Surrey Park Early Learning Centre Southland

Community ELC - Infant and Toddler Kaiako

Full-time teacher– Community Centre  

Due to a long term kaiako moving on, our Invercargill community learning centre is seeking highly motivated early childhood certificated kaiako to join our teaching team.

Kaiako will need to have:  

• A New Zealand recognised ECE qualification and current teacher  registration/certification (3rd year students welcome to apply) 
• Experience working in a New Zealand early childhood setting
• Excellent communication skills 
• The ability to build and maintain respectful relationships with our children and their whānau and with your work colleagues 
• Ability to incorporate Te Whāriki 2017 into our centre programme 
• A strong commitment to the use of Te Reo and tikanga Maori  
• Proven strategies to guide positive behaviour for our children 
• Confidence in computer literacy and the documentation of both children's learning, and your own registration/professional growth cycle  
•  A current first aid certificate. 
• A sense of playfulness – to enjoy smiling and laughing with and alongside our children and your colleagues 
• A genuine commitment to our Surrey Park Community Spirit  
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to work to deadlines 
• The flexibility to work a variety of shifts over a 35 hour minimum working week   

Benefits of the job  

• Registration and first aid certification paid for 
• Paid staff meetings 
• Generous professional non-contact 
• Paid professional development  
• Annual flu vaccination 
• Christmas holiday closedown for three weeks 
• Extended Pay parity  

You must be in New Zealand to apply, we cannot accept overseas applications as we are not an accredited employer.