Become an Educator
Work from home, supported by useful resources and a professional home-based childcare team that’s been helping and connecting with home based Educators for more than 20 years. We’re a friendly, inclusive, 100% Kiwi-owned business that welcomes Educators from communities across New Zealand.
We’re big on whānau and we’re big on looking after our people. We’re not aiming to be the biggest home-based childcare provider in New Zealand but we are committed to being the very best. Find out why our Educators choose us as ther service provider of choice time and time again.
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Why join the Kids at Home team
1. Free Administration
We take care of all administration and management at no cost to you
2. Free Starter Kit
All Educators are provided with a Kids at Home administration kit when starting.
3. Free AA Roadside Assistance
Kids at Home offer Educators FREE AA Roadside Assistance.
4. Free Police Vetting
FREE Police Vetting for Educators and household members.
5. Flexbility
As a Kids at Home Educator you can decide whether to provide full time or part time childcare. You control your time.
6. Competitive Remuneration
As a Kids at Home Educator, you are an independent contractor, which means you can negotiate your own reimbursement rate with parents. Kids at Home do not charge Educators for administering parent payments.
7. Ongoing support
You will receive ongoing support from qualified early childhood teachers. Visiting Teachers develop reciprocal relationships with Educators built on trust and shared respect. Alongside your Visiting Teacher you will be fully supported by an administrator that is only a phone call away
8. Free public liability and statutory insurance
All Educators receive, FREE of charge, public liability and statutory insurance cover.
9. Playgroups and Excursions
All our Educators and tamariki benefit from our play and music groups and Kids at Home excursions.
10. Professional educational workshops
Kids at Home offers FREE educational workshops and professional development for your continual development and interest delivered in a fun and relaxed way.
11. Gain Level 4 Certificate on us
At Kids at Home we support our educators to gain level 4 certificate at no cost to you
12. First Aid Certificate on us
Kids at Home pay for an Educators first-aid certificate.
13. Self Promotion support
Kids at Home support Educators to market themselves through a range of mediums.
14. Benefits caring for whānau
If you are a grandparent, relative or close whanau friend and are currently caring for, or would like to care for a whanau members child, why not consider joining our team?
15. Storypark
Storypark is a fantastic communication tool between the Educator and Family. Document special moments from children’s learning journeys in your care and is FREE to Educators and families
16. Generous Tax Benefits
As an Educator with Kids at Home, you are entitled to huge tax breaks from IRD meaning more money in your pocket every week.
Educator Tax Benefits
The real cool thing about working from your own home as an educator is that the IRD give you a concession towards the cost of running your business. This concession varies each year but for 2020 it is $3.75 per child per hour. In simple terms, this means you do not get taxed on the first $3.75 per child per hour you earn. This goes straight into your pocket!
| Hours Worked |
|---|
| 40 |
| Reimbursement |
|---|
| $7 per hour |
| Income |
|---|
| $280 per child |
EXAMPLE BASED ON 4 TAMARIKI
Total Income
$1,120
Only pay tax on
$520
Tax payable*
$91
Take home pay
$1,029
Find out more about the Tax Benefits of being an educator under Kids at Home
Educator Resources
We understand the importance of high quality, up-to-date resources that support teaching and learning activities with tamariki in your care. Here’s how we back you up: