ECE Registered Teacher | Busy Bees Featherston Street

Are you looking for a home away from home, a centre where you can learn, laugh and play alongside tamariki and other like-minded adults?

We are looking for someone to be a part of our whanau and have an exciting opportunity for a passionate Registered Kaiako to join our preschool room, working alongside 3.5 - 5 year olds.

About us:

Our tamariki and whānau feel a sense of belonging at Busy Bees Featherston Street, and we welcome new families in, to feel right at home too.  We offer nutritious, home-cooked meals, a huge backyard play area for our tamariki.  Our teachers live locally, which supports our strong sense of community and comfortable and welcoming environment. Our centre provides nurturing and stimulating environments for young children with its separate nursery and preschool rooms, as well as areas where tamariki can come together to share tuakana-teina (older-younger child) interactions where wonderful teaching moments are shared. 

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Huge reserves of enthusiasm and energy.
• Be friendly and approachable.
• Competency in planning, curriculum and regular and emergent reviews.
• A personality that builds and develops strong relationships with staff and parents/whanau.
• The ability to build and maintain responsive relationships with children and their whanau.
• Excellent communication skills
• Evident bicultural practices
• A sense of humor, and empathetic disposition
• A commitment to lifelong learning

As a valued member of our team, you can be assured of:

• Full Pay Parity!
• Subsidised childcare.
• Reimbursement for teacher registration costs.
• First Aid certification, annual flu vaccination and uniform.
• A generous PLD budget where you can choose PLD for your own learning!
• Access to EAP services.
• Ongoing opportunities for career growth & personal and professional development.
• An amazing team environment, with a whanau first approach and supportive leadership team

We look forward to hearing from you!

Please note: Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Why Work for Busy Bees?
If you’re passionate about early learning, Busy Bees is the place to be. Although we are part of a global organisation, our company was founded by three families looking for better, more enriching childcare. Three decades later, we still keep the same values at heart.

We know that we couldn’t do what we do without the important people in our teams. We invest in our people and work with them to build career pathways that inspire.