Associate headmaster - school operations

St Paul's Collegiate (Hamilton); Waikato; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Hamilton is seeking a highly motivated Associate Headmaster to oversee school operations and boarding. Responsibilities include managing the school’s daily operations, discipline, and coordination of events. Candidates should have a proven record of senior leadership in New Zealand secondary schools and a commitment to teaching excellence. Relocation support and a spacious family home are included in the remuneration package.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Relocation support

Spacious family home

Qualifications

• Proven record of senior leadership in a New Zealand secondary school setting.
• Deep understanding and experience of student discipline, pastoral care, and boarding.
• Commitment to teaching excellence with a small teaching load and relief classes as required.
• Willingness to embrace co-curricular activities.
• Ability to manage significant time demands of a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of school operations and boarding.
• Act as line manager for boarding housemasters.
• Direct enrolment activities for prospective students.
• Lead discipline and management of student behaviour.
• Manage daily, term, and annual calendars.

Skills

Senior leadership experience

Understanding of student discipline

Pastoral care

Teaching excellence

Co-curricular engagement

Job description

Overview

Associate headmaster - school operations. Full time, Permanent. Secondary (Years 7–15) / wharekura, Deputy principal. English, Health and physical education, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Technology, Te reo Māori, The arts. A competitive remuneration package with relocation support available for candidates

We are seeking a highly motivated and strategic leader to join our senior leadership team. Reporting directly to the Headmaster, this role carries responsibility for the leadership and oversight of school operations, Tihoi Venture School and boarding across St Paul’s.

This position requires someone who can balance senior leadership with the realities of day-to-day operational management. The associate headmaster is the line manager for all boarding housemasters and the head of boarding operations, is actively involved in the enrolment of prospective students, and takes a lead role in discipline and the management of student behaviour. Responsibilities also include management of the daily, term, and annual calendars, coordination of assemblies, and the leadership and oversight of all major school events.

We are looking for a committed, detail-focused leader with a proven record of senior leadership in a New Zealand secondary school setting. A deep understanding and experience of student discipline, pastoral care, and boarding is essential. A commitment to teaching excellence is expected, with the role carrying a small teaching load alongside additional relief classes as required. The successful candidate will also be expected to embrace the co-curricular life of the school, contributing to both summer and winter activities, and will bring the energy and drive needed to meet the significant time demands of a senior leadership role.

A competitive remuneration package is on offer, with relocation support available for candidates moving to Hamilton. With responsibility for our four boarding houses, the appointee and their family will be welcomed into our school’s residential community. A spacious family home, located on the school boundary, together with utilities, is included as part of the overall remuneration package.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior role of influence, helping to shape both the present and the future direction of the school.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of school operations, Tihoi Venture School and boarding across St Paul’s.
• Act as line manager for all boarding housemasters and lead boarding operations.
• Direct enrolment activities for prospective students.
• Lead discipline and management of student behaviour.
• Manage daily, term, and annual calendars; coordinate assemblies.
• Lead and oversee all major school events.

Qualifications

• Proven record of senior leadership in a New Zealand secondary school setting.
• Deep understanding and experience of student discipline, pastoral care, and boarding.
• Commitment to teaching excellence with a small teaching load and relief classes as required.
• Willingness to embrace the co-curricular life of the school and participate in summer and winter activities.
• Ability to manage significant time demands of a senior leadership role.

Remuneration and relocation

Relocation support available for candidates moving to Hamilton. Includes a spacious family home on the school boundary and utilities as part of the overall package.

How to apply

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