Lead Teacher Toddlers - Rototuna EEW

Are you an experienced and passionate ECE teacher ready to lead a busy and engaging toddler learning environment?  Rototuna Early Education Centre is seeking a permanent, full time Lead Teacher to inspire and support our toddler room team.  If you are committed to fostering curiosity, confidence and independence in tamariki aged 18months to 3 years, we would love to hear from you.

What you will bring to our team:

• Strong Leadership: The ability to lead and mentor a teaching team while working collaboratively within the wider centre.
• Relationship-Driven Practice: Proven success in building positive, respectful relationships with tamariki, whānau, and colleagues.
• Intentional Teaching: Strong knowledge of planning, assessment, and curriculum design that supports toddlers' learning, development, and emerging independence.
• Positive Guidance: Experience implementing positive behaviour guidance strategies that support emotional regulation and social competence.
• Professional Mindset: A positive attitude, growth mindset, and experience contributing to internal evaluation and continuous improvement processes.
• Excellent Communication: Outstanding communication skills and the ability to foster a welcoming, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

Your key responsibilities:

• Provide a welcoming, safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment where toddlers can explore, learn, and grow with confidence.
• Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of engaging learning programmes that respond to children's interests, strengths, and developmental needs.
• Support tamariki to develop independence, social competence, language skills, and self-help capabilities.
• Collaborate closely with teaching teams and families to achieve the best outcomes for our children and centre community.
• Ensure assessment, planning, learning stories, and individual plans are maintained to a high standard.
• Build meaningful, trusting, and respectful relationships with children and their whānau.
• Guide and support teaching practice within the room to ensure high-quality education and care aligned with Te Whāriki.
• Contribute to a culture of reflection, continuous improvement, and professional growth across the centre.

What we're looking for:

• ECE qualified and registered teacher (current practising certificate).
• Previous leadership experience or proven ability to mentor and guide others.
• Strong knowledge of Te Whāriki and contemporary early childhood teaching practices.
• A genuine passion for supporting toddlers through this exciting stage of growth and development.
• A commitment to creating positive learning outcomes for all tamariki.

If you are an enthusiastic leader who is passionate about empowering toddlers to become confident, capable learners, we would love to hear from you.

Join the team at Rototuna Early Education Centre and help create meaningful learning experiences that inspire lifelong learning.