Early Childhood Educator

OverviewPart time, Fixed term, FTTE up to : 0.8, Start Date : 20 / 10 / 2025, End Date : 17 / 07 / 2026 (Maternity leave)Early learning / kohanga reo, Certificated teacherBelonging / Mana Whenua, Contribution / Mana Tangata, Communication / Mana Reo, Exploration / Mana Aoturoa, Well-being / Mana AtuaAbout the roleWe are seeking an Educator to join our passionate, committed and supportive team of professionals for our small, privately owned and operated centre in Petone, Lower Hutt.

This is a fixed-term position to cover maternity leave and is for 4 days per week (Mon-Thurs).

You will need to enjoy working in a collaborative teaching environment and find joy in creating engaging learning opportunities in a home-like setting.

Children are given the time, space, and encouragement they need to learn and grow.We not only encourage and support our tamariki and whanau to learn and grow, we also believe in empowering our educators to make decisions and provide an innovative, creative, and fun learning environment in which they too can learn, grow and flourish.Our philosophy is visible through our commitment to environmental sustainability, the natural environment and working in partnership with parents, whanau and the wider community to support children's learning.Responsibilities and expectationsIf you join our team you will enjoy : A small, supportive, professional team environment;Ongoing certification and PD support;Other employee benefits such as paid first aid;Nature-loving, sustainable learning environment, with weekly opportunities to venture into the community and the wider outdoor environment (local nature reserve);Respectful relationships and practices;An established transition to school programme and strong relationships with local schools;Participation in the creative and visual arts, Enviroschools programme and Healthy Heart programme.We will consider all applications from in-training, new graduates to fully qualified, certificated and experienced educators.Please send your CV, and direct enquiries to : Type : Education & Care ServiceMaximum licenced places : 47Physical address : 77 Hutt Road, Petone, Lower Hutt

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