Peninsula Community Preschool Inc. Wellington

Preschool manager

Our highly regarded Preschool (Peninsula Early Learning) licensed for up to 30 tamariki, is seeking a professional leader and manager.

We require a leader who is dynamic, competent, warm, approachable and forward thinking with the ability to oversee the effective management of our preschool. We have attained Green-Gold Totara Enviroschools status and we are committed to our 3x weekly Nature Walks programme. Our nature pedagogy philopshy underpins our curriculum, learning environment, and weekly nature EOTC programme.

The successful applicant will have:

• Previous leadership skills within the early childhood (EC) sector
• A current NZ fully certified ECE practicing certification with recent teaching experience
• Sound financial planning and budgeting skills
• Flexible and adaptable strengths for a teaching and management role
• Outstanding time management skills,
• Proven strategic and annual planning experience,
• The ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people
• Marketing and communications skills
• An understanding and respect for tikanga and te reo Māori
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Highly developed human resource management skills including recruitment, development and retention
• A high level of knowledge about legislative compliance related to business management, charities,  and Education (ECE) regulations.

 We can offer:

• Working conditions and salary on the current ECECA
• Dedicated, fun and friendly qualified teachers and a curriculum leader, and administrator
• Supportive governance parent committee and whānau 
• Wonderful indoor and outdoor environment
• Commitment to Full Pay Parity
• Children attend for the same hours each day (8.15am-2.45pm) so plenty of time for planning, korero, meetings and environment preparation after session each day

This position involves:

• Managing the daily operations of the preschool 
• Promoting a positive learning environment for all
• Managing, developing and caring for all preschool employees
• Ensuring legislative compliance is met
• Ensuring the preschool is appropriately resourced
• Being responsible for the health, safety and wellbeing of our preschool learning community
• Reporting to the governance committee.