Head Teacher - Opportunity
We have an opportunity for an experienced and passionate individual to lead our enthusiastic and energetic team of Early Childhood professionals at Birkdale Kauri Kids or Papatoetoe Kauri Kids.
In this role, you will be responsible for the effective management of the Child Care operations on a day-to-day basis ensuring that a high standard of customer service is provided by all staff members.
Your strong customer focus and demonstrated communication skills, combined with your ability to be an influential part of a creative, fun environment committed to quality learning outcomes where children can develop as capable, confident learners is key.
Successful candidates will hold a minimum qualification of Diploma in Teaching (ECE) and a minimum of 3 years work experience in an Early Childhood environment, as well as 2 years staff supervision experience. A current teachers registration and first aid certificate is also required.
We offer ongoing support and commitment to your personal & professional development, a childcare subsidy, and a free gym membership.
This is a permanent full-time role working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday.
If you would like to be key in supporting a team committed to the development and growth of our under 5's we would love to hear from you.
Applications close on 29 October at 10:30 p.m.
This position is deemed a safety sensitive position and will require pre-employment drug testing.
Auckland Council is committed to the protection and wellbeing of children. A core component of this role is working directly with children so, as a part of the assessment of candidates, we will require Police Vetting of candidates prior to employment to ensure we are providing a safe environment for children. This requirement complies with the Vulnerable Children Act 2014.
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
Want to read more? The Press has you covered!
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52.7% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.7% Critical thinking
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29.8% Resilience and adaptability
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2.7% Other - I will share below!
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