Karori Kindergarten - Permanent Head Teacher

At He Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens, we have over 108 kindergartens across the regions we serve, bringing learning, connection, and fun to families across Whanganui, Central Plateau, Horowhenua, Kapiti, Porirua, Greater Wellington, Upper Hutt, Wairarapa and South Otago. We also provide a home-based service - Etu Ao in Porirua and Levin.

Our vision for He Whānau Manaaki o Tararua is derived from our belief in the importance of quality early childhood education for the children themselves, their whānau, their community and for Aotearoa New Zealand. Therefore, we seek to be a leader in the provision of high-quality early childhood education, and by demonstrating what can be achieved, be seen as advocates for children and whānau and help to improve quality early childhood education throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
Out of this vision comes Ngā Uara – Our Values:
• Nurturing the mana of the child
• Kounga – Quality
• Mahi Tahi – Partnership
• Pono – Integrity
More than 6,000 children now attend one of Whānau Manaaki’s 108 kindergartens and around 150 children are enrolled with our Pasifika-focused Etu Ao homebased service.

Community description
Our kindergarten is located at the Wrights Hill end of Kaori and is served by local primary schools and a range of community facilities, such as the mall, library and parks. We pride ourselves on providing a responsive and inclusive learning environment for tamariki and whānau, with unique and diverse ways of being and backgrounds. This is reflected in our newly reviewed philosophy which we use as a living document.

Our full-year Kindergarten is licensed for 30 children aged 2 – 5 years old who attend for 6 hours each day. This is a full-time position worked 8 hours each day between 8am and 4:30pm.

To apply for this teaching position, you need to address the key skills or abilities listed below. We ask that you talk about these in your cover letter, giving examples of how you have demonstrated these skills/abilities in previous roles. Please remember to attach your covering letter, resume and other relevant information as listed in the Application Requirements on our website.

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Head Teacher to join Karori Kindergarten who

• demonstrates a strong commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and will lead the team to grow Te Tiriti-based practice across the curriculum
• leads collaboratively and supports a team culture of open communication, collective problem solving and shared responsibility
• promotes an environment where the diversity and uniqueness of all children are accepted and valued, and is responsive to culture, language, and identity
• demonstrates their knowledge of research and pedagogy relating to learning within a sociocultural framework
• is skilled in leading the team in planning for, implementing and evaluating intentional teaching practice within a localised curriculum.

If you would like to visit the kindergarten to see if the environment would be a good fit for you, please contact Senior Teacher Fiona Twaddle on 0211950551.


Applications close on Friday, 29th November at 11.50pm.