Registered Roving Reliever | Busy Bees Aotearoa

We’re looking for a Nationwide Roving Reliever to join Busy Bees Aotearoa on a permanent, full-time basis. You’ll be employed by us, with different assignments across the country to support our centres when they need an extra pair of experienced hands. One day you might be in a coastal community, the next in a busy city centre - always arriving as ready support, leaving teams stronger than you found them.

About Busy Bees:
Busy Bees Aotearoa brings together the strength and experience of a global early learning whānau with a genuine commitment to local communities across New Zealand. Our vision: nurtured hearts and thriving minds. We do this by partnering with whānau in nurturing tamariki so they can flourish in their unique potential. Manaakitanga and whanaungatanga guide our decisions every day, shaping how we care, how we relate and how we work together. People are at the centre of everything we do, including tamariki, their whānau and our teams. Each centre keeps its own story, identity and connection to place, supported by the systems, resources and backing of Busy Bees Aotearoa.
 

About the role:

As a Nationwide Roving Reliever with Busy Bees Aotearoa, you will have a home base, and move between centres on planned assignments across the country, usually for several weeks at a time. You step into ratios and support age-appropriate learning with infants, toddlers and preschoolers, bringing grounded, uplifting energy to teams who are navigating change, growth or staff absences. You read each room quickly, adapt to local routines and philosophies, and model high quality, play based practice aligned with Te Whāriki and our values. You help keep environments settled, engaging and responsive, while supporting centre leaders and kaiako to maintain strong relationships with tamariki and whānau. Travel and accommodation for each assignment are organised and paid for, so you can focus on the people and the teaching in front of you.

About you:

You are a qualified, fully registered ECE teacher who:

• Builds strong relationships quickly with kaiako, tamariki and whānau

• Stays calm, warm and organised when walking into new environments

• Enjoys variety, problem solving and learning from different philosophies and teams

• Adapts easily to new routines, expectations and communities

• Is friendly, open and genuinely people centred

• Can be based anywhere in Aotearoa and is happy to travel regularly, sometimes at short notice
   

This is a great fit if you are the person who walks into a room, reads it quickly, and adds to the strength of every team they join

Why you’ll love it here:

• Permanent, full time relief role with a competitive remuneration package

• All work related travel and accommodation costs covered

• Real variety and exploration, with no two placements the same

• Ongoing PLD and connection to a nationwide network of kaiako and leaders

• Strong, values led organisational support, while you still belong to a home centre community

If you are flexible, adventurous and at your best when helping different teams shine, we would love to hear from you.
 

Apply now with your CV and a cover letter telling us why this roving role feels right for you.
 

Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

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.