Te Timatanga Hou

Teaching
- Horowhenua
- Permanent / Full Time

3/9/2025

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

At He Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens (WMK), we're proud to support over 100 kindergartens across a variety of regions—from Whanganui, Central Plateau, Horowhenua, Manawatū, Kāpiti, Porirua, Greater Wellington, Upper Hutt, Wairarapa and South Otago. We also offer a unique home-based service, Etu Ao, in Porirua and Levin, with a special focus on Pasific families.

We believe that high quality early childhood education is a powerful force—for children, their whānau, their communities, and for the future of Aotearoa New Zealand. Our vision is to be a national leader in early childhood education, setting the standard and advocating for excellence and access across the country.

At the heart of everything we do are our values:

- Nurturing the mana of the child - Honouring each child's unique identity and potential
- Kounga - Quality - Striving for excellence in every aspect of our services
- Mahi Tahi - Partnership - Working together with whānau and communities
- Pono - Integrity - Acting with honesty, respect, and transparency

Today, more than 6,000 children are part of the Whānau Manaaki kindergarten family, with an additional 150 children enrolled in our Etu Ao home-based programme. Together, we're building strong foundations for lifelong learning and wellbeing.

**Community Description**
At Te Timatanga Hou Kindergarten we embrace whakawhanaungatanga, family relationships, and we develop respectful, welcoming relationships with children, whānau and the wider community. This fosters the emotional wellbeing of each child.

We take children from babies through to school age, and we are open 49 weeks of the year from 8am to 4pm each day. Families choose whether to come for six
- or eight-hour days, and which days to attend. We work in a fun learning environment, enjoying our large natural outdoor space.

This is a fulltime role worked Monday to Friday 7.45am to 4.15pm - 40 hours per week.

Our routine is flexible, and we work to meet each child's needs. We are inclusive, and children's voices are valued and respected. Our children feel safe and nurtured, and they learn to build relationships, be kind and caring, develop independence, and be accepted for who they are.

We support children to be successful learners, feeling good about themselves and showing respect and empathy to others, achieving their potential.
We support and nurture whānau hopes, dreams and aspirations for each child.

**We are looking for an enthusiastic ECE kaiako who can**:

- demonstrate an understanding of, and recognise the unique status of Tangata Whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand
- contribute to reciprocal, collaborative learning-focused relationships with tamariki, whānau, teaching team, support staff and other professionals with particular knowledge in fostering parents as partners in their children's education and care
- provide a culturally responsive, inclusive care and education environment for children 0 - 5 years
- be self-motivated, flexible and has a sound understanding of sociocultural theory.

**Applications close on**:23 September 2025 at 11.45pm