Bear Park Careers

Find a career opportunity at Bear Park

Why Bear Park?

Bear Park is the premier early learning provider in New Zealand, with over 37 years of experience. Founded, owned and operated by teachers, we offer a wide range of unique benefits for our kaiako. 

  • Extended pay parity
  • Overseas study tours and experiences in Italy and Australia
  • Weekly non-contact time to collaboratively plan with your teaching team
  • Specialised professional development programmes
  • Strong individual support from our experienced Pedagogical Leaders
  • Large learning environments with high-quality resources
  • Generous ratios
  • Paid registration and a day off on your birthday
  • Accredited employer for international teachers

Want to join the Bear Park family?

A role within Bear Park is more than just a job – it’s a chance for change, an opportunity for greatness and an investment in your future.

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Head Teacher – Henderson

Join our experienced and vibrant team as our Head Teacher oversee two preschool rooms at Bear Park Henderson. Working primarily in our 3-4 year old room, you will be part of an immediate team of four teachers with 25 3-4 year olds. You will also be responsible for overseeing our 4-5 year old room which has three teachers and 24 children. This is a varied position leading and supporting a passionate and stable team.

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Qualified Teacher – Hobsonville

This is a fabulous fixed-term opportunity to work with our 16 month – 2 year olds. Our toddlers room is part of a brand-new building with large, natural garden spaces. Bear Park Hobsonville provides a lovely environment and supportive community in which to grow your teaching skillset.

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What We Offer

Our early childhood teachers value the culture of research and support young minds through the powers of curiosity and creative expression. Just like the children they teach, they become lifelong learners through quality planning, specialised support and regular professional development. Here are a few of our staff benefits:

Health and Wellness

We place great importance on the health and wellbeing of our teachers, offering ongoing holistic wellness programmes, teacher mentoring and support, premium teacher-child ratios, additional sick leave and regular flu vaccinations.

Financial Incentives

Bear Park teachers have access to financial wellbeing packages, employee assistance and monthly incentive programmes. We also cover costs for teacher registration, first aid courses and a day off for your birthday.

Professional Growth

Our specialised on-site professional and leadership development programmes enable our teachers to learn as they work, with additional benefits including quality weekly planning time, richly-resourced environments and sessions with external consultants.

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.