Unqualified Toddlers Teacher

1 day ago


Hillcrest, New Zealand New Shoots Children's Centres Full time

New Shoots Hillcrest are looking for a full time unqualified toddlers teacher or a teacher currently studying towards becoming qualified. You will be confident in forming strong, kind, and meaningful relationships with our tamariki. You will have previous experience and enjoy bringing strength, knowledge, and fun into a team. 

New Shoots Hillcrest have a team of authentic, genuine and committed teachers that truly make every single child and their family feel special and an extension of the New Shoots whānau.  Children are respected and their individual and unique personalities are nurtured. We are influenced but the RIE, Pikler and Howard Gardner philosophies so if you have experience in these or it simply aligns with your own philosophy, you will be a great fit in our centre. 

We are looking for a kaiako who is:

  • Experienced in working with toddlers in a RIE/Pikler focused centre
  • Confident in their planning and documentation
  • Experienced in developing strong and meaningful connections with children and their families
  • An excellent communicator and listener
  • Has a creative mind with the ability to create exciting and intriguing provocations that extend on our tamariki's learning
  • A genuine child advocate

As a centre we have so much pride in our wonderful kaiako and as a business we recognise our team with: 

  • Competitive salary
  • Wellbeing support
  • Staff benefits package with fantastic discounts in a range of NZ businesses
  • Tons of professional development support and opportunities
  • Childcare discount
  • Supplied uniform