Team Leader - Over Two's

Little Ferns Early Learning Centre; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Little Ferns Early Learning Centre Canterbury seeks a Team Lead to support day-to-day operations, working with the Centre Manager and leadership team to guide learning spaces. You will help implement consistent teaching practices, plan programmes, and support kaiako development while building strong tamariki and whānau relationships.

Qualified and registered ECE teachers are invited to apply; leadership experience is advantageous, but we welcome experienced teachers ready to step up.

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered ECE teacher required.
• Experience in leadership roles advantageous.
• Organised and proactive with strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide positive and approachable leadership within the learning space.
• Support consistent teaching practices and expectations.
• Guide programme planning, assessment and intentional teaching.
• Support and develop kaiako (staff).
• Build strong relationships with tamariki and whānau.
• Contribute to centre-wide goals and ongoing improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Organization

Proactive

Communication

Education

ECE teaching qualification

Registered teacher

Job description

Little Ferns Early Learning Centre Canterbury

Full time, Fixed term, Start Date: 05/10/2026, End Date: 31/12/2027 (Leadership Restructure)

Early learning / kōhanga reo, Head teacher

English, Health and physical education, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Technology, Te reo Māori, The arts, Belonging / Mana Whenua, Contribution / Mana Tangata, Communication / Mana Reo, Exploration / Mana Aotūroa, Well-being / Mana Atua

Are you an experienced ECE teacher ready to take the next step into leadership, or an established Team Lead looking for a new opportunity?

At Little Ferns, we are currently reviewing our leadership structure and exploring potential movement within our existing team. As part of this, we are putting the feelers out to see who may be interested in joining our Little Ferns whānau in a Team Lead position.

Little Ferns is a locally owned early learning centre in Rolleston with three learning spaces and a passionate team committed to creating a nurturing, engaging and welcoming environment for tamariki and whānau.

As a Team Lead, you would work alongside our Centre Manager, wider leadership team and kaiako to support the day-to-day running of your learning space, including:

• Providing positive and approachable leadership
• Supporting consistent teaching practices and expectations
• Guiding programme planning, assessment and intentional teaching
• Supporting and developing kaiako
• Building strong relationships with tamariki and whānau
• Contributing to centre-wide goals and ongoing improvement

We would love to hear from someone who is qualified and registered, organised, proactive and confident supporting others. Previous leadership experience would be an advantage, but we are also open to experienced teachers who are ready to take that next step.

At this stage, we are exploring what our future leadership structure may look like and would love to hear from anyone interested in a potential Team Lead opportunity with us.