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Are you ready for your next teaching adventure? Join a team where your passion for teaching is celebrated!

We are looking for a Registered Kaiako who brings enthusiasm, creativity, and care to everything they do! If this sounds like you, have a kōrero with us today!

About us:

Based on Featherston Street, at our Busy Bees centre we value every child and see them as unique and a special taonga. We work with whānau, tamariki and our community to provide a Montessori programme for education within the framework of Te Whāriki. We aim to nurture the development of tamariki from infancy to early childhood fostering their natural desire for independence, exploration and self-discovery within our specially prepared environments. We aim to teach in ways that enable learners to learn from one another, to collaborate, to self-regulate and to develop agency over their learning.

About You:

Our ideal candidate will be passionate about delivering a high standard of care to all our children and have a warm, caring and kind disposition. You will be an outstanding communicator, friendly, approachable and enjoy a challenge. A genuine passion and ability to respond to the development needs of our tamariki through planning and curriculum would also be high on the list of skills we are looking for. An ECE or Primary NZ Qualification and a NZ Teachers Practising certificate is a must!

As a valued member of our team, you can be assured of:

• Full Pay Parity!
• A comprehensive induction program with regular and ongoing mentoring and professional development
• Discounted childcare
• Full reimbursement for teacher registration costs
• First Aid certification, annual flu vaccination and staff uniforms
• A generous PLD budget where you can choose PLD for your own learning
• A monthly staff wellbeing budget and access to EAP services
• A supportive and highly skilled team to work alongside

If you're a Registered Teacher who is passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children, we want to hear from you. Apply today to join our team and be part of a team that values innovation and creativity!

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa

We are an Accredited Employer

Why Work for Busy Bees?

If you’re passionate about early learning, Busy Bees is the place to be. Although we are part of a global organisation, our company was founded by three families looking for better, more enriching childcare. Three decades later, we still keep the same values at heart.

We know that we couldn’t do what we do without the important people in our teams. We invest in our people and work with them to build career pathways that inspire.