kaupapa rūmaki.

He tino pai rawa atu te hononga mai te kohungahunga ki te kura o Taitoko kei te taha o Taitoko kohungahunga.
Mo te ono haora ia ra ngā wahi pai mo 45 o ngā tamariki (5 i raro i te 2 o ngā tau). Ka pāhekoheko koe ki te kahui Kaiako o ngā Kaiako e whitu.

The team work closely with whānau to support them in their parenting linking with community agencies. The team regularly engage in community events. The kindergarten community is rich in cultural diversity and is on a journey to becoming a bilingual service.
The kindergarten has a very good relationship with their neighbouring school, Taitoko.

We have places for 45 tamariki (5 under twos) who attend for 6 hours each day). You will join our team of 7 teachers.

This role is a.65 role (26 hours) worked over the following days and times:
Mon: 8.15am to 4.45pm-8hrs - with 1/2 hr unpaid break
Tue: 8.15am to 4.15pm 7.5hrs - with 1/2 hr unpaid break
Wed: 11.15 am to 4.45pm-5hrs - with 1/2 hr unpaid break
Thur: No hours
Fri: 8.45am to 2.45pm-5.5hrs - with 1/2 hr unpaid break

We are looking for an enthusiastic ECE kaiako with:

- practices reflective of our philosophy Kei te ora, kei te whakatipu te tamaiti kei waenganui i tōna ake whānau me te hāpori|a child lives and grows within the context of a family and a community
- values reflective of whakaute, aroha, atawhaitanga, manaakitanga and mana
- abilities and confidence to implement te reo and tikanga Māori into the curriculum and/or be willing to attend external te reo classes
- A passion to work with whānau as partners in their children’s education, and be guided by local iwi to design the curriculum
- responsive and considerate effective practices that supports tamariki social, emotional and neurodiverse learning