Centre Director - Herne Bay
Bear Park Limited
Listing Description
Description
Bear Park Herne Bay, based on Shelly Beach Road, is in a character filled, homely bungalow, with a modern, purpose-built extension. The extension was designed to allow natural light to spill into the interior, creating learning spaces that are connected, inviting and well-equipped.
Due to our existing Centre Director going on parental leave, we are looking for an experienced ECE leader to join us from February 2026 through to January 2027.
This role would be an amazing experience for someone who has been looking for an opportunity to step up to a Centre Director role. You will be supported to succeed by an experienced and close-knit leadership team to deliver a well-rounded and engaging curriculum, whilst ensuring the success of the centre from a business perspective, including overseeing and managing compliance. You will have a passion for the Reggio Emilia philosophy and supporting engaging provocations with our natural resources. Children and their best interests will be at the forefront of all you do and you will support you team to advocate for children at all times.
As a Centre Director, communication will be one of your core strengths. Relationships drive all we do and ensure not only our children, but our teachers and whanau, are engaged and feel part of our centre community. You will be an experienced leader with strong mentoring skills and a passion for cultivating a positive learning culture.
About You:
- A qualified and registered ECE teacher, you have excellent communication skills and an in-depth knowledge of compliance and operations.
- Experienced in the Reggio Emilia approach and at the very least knowledge of, and a passion for, this philosophy.
- Collaborative and engaged senior leader who works alongside teachers and participates in group planning and mentoring.
Why Bear Park? As part of the Bear Park team you will receive:
- The opportunity to work in a supportive, and close-knit organisation.
- Intensive and personalised induction covering all aspects of the Centre Director role
- Full Pay Parity.
- Excellent teacher/child ratios.
- In-service and external Professional Development.
- Weekly one-on-one support and mentoring from an experienced leadership team and opportunities for you to support and mentor your teaching teams through weekly collaborative planning meetings.
What Next? To learn more about the progressive things we do at Bear Park, please visit our website http://www.bearpark.co.nz and follow our Facebook page @bearparkchildcare.
Application details
Apply online for this role or contact Nicky Bryant for more information.
Bear Park Limited
Bear Park early childhood teachers are seen to represent the pinnacle of early learning talent.
Working at Bear Park is a valuable career move. We are widely known as a place where teachers can embrace unique learning opportunities, ranging from overseas experiences and conferences to workshops and regular support from our vastly experienced pedagogical team.
Our teaching approach is progressive, inclusive, meaningful, and supportive. Our teachers are encouraged to test out newly learned theories and creative concepts in the classroom to heighten the learning experience and provide the foundation for a lifetime of curious, capable learning.
Bear Park’s Image of the Teacher.
As teachers, we acknowledge and celebrate the identity, culture, and individuality that each child and their whānau share within our learning community.
We view ourselves as co-learners and reflective researchers who actively listen and provoke intellectual dialogue alongside ākonga (students).
Within our educational environments, children actively engage in authentic and meaningful learning experiences that evoke wonder, joy, and a love for lifelong learning.
