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Teach the way it should be.
Generous ratios
More teachers around each child, so you can know every child properly without being stretched thin.
A culture of research
Kaiako here are researchers alongside children, not deliverers of a curriculum. Curiosity goes both ways.
A community that lasts
Bear Park has been building its culture since 1986. People tend to stay.
Your next journey begins here.
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Bear Park Mairangi Bay
Teacher in Training
Work with preschoolers or toddlers in a four-room centre off Constellation Drive, with three hours of dedicated planning time per room each week.
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Bear Park Remuera
Unqualified Planning Cover
Tuesday and Thursday, 9.00am to 4.30pm, covering full-time teachers through their weekly planning time across every age group.
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Bear Park Herne Bay
Qualified Teacher
Join the toddler room team in the Shelly Beach Road bungalow, with more teachers than the ratio asks and open-ended environments.
Nothing here that fits? We would still love to hear from you. Send an expression of interest to careers@bearpark.co.nz and tell us about yourself.
Three promises to every kaiako.
The standing offer at every centre, since teachers founded Bear Park in 1986.
Time to teach
More teachers around each child, and protected planning time every week. The timetable is built so you can actually teach.
- Generous teacher-to-child ratios
- Weekly non-contact planning time
- Dedicated planning-cover teams
Growth that is real
Kaiako here are researchers alongside children, and the professional development behaves like it.
- Overseas study tours to Italy and Australia
- Specialised professional development programmes
- Support from experienced Pedagogical Leaders
Looked after, properly
Conditions that show we mean it, the kind that make people stay.
- Full pay parity and competitive salaries
- Paid Teaching Council registration
- Mental health days and a birthday day off
- Employee Assistance Programme access
- Accredited employer for international teachers
How to apply
Come and teach the way it should be.
Email your CV and a little about yourself to careers@bearpark.co.nz. Nicky, our People and Culture Manager, reads every application.
Email careers@bearpark.co.nz