Miramar North Kindergarten, Permanent Part-time .8 Teacher

At He Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens (WMK), we’re proud to support over 100 kindergartens across a variety of regions—from Whanganui, Central Plateau, Horowhenua, Manawatū, Kāpiti, Porirua, Greater Wellington, Upper Hutt, Wairarapa as well as South Otago. We also offer a unique home-based service, Etu Ao, in Porirua and Levin, with a special focus on Pasific families.

We believe that high quality early childhood education is a powerful force—for children, their whānau, their communities, and for the future of Aotearoa New Zealand. Our vision is to be a national leader in early childhood education, setting the standard and advocating for excellence and access across the country.

At the heart of everything we do are our values:

• Nurturing the mana of the child – Honouring each child’s unique identity and potential
• Kounga – Quality – Striving for excellence in every aspect of our services
• Mahi Tahi – Partnership – Working together with whānau and communities
• Pono – Integrity – Acting with honesty, respect, and transparency

Today, more than 6,000 children are part of the Whānau Manaaki kindergarten family, with an additional 150 children enrolled in our Etu Ao home-based programme. Together, we’re building strong foundations for lifelong learning and wellbeing.

Community Description

We are looking for an experienced ECE teacher to join our team. Miramar North is a full year Kindergarten, running sessions Mon-Fri 8.30-2.30. We are licensed for 42 children who attend for 6 hours each day. The successful applicant will join our team of 4 other teachers and an administrator.

The community at Miramar North kindergarten (MNK) is ethnically, culturally, and socio-economically diverse. At times the community can be transient as international families join the community for work within the local film industry. We feed into several primary schools, both public and private. The area is well served by a range of facilities including a public library, community centre, sports clubs, churches, and a busy café culture. MNK is a warm and welcoming kindergarten community.

This role is a part-time .8 (32 hours per week) role worked over the following days and times:

Mon 8hrs (8.00am - 4.30pm inc 1/2hr unpaid break)
Tue 8hrs (8.00am - 4.30pm inc 1/2hr unpaid break)
Wed 7.5hrs (8.00am - 4.00pm inc 1/2hr unpaid break)
Thu 5hrs (10.00am - 3.30pm inc 1/2hr unpaid break)
Fri 3.5hrs (11.30am - 3.00pm)

When applying for this teaching position, please address the key skills or abilities listed below. We ask that you talk to 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:

• understands the importance of allowing tamariki the opportunity to engage in safe risk as they challenge themselves physically
• can support tamariki creativity through large scale loose parts play
• can strongly contribute to the ongoing development of our practices to be a Tiriti o Waitangi led kindergarten
• has knowledge and intentional teaching practices to support the learning of our wonderful learning community which is inclusive of neuro diverse learners, children with English as an additional language, and in a mixed age group
• is flexible, undertakes areas of responsibility and shows initiative within a strongly collaborative team.

If you would like to visit the Kindergarten to see if the environment would be a good fit for you, please contact Head Teacher. To apply for this role, you must be eligible to work in Aotearoa New Zealand. You can apply for this role through our website.

Applications close on: Tuesday 1st July 2025 at 11.50pm