Kindergarten: Concord (Operating with a roll of 20 children)

Position: 0.35fte Teacher (14 hours per week, spread across 5 days)

Hours of work (as a guide only) are likely to be 12:30 – 2:45 four days per week, with a longer day 11:30–4:30 once per week.

Teaching Team:
Head teacher
Teacher 1fte                                                               
Teacher 0.35fte
Teacher aide                                                  

Community Description

Concord is located in Mulford Street tucked into a scenic setting looking out to Matamata/Saddle Hill and surrounding hills.  Our families come from diverse cultural and economic groups and are the hub of our kindergarten. We celebrate our culturally diverse community and supporting our community of learners, many of whom are English language learners.

Children attend kindergarten 8.30am – 2.30pm Monday to Friday and currently the kindergarten closes for term breaks.

Our Code, Our Standards:

The Code sets out the high standards for ethical behaviour that are expected of every teacher; the Standards describe the expectations of effective teaching practice. On appointment as a teacher within Dunedin Kindergartens there is an expectation that you will always adhere to the values within the code and meet the Standards for the Teaching Profession.

Specific Requirements of a teacher who:

• Builds respectful and professional partnerships with families, whānau, the committee as well as the community where children remain at the heart of everything you do.
• Enthusiastic and motivated, who works well as part of a team, shares knowledge and skills.
• Sense of humour and team collegiality.
• Empathetic and caring, who promotes inclusive practices to support the needs and abilities of all learners.
• Competent with assessment for learning and contributes to internal evaluation.
• Values the importance of outdoor play.
• Embraces change and keen to promote a positive kindergarten
• Is keen to support our learning priorities of oral language and literacy.