Employment

Northland Kindergarten Association (NKA) is seeking a teacher to join the team at Ruawai Kindergarten, Kaipara. This 20-hour-per-week position will have varying daily hours and will commence as soon as possible.

The kindergarten is situated on the outskirts of Ruawai township and is part of an education hub sitting alongside the local primary and secondary schools. The children who attend this kindergarten come from the wider Kaipara community.

Are you:

• A qualified and registered ECE teacher?

• Able to establish and maintain authentic and professional relationships with children, whānau and colleagues?

• Self-motivated, show initiative and work collaboratively within a team?

• A good communicator with all members of a centre’s community?  

What we offer you is:

• Pay parity with the primary school sector

• A yearly individual professional development budget  

• 15 days professional time each year to work on your own professional growth cycle

• Regular, scheduled noncontact time each week

• 6 weeks annual leave

• Ongoing professional support and guidance from a professional practice team  

• Wellbeing support through a comprehensive Wellness Policy

• A supportive induction and mentoring programme for new graduates

Ruawai Kindergarten has a teaching team of 5 teachers and a part-time administrator. The kindergarten operates five 6-hour sessions Monday to Friday catering for 40 children between two and six years of age. Ruawai Kindergarten operates as an All-Year Model, operational for 48 weeks per year.

Ruawai Kindergarten is part of a network of 25 kindergartens within the NKA. The kindergarten is supported by professional practice and management teams. NKA adheres to the employment conditions as offered in the Kindergarten Teacher, Head Teachers, and Senior Teachers Collective Agreement 2023-2026.  

Applicants must hold a recognized New Zealand ECE qualification (minimum Dip Teaching ECE), current practicing certificate, and first aid certificate. We will also consider applicants in their 3^rd year of ECE study or who are looking at returning to teaching after a break in service.  

Closing date for applications & referees reports: 2.00pm Tuesday 11 March 2025.  

Email Applications to: appointments@nka.org.nz