Kimbolton Kindergarten

• Teaching
• Manawatu
• Permanent / Part-time

5/12/2025

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

Kimbolton Kindergarten is a rural ECE service providing education and care for children from 2-5 years. We cater for the needs of rural families by opening from 8.30 until 3:00pm. Our roll of 20, means that children have lots of space to move and teachers can spend quality time working in small groups with children.

Our teaching team support children to actively explore and interact with their natural environment as they play and learn. We value children and their whānau as individuals and appreciate the knowledge and skills they bring to our learning community. We work alongside families to provide learning opportunities that reflect the child's interests and strengths.

Our teaching team has a strong focus on building relationships, and caring for the environment, and each other. We support children's developing social and emotional learning, as they work alongside others and provide opportunities for them to be kaitiaki of our living world.

We have strong connections to our community and value incursions (visitors) and excursions out in to the wider world.

We are looking for an enthusiastic ECE kaiako who:

• works collaboratively within a teaching team and actively engages with whānau in meaningful relationships with great communication skills
• is responsive to implementing practices that enhance the social and emotional competence of tamariki while fostering inclusive environments for all learners
• is experienced in evaluative practices through reviews, professional growth cycle and documentation for children's learning
• has a strong understanding of how to implement teaching practices and a programme that is responsive Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Your total hours of work will be 50 hours per fortnight, worked as follows:

Week 1 Agreed Hrs Unpaid Break Total Hrs

Mon

Tues 8.00am to 4.30pm 30 mins 8.0 hours

Wed 8.00am to 4.30pm 30 mins 8.0 hours

Thur 8.00am to 4.30pm 30 mins 8.0 hours

Fri 8.00am to 4.30pm 30 mins 8.0 hours

Week 2 Agreed Hrs Unpaid Break Total Hrs

Mon

Tues 8.00am to 12.30pm 4.5 hours

Wed 8.00am to 12.30pm 4.5 hours

Thur 8.00am to 12.30pm 4.5 hours

Fri 8.00am to 12.30pm 4.5 hours

To apply for this position, you need to address the key skills or abilities listed below. We ask that you talk about these in your covering letter, giving examples of how you have demonstrated these skills/abilities in previous roles. Please remember to attach your covering letter, resume and other relevant information as listed in the Application Requirements on our website.

To apply for this role, you must be eligible to work in Aotearoa New Zealand. You can apply for this role through our website.

Applications close on: Thursday, 18th December with interviews to be held in the New Year.

This position will commence asap or as negotiated