Assistant Principal / Learning Support Coordinator (3MU)

Morrinsville Intermediate; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Morrinsville Intermediate invites applications for Assistant Principal / Learning Support Coordinator (3MU). This 0.72 LSC plus 0.28 AP role combines pastoral care with learning support, within our Senior Leadership Team.

We seek an innovative educational leader with NZ teaching registration, at least 5 years of classroom experience, strong capability in data-driven planning, inclusive practices, te Tiriti commitment.

Qualifications

• Professional Registration: a current, valid New Zealand Category One (Full) practising certificate
• 5+ years of highly successful classroom teaching experience within New Zealand, with a proven track record of modifying environments and curriculum for diverse, neurodiverse, or disabled learners
• Strategic capability: analysing student data (behavioural, academic, and attendance) to design, monitor, and refine proactive school-wide systems to support hauora
• Collaborative and Relational Leadership: outstanding interpersonal skills to cultivate deep, respectful, and culturally responsive partnerships
• Inter-Agency Navigation: success working with external agencies
• Adult Coaching and Mentoring: The capability to influence and model high-impact, evidence-based inclusive practices (such as Universal Design for Learning) to build teacher, and learning assistant, capability
• Crisis Management and Resilience
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Skills

Leadership

Pastoral care

Strategic planning

Coaching & mentoring

Collaboration

Inter-agency work

Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitment

Education

NZ teaching registration

Tools

Universal Design for Learning

Job description

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Assistant Principal / Learning Support Coordinator (3MU)

Primary and intermediate (Years 1–8) / kura tuatahi, Assistant principal

Are you an exceptional educational leader with a deep commitment to inclusive education, strategic leadership, and pastoral care?

Our school is seeking an innovative, collaborative leader to join our Senior Leadership Team as Assistant Principal / Learning Support Coordinator (LSC). This unique composite role combines our 0.72 LSC staffing allocation with a 0.28 Assistant Principal profile, focusing on leading our school’s holistic approach to pastoral care and learning support.

Criteria for appointment

We are seeking an empowered, energetic, values-driven leader who demonstrates:

• Professional Registration: a current, valid New Zealand Category One (Full) practising certificate
• Proven Pedagogical Practice: a minimum of 5+ years of highly successful classroom teaching experience within New Zealand, with a proven track record of modifying environments and curriculum for diverse, neurodiverse, or disabled learners
• Strategic Capability: analysing student data (behavioural, academic, and attendance) to design, monitor, and refine proactive school-wide systems to support hauora
• Collaborative and Relational Leadership: outstanding interpersonal skills to cultivate deep, respectful, and culturally responsive partnerships
• Inter-Agency Navigation: success working with external agencies
• Adult Coaching and Mentoring: The capability to influence and model high-impact, evidence-based inclusive practices (such as Universal Design for Learning) to build teacher, and learning assistant, capability
• Crisis Management and Resilience
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi

A commitment to living out our vision of Hei whakamana ngā ākonga i te whai ao – Empowering learners to succeed

The terms and conditions, including base salary, for this position is set by the Primary Teachers Collective Agreement. The base salary for trained and registered teachers will range depending on the applicant’s qualifications and experience.

Physical address:
Elizabeth Avenue, Morrinsville

Postal Address:
Elizabeth Avenue, Morrinsville, 3300