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Registered Teacher

Accredited Employer · New Plymouth, Taranaki · Full-time

Salary: $27/hr

Job description

Your qualifications tell part of your story. Your experience, teaching approach, and commitment to tamariki show the rest. We are looking for a Qualified and Registered Early Childhood Education Teacher specialising in infant care to join a professional early learning team in New Zealand. This opportunity is focused on connecting the right educator with the right professional environment. Candidates are valued for their verified qualifications, current registration, practical experience, and ability to deliver high-quality infant education and care. You’ll be joining a workplace where professional knowledge is supported and developed through strong pedagogical leadership, mentoring, structured induction, and ongoing learning. It’s an opportunity to build trusted relationships with children and whanau while continuing to grow as an ECE professional. The successful candidate will bring warmth, confidence, sound judgement, and a genuine understanding of what infants need to feel secure, supported, and ready to learn.

Key responsibilities

  • Provide consistent, attentive, and responsive care for infants
  • Develop trusting relationships that support children's emotional security and wellbeing
  • Recognise individual infant needs, routines, interests, and developmental stages
  • Create purposeful learning experiences based on children's interests and development
  • Use observation to identify learning opportunities and inform teaching decisions
  • Prepare effective learning plans and maintain accurate assessment records
  • Document children's learning and development through meaningful observations
  • Communicate openly and professionally with whanau about children's experiences and progress
  • Support daily routines while maintaining a strong focus on safety, comfort, and wellbeing
  • Create an inclusive environment where every child's identity, language, and culture is respected
  • Develop culturally responsive learning experiences and teaching practices
  • Contribute to bicultural practice and uphold the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
  • Work collaboratively with other kaiako to provide consistent educational outcomes
  • Contribute to centre planning, meetings, activities, and everyday operations
  • Share professional ideas and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
  • Reflect on teaching practice and respond positively to professional feedback
  • Participate in mentoring, professional learning, and development opportunities
  • Maintain professional standards and contribute to a positive team culture

Requirements

  • Recognised Early Childhood Education qualification
  • Full and current New Zealand Teacher Practising Certificate
  • Relevant professional experience in an ECE setting
  • Demonstrated experience or capability working with infants
  • Strong understanding of infant development and responsive caregiving
  • Genuine interest in children's learning, wellbeing, and development
  • Ability to establish respectful and meaningful relationships with tamariki and whanau
  • Strong communication and interpersonal abilities
  • Confidence with curriculum planning, observation, assessment, and documentation
  • Demonstrated culturally responsive approach to education
  • Commitment to bicultural practice and Te Tiriti o Waitangi
  • Professional, dependable, organised, and adaptable approach
  • Ability to work constructively within a collaborative teaching team
  • Willingness to reflect, learn, and continuously improve professional practice
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development
  • Candidates requiring accredited employment and visa sponsorship may be considered
  • International candidates must meet applicable New Zealand qualification, registration, employment, and immigration requirements

Visa sponsorship: Accredited Employer Sponsorship provided.

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