Registered Teacher
Job Description
The Opportunity
A rewarding opportunity is available for a Qualified and Registered ECE Teacher specialising in infant care to join an established early learning environment in New Zealand.
This opportunity is suited to an educator who brings more than a qualification — someone whose professional identity is built around trust, consistency, respectful relationships, and a genuine commitment to children's wellbeing and development.
For suitable candidates, your qualifications, registration, experience, and employment background can be assessed as part of the recruitment process, helping create a clear and credible pathway into a role that matches your professional capabilities.
The successful kaiako will work with infants in a supportive, well-resourced environment while benefiting from strong pedagogical guidance, mentoring, professional development, and opportunities to progress within a growing education organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide warm, consistent, and responsive care tailored to each infant's individual needs
- Develop secure and trusting relationships with tamariki and their whanau
- Create an environment where infants feel safe, respected, included, and confident to explore
- Plan and deliver intentional learning experiences appropriate to infants' developmental stages
- Observe children's interests and development and use these insights to guide learning
- Complete meaningful assessments, learning documentation, and programme planning
- Maintain clear communication with whanau regarding children's wellbeing, routines, and progress
- Recognise and respect the identities, languages, cultures, and individual backgrounds of tamariki
- Incorporate culturally responsive practices into everyday teaching
- Demonstrate a genuine commitment to bicultural practice and Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Work collaboratively with teaching colleagues and contribute to a positive team culture
- Participate in centre routines, meetings, and operational responsibilities
- Reflect on teaching practice and actively seek opportunities to strengthen professional knowledge
- Contribute ideas that support continuous improvement in curriculum and teaching quality
- Maintain professional standards and uphold a high level of care, safety, and wellbeing
Requirements & Eligibility
- Recognised Early Childhood Education qualification
- Full and current New Zealand Teacher Practising Certificate
- Professional experience working with infants or in an early childhood education setting
- Demonstrated understanding of infant development, learning, and responsive care
- Genuine commitment to children's wellbeing, learning, and development
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to establish respectful relationships with tamariki, whanau, and colleagues
- Confident approach to planning, assessment, and professional documentation
- Ability to demonstrate culturally responsive teaching practices
- Commitment to bicultural practice and Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Reflective, adaptable, organised, and professional approach to teaching
- Ability to contribute positively to team and centre operations
Special Instructions
Suitable candidates seeking accredited employment and visa sponsorship may be considered.
Sponsorship & Employer Details
Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Status: Accredited Employer (NZ)