Early Childhood Education and Care Lecturer
UCOL's Early Childhood Education and Care Team has an exciting opportunity available for a part-time (0.5 FTE) Early Childhood Education and Care Lecturer on the Whanganui campus. This position is permanent 0.5 FTE with the potential to increase to 0.8 FTE Fixed-Term Semester One only. This role is essential to ensure high-quality delivery across Level 4–7 programmes.
As a member of UCOL's Early Childhood Team you will have the ability to inspire others to pursue and achieve their dreams by offering them quality teaching, mentoring and motivation. You will engage, support and motivate these young students to achieve quality results and build a strong foundation for their future study and career choices.
This position requires you to be hands on, facilitating one on one learning, mentoring and motivating students, leading workshops and working with students individually, so your well-tuned rapport building and communication skills will be required.
Skills / attributes:
· It is highly preferred that you have a teaching qualification, a qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care (encompassing both theory and practice) and experience in teaching Early Childhood Education programmes
· Comfortable and competent using various forms of technology
· Comfortable and competent teaching via distance learning
· Excellent communicator
· Ability to work with a wide range of learners
· Proven problem solving ability
· Able to think on your feet
· Full driver’s license
UCOL is a government-funded Institute of Technology, with four campuses in Manawatū , Whanganui, Wairarapa and Horowhenua. It meets the needs of local communities and industry by providing tertiary level training to over 6,000 students each year through a wide range of programmes from entry level certificates and foundation courses to diplomas, degrees and opportunities in post graduate study.
UCOL meets the needs of local communities and industry by providing tertiary level training to over 6,000 students each year through a wide range of programmes from entry level certificates and foundation courses to diplomas, degrees and opportunities in post graduate study.
At UCOL we embrace diversity, talent and performance, and provide our staff with an extensive range of opportunities to develop intellectually, professionally and personally.
Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and may be required to undergo pre-employment checks; which may include completing New Zealand Police Vetting as part of The Children's Act 2014 and may also include pre-employment drug and alcohol testing in safety sensitive roles. The successful applicant must undergo a criminal convictions check by the Ministry of Justice.
Please note: We will be reviewing applications as they are received and encourage early applications. The advert may close early if the ideal applicant is selected."
Applications close: Thursday 5th February 2026
Please contact UCOL People and Culture peopleandculture@ucol.ac.nz if you have any questions.
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