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17/9/2024

He Whānau Manaaki o Tararua Introduction | He Whānau Manaaki o Tararua Timatanga Kōrero

At He Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens, we have over 100 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
Arohanui Kindergarten is the early childhood centre attached to the teen parent unit situated at Waiopehu College, Levin, which caters for young parents in the Horowhenua, Shannon, Foxton and Otaki areas. The whole service is called He Whare Manaaki Tangata, a purpose-built structure, that opened at the beginning of Term 1 2014.

Our team has sound understanding of best practice, particularly working with children under the age of two years and deliver a whānau-based approach (where older and younger tamariki learn alongside each other). We also have a commitment to working alongside young parents and their whānau and work collaboratively with the teachers attached to He Whare Manaaki Tangata and Waiopehu College.

We are licensed for 31 children, with 15 being under 2, who attend for 6.5 hours each day. You will join our team of 5 other teachers.

Work Profile:
Permanent part-time .8FTE teacher
As a teacher your total hours of work will be 32 hours per week worked over four days as follows:
Tuesday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm with .5 hours unpaid lunch breaks

To apply for this teaching position, you need to address the key requirements listed below. We ask that you talk about these in your covering 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 an enthusiastic ECE kaiako who:

• demonstrates skill and enjoyment in working with up to two-year-olds in a whānau-based educational setting
• has experience and ability in developing authentic, warm relationships with a diverse range of whānau, including young parents, developing effective partnerships with them in their children's education and care
• works in partnership within a secondary school environment including engaging with kaiako, leaders and other professionals to promote a holistic educational setting
• participates in collaborative professional relationships that demonstrate initiative and evaluative practice, and adaptively apply this learning in practice
• practices and develop the use of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori and demonstrate a commitment to deepening our cultural journey in our Te Tiriti o Waitangi based practice

Duties to commence asap or by negotiation.

If you would like to visit the Kindergarten to see if the environment would be a good fit for you, please contact Senior Teacher, Raewyn Mc Kenna on 027 463 2509.

Applications close on Wednesday 2nd October 2024 at 11.50pm