Published 2026-02-04
About the Role:
As a Caregiver at Best Start, you will have the incredible opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of young children, providing them with a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment. We believe in fostering a love for learning, creativity, and exploration in our tamariki.
Best Start Springlands pride themselves on their strong relationship with the nearby primary school, fostering a seamless educational pathway for children, and believe that nurturing a passion for learning sets children up to carry that enthusiasm throughout their lives. Each member of the team brings something unique to the classroom, and together they form a stable, diverse group who support one another, value teamwork, and believe in having fun and sharing plenty of laughter with each other and their tamariki.
Manager and working within a close-knit team you will be joining a dedicated team of Teachers who provide quality care and education to our tamariki.
Here’s what you’ll do on a day-to day basis:
Provide amazing care and education to our tamariki
Champion the team spirit and engage in activities that empower and extend tamariki learning
Fully participate in centre activities across all classrooms and cover staff breaks where necessary
Support centre operations at all levels
This is a fixed term position working 30 hours per week Monday-Friday. (9/3/26 to 10/8/26 )
Why choose us?
Our benefits include:
Learning through Whare Ako our online learning platform
Want to learn something new? We will support you in taking your career to the next level
Refer a Qualified Teacher and receive $2000*
Discounted childcare
Your health and wellbeing are our priority, we offer: Subsidised health insurance*
Free annual flu vaccinations
Confidential counselling through EAP
Wellbeing programme.
Sick days available from the day you start
One week additional leave for 10 years long service recognition
