Registered ECE Teacher | Busy Bees Pioneer Highway

Do you love inspiring young minds and creating meaningful learning experiences?

We are looking for a registered kaiako to join our team! In our supportive and welcoming centre, you will help nurture curiosity, build strong relationships, and create a space where tamariki feel safe, valued, and excited to learn.

About us

Our tamariki and whānau feel a sense of belonging at Busy Bees Pioneer Highway, and we welcome new families in to feel right at home too in our convenient Palmerston North location. We offer nutritious, homecooked meals, and a huge backyard play area for our tamariki. Our teachers live locally, which supports our strong sense of community and welcoming environment. We aim to promote the development and learning of each child, through positive partnership with parents and open communication at all times for family, tangata whenua, whānau, and community.

What we’re looking for:

• An ECE or Primary teacher qualification and registration as an ECE teacher in New Zealand
• Genuine care and love for the well-being and development of tamariki
• A personality that fosters and develops strong relationships with staff and parents/whānau
• Abundant reserves of enthusiasm and energy
• Competency in planning, curriculum, and regular and emergent reviews
• The ability to build and maintain responsive relationships with children and their whānau
• A creative mind capable of inspiring and igniting curiosity!

As part of the Busy Bees team, you can look forward to receiving:

• Full Pay Parity!
• Discounted childcare
• First aid certification, annual flu vaccines and staff uniforms
• Full reimbursement for Teacher Registration costs
• A generous PLD budget where you can choose PLD for your own learning.
• Comprehensive induction, mentoring and coaching and ongoing opportunities for career growth and personal and professional development

Be part of a team that is making a difference every day. If this role feels like the perfect fit, send us your CV and Cover Letter today!

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

We are an Accredited Employer

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.