Registered ECE Teacher | Busy Bees Waitara

Overview

Are you looking for a vibrant centre full of aroha and everyday magic? We’re welcoming a registered kaiako to our supportive team. If you love watching curiosity spark and grow, you’ll feel right at home here.

Poipoia te kakano kia puawai

Nurture the seed and it will blossom.

Busy Bees Waitara is a mixed-age space for tamariki 2 years to school age. We lean into tuakana–teina relationships, where younger children learn alongside older, more confident peers. Our programme is play-based and unrushed so tamariki have time and space to explore, test ideas, and make sense of the world. As a whanau, we walk beside each child, inviting them to help shape the day. Tamariki contribute to the curriculum, choose set-ups, share ideas, and co-create an environment that’s curious, challenging, and alive with discovery.

Growing young minds here looks like wonder and hands-on learning : nature walks, water and messy play, science tinkering, art, construction, baking and cooking, a bike track with bikes for different ages, a huge sandpit, and climbing galore. We nurture literacy, numeracy, emotional development, confidence, and social skills through real experiences, gentle guidance, and strong relationships.

You Bring

• Energy and enthusiasm in spades
• Strength in planning, curriculum, and reflective practice
• A warm, relational style with staff and parents / whanau
• An ECE or Primary teaching qualification and NZ ECE teacher registration
• A nurturing presence and excellent communication

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

If growing young minds inside a real community sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your CV and a cover letter telling us about your teaching philosophy and availability.

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

We are an Accredited Employer

Apply now for this role or get more information by contacting Jo Goldsmith.

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