Unqualified Teacher (Infants and Toddlers)

The Role:
Inside the historic Mill House in Hobsonville Point lives Bear Park Hobsonville. This beautiful waterfront property, with amazing sea views and an acre of park-like grounds, has been re-designed as a purpose-built facility to serve the growing number of families in the area. Sitting alongside the beautiful Te Ara Manawa walkway, we are a short stroll from multiple cafes and provide a relaxing, natural environment. With a purpose-built, award-winning Infants and Toddlers space, this truly is a centre you have to see to believe!

We are searching fora Teacher in Training or Unqualified Teacher to join us in our Infants and Toddlers room. This is a part time position (8.30am - 3.30pm) and would suit a student or someone wanting work/life balance. This is a wonderful opportunity to grow your teaching skillset within a supportive team.

Alongside great ratios (1:3) and an incredible environment, we provide 3 hours of collaborative programme planning time every week, to allow our teaching teams to reflect, plan and support each other as a team. This is done during work hours, to allow your personal time to remain your own. We are widely known as a place where teachers and students can embrace individual learning opportunities, show their creativity and be guaranteed regular support from our both our Centre Director and greatly experienced pedagogical team.

Why Bear Park?
Bear Park is the premier early learning provider in New Zealand, with over 39 years of industry experience.

We are proud to be owned and operated by qualified teachers and offer a wide range of opportunities for our kaiako:

• Weekly non-contact time to collaboratively plan with your teaching team


• Supportive and experienced colleagues within a stable team


• Strong individual support from our experienced Pedagogical Leaders


• Large learning environments with high-quality resources and generous ratios


• Accessible leaders
  * Ongoing career opportunities

At Bear Park we strive to be innovative and support our children to develop their working theories through an inquiry based learning approach. Our teaching philosophy is based on the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum, Te Whaariki; as well as the influence of Reggio Emilia.

We are committed to providing inspiring professional development, including paid in-service sessions held every 2 months, where all of Bear Park comes together to connect and enrich our practice.

What Next?
At Bear Park we are Inspiring Lifelong Learners. Our philosophy is proven, our vision is inspired and our children are changing the world. Join us today and be part of the change.

Applicants for this position must hold NZ Residency or Citizenship or a NZ Work Visa allowing permanent employment.