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Posted 01 August, 2026

Infants un-qualified teacher

New Shoots Children's Centres
Wellington, WGN, NZ Full Time
Reference: edb39780bf9bd9f7

Job Description

New Shoots Children's Centres – North Shore, North Island New Shoots Hillcrest are looking for a full-time infant's teacher to work in our infants 2 room with 1–2-year-olds. This is an unqualified teaching position, but we are specifically looking for a passionate infant's teacher with strong experience. You will be confident in forming strong, kind, and meaningful relationships with our tamariki. You will have previous experience and enjoy bringing strength, knowledge, and fun into a team. New Shoots Hillcrest have a team of authentic, genuine and committed teachers that truly make every single child and their family feel special and an extension of the New Shoots whānau. Children are respected and their individual and unique personalities are nurtured. We are influenced but the RIE, Pikler and Howard Gardner philosophies so if you have experience in these or it simply aligns with your own philosophy, you will be a great fit in our centre. We are looking for a kaiako who is: Experienced in working with infants in a RIE/Pikler focused centre Confident in their planning and documentation Experienced in developing strong and meaningful connections with children and their families An excellent communicator and listener Has a creative mind with the ability to create exciting and intriguing provocations that extend on our tamariki's learning A genuine child advocate Must be residing in New Zealand with full legal rights to work here. New Shoots Hillcrest are looking for a full-time infant's teacher to work in our infants 2 room with 1–2-year-olds. This is an unqualified teaching position, but we are specifically looking for a passionate infant's teacher with strong experience. You will be confident in forming strong, kind, and meaningful relationships with our tamariki. You will have previous experience and enjoy bringing strength, knowledge, and fun into a team. New Shoots Hillcrest have a team of authentic, genuine and committed teachers that truly make every single child and their family feel special and an extension of the New Shoots whānau. Children are respected and their individual and unique personalities are nurtured. We are influenced but the RIE, Pikler and Howard Gardner philosophies so if you have experience in these or it simply aligns with your own philosophy, you will be a great fit in our centre. We are looking for a kaiako who is: Experienced in working with infants in a RIE/Pikler focused centre Confident in their planning and documentation Experienced in developing strong and meaningful connections with children and their families An excellent communicator and listener Has a creative mind with the ability to create exciting and intriguing provocations that extend on our tamariki's learning A genuine child advocate Must be residing in New Zealand with full legal rights to work here. As a centre we have so much pride in our wonderful kaiako and as a business we recognise our team with: Competitive salary Wellbeing support An ECE Learning Unlimited membership fully paid Staff benefits package with fantastic discounts in a range of NZ businesses Tons of professional development support and opportunities Childcare discount Supplied uniform #J-18808-Ljbffr

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