ECE Relief Teacher | Busy Bees Dargaville

Busy Bees Aotearoa; Dargaville; On-site; NZD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised childcare

Development opportunities

Flu vaccination covered

First Aid certification covered

Flexible days and hours

Job summary

Busy Bees Dargaville, part of Busy Bees Aotearoa, invites relief kaiako to join our nurturing rural centre where tamariki thrive. As part of the Busy Bees family, you’ll be supported by a welcoming team and strong networks, with a culture that values wellbeing and meaningful relationships.

Enjoy the flexibility of relief teaching while making a real difference in tamariki lives. Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Qualifications

• Be a registered or unregistered kaiako with a genuine heart for nurturing, caring for, and supporting our tamariki.
• Be adaptable and quick to pick up new routines in a supportive culture.
• Enjoy working with professional teams and different rooms/age groups.

Responsibilities

• Help guide daily activities and engage in play-based learning.
• Provide consistency and energy as you slot into new spaces.
• Work with the team to support tamariki to feel safe and confident.
• Help keep the day steady and child-centred across the centre.

Skills

Relational skills

Play-based learning

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Education

Registered kaiako

Unregistered kaiako

Job description

Join our relief teacher whānau at Busy Bees Dargaville. Set against a beautiful rural backdrop, our centre is a nurturing and inspiring place where tamariki, whānau, and kaiako thrive. As part of the Busy Bees Aotearoa family, you’ll be supported by a welcoming team, strong professional networks, and a culture that values wellbeing, sustainability, and meaningful relationships.

Enjoy the flexibility of relief teaching while making a real difference in the lives of tamariki every day.

Why Us? | Hei aha matou?

• Choose the days and hours that work best for your lifestyle or study.

• Access supportive leadership, access subsidised childcare and development opportunities

• We cover the costs of your annual flu vaccinations and First Aid certification.

• Enjoy rewarding mahi without the admin load or planning requirements of a permanent role.

• Gain experience across rooms and age groups.

• Join a team that genuinely appreciates the energy and support relievers bring to our whanau.

The Opportunity | Te Aheinga

• Help guide daily activities, engage in play-based learning, and offer relational support.

• Provide consistency and good energy as you slot into each new space.

• Work alongside professional teams that value the fresh perspective you provide.

• Support tamariki to feel safe, confident, and free to explore.

• Help keep the day steady and child-centred across the centre

About You | Mou

• Be a registered or unregistered kaiako with a genuine heart for nurturing, caring for, and supporting our little ones.

• Possess a genuine heart for nurturing, caring for, and supporting our little ones.

• Stay adaptable, quick to pick up new routines, and happy to help where needed most.

• Stay anchored under pressure and enjoy being part of a professional, supportive culture.

Applicants must hold NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa

Why Work for Busy Bees?

If you’re passionate about early learning, Busy Bees is the place to be. Although we are part of a global organisation, our company was founded by three families looking for better, more enriching childcare. Three decades later, we still keep the same values at heart.

We know that we couldn’t do what we do without the important people in our teams. We invest in our people and work with them to build career pathways that inspire.