Portobelo Avonhead Canterbury

Preschool certified teacher

We are a privately owned centre looking for a qualified and certified ECE teacher who enjoys working, playing and engaging with a mixed-age group of 2–5-year-olds. This position is from 8am to 4.30pm, Monday–Friday.

Ideally, you will be an experienced and flexible teacher who has excellent literacy and computer skills and wants to make a real difference in children's lives as part of a positive team culture.

The successful candidate will fit with our values and philosophy, have strengths in planning and assessment and Internal Evaluation; be an intentional teacher who responds to children's interests; be a good communicator; and be passionate about participating in a child-led programme.

Our values are 'Children Matter Most', 'Be Kind/Aroha Ki te tangata', 'Lifelong Learning' and 'Expect the Best'. These core values guide everything we do, so if you hold these values too, and want to be part of our community, having fun and being outdoors in our 'kiwi backyard', please apply below.

We are also looking for experienced unqualified relievers to cover for absences.