Assistant Principal

Tikipunga High School; Northland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Tikipunga High School in Northland, NZ, invites applications for an experienced Assistant Principal to join our Senior Leadership Team. This is a significant school-wide leadership role with shared responsibility for portfolios aligned to our priorities: attendance, achievement, and partnerships with whānau.

We seek a relational, culturally responsive leader with strong judgement who can build capability, lead change and contribute to our kura’s culture and strategic direction.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience and ability to lead people, systems and improvement.
• Experience in curriculum and pedagogy leadership, pastoral and behaviour leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support key portfolios aligned with school priorities.
• Collaborate with Senior Leadership Team to drive school-wide improvement.
• Contribute to culture, strategic direction and ākonga outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Relationship building

Strategic planning

Data analysis

Staff development

Cultural responsiveness

Pastoral leadership

Job description

Secondary (Years 7–15) / wharekura, Assistant principal

English, Health and physical education, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Technology, Te reo Māori, The arts

4 MU, 1 SMA

Tikipunga High School is seeking an experienced, relational and culturally responsive educational leader to join our Senior Leadership Team.

We are looking for a leader who brings high expectations, sound judgement and a strong commitment to ākonga success. The successful applicant will be a collaborative team player who can build the capability of others, lead change effectively and contribute positively to the culture and strategic direction of our kura.

This is a significant school-wide leadership position. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Assistant Principal will share responsibility for leading and supporting key portfolios aligned with our strategic priorities:

• Connect – strengthening attendance, engagement, relationships and belonging.
• Achieve – improving teaching, learning, progress and achievement for all ākonga.
• Celebrate – recognising success and strengthening partnerships with whānau and our wider community.

Applicants should have proven leadership experience and the ability to lead people, systems and improvement. Strengths may include curriculum and pedagogy, pastoral and behaviour leadership, strategic planning, data and evaluation, staff development, literacy and numeracy, cultural responsiveness, or other areas of school-wide leadership.

Specific duties and portfolios will be negotiated based on the strengths, experience and aspirations of the successful applicant and the needs of the kura.

We welcome applications from leaders who are ready to contribute as part of a highly collaborative Senior Leadership Team and who are committed to improving outcomes and opportunities for our ākonga.

Applicants are encouraged to outline the leadership strengths, experience and perspectives they would bring to the role.

Two positions are available in this recruitment.

Kura visits and informal conversations about the position are warmly welcomed.