Registered Teacher
Trade · New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand · Full-Time · $27/hr
Settling an unsettled baby, noticing a new fascination and turning it into a learning story: this New Plymouth role lives in the quiet detail of infant care. A centre in Taranaki wants a Qualified and Registered Early Childhood Education Teacher whose heart is in the infant room.
The centre believes trust, steady routines, careful watching and real relationships are what make infant care work. Applicants are assessed on verified skills, their registration, their experience and how well they suit the post.
Ideas are welcome here, and you get mentoring, pedagogical support and professional learning to keep growing. Teachers from South Africa should have their registration status and qualification papers ready, and certified copies are worth preparing.
Key Responsibilities
- Respond to every infant as an individual, with respectful care that covers comfort, sleep, feeding routines and overall wellbeing
- Earn the trust of tamariki and whanau, and keep whanau informed in a professional, steady way
- Arrange an infant space where babies feel safe, welcome and curious
- Offer experiences that spark exploring and help each baby develop
- Notice what children are drawn to, how they behave and how they are growing, then let those notes guide your plans and intentional teaching
- Write up learning stories and keep assessments, records and other documentation correct and current
- Respect who every child is, including their language, culture and background, and bring a culturally responsive approach to each day
- Grow your bicultural practice, guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Team up with fellow teachers to hold education and care to a high bar, joining discussions, meetings, centre events and the everyday running of the place
- Look back on your own practice regularly, decide what to sharpen and take up professional learning that keeps the whole team growing
- Add to a team atmosphere that is warm, respectful and cooperative
Requirements & Eligibility
- A Recognised Early Childhood Education qualification
- You must hold a New Zealand Teacher Practising Certificate that is full and current
- Relevant time in early childhood education, particularly with infants, plus deep knowledge of how babies learn and grow and what responsive caregiving looks like
- Truly passionate about caring for babies and young children
- Has shown they can form warm, positive bonds with tamariki and whanau
- Writes and speaks clearly and well
- At ease with observing, planning, assessing and documenting
- Can demonstrate culturally responsive teaching and is committed to bicultural practice and Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Calm, organised, adaptable, reflective and professional
- A good team member in an education setting, keen on ongoing professional development
- Candidates requiring accredited employment and visa sponsorship may be considered
- Every applicant must satisfy relevant New Zealand employment, registration and immigration requirements
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