Classroom Teacher

Wairakei School; Waikato; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Wairakei Primary School in Taupō has a full-time classroom teaching position for the 2027 school year, covering parental leave. You will join a supportive team with the same induction and professional learning as permanent staff, and early career colleagues can share planning and feedback is regular to support a strong year for students.

The placement is flexible within the 2027 structure; tell the school in your cover letter where your strengths sit.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current practising certificate.
• Satisfactory safety check under the Children\'s Act 2014.

Skills

Curiosity & initiative

Technology confidence

Whānau engagement

Te reo Māori

Student progress focus

BSLA structured literacy

Oxford Maths

Maths No Problem

Education

Current practising certificate

Job description

Education Gazette job alerts, notices and stories are unavailable at the moment. We’re working to restore them. In the meantime, you can read the latest issue of the Education Gazette on Issuu: View the latest issue

About the role

Wairakei Primary School, Taupō, has a full-time classroom teaching position for the 2027 school year, covering parental leave.

A fixed term here is not a holding pattern. You will have the same induction and professional learning as permanent staff. Colleagues 2 doors down will happily share their planning. Feedback is regular and straight, because the goal is a strong year for you and for the students.

The year level is not fixed in advance. Placement is decided once the school's structure for 2027 is settled, so tell the school in your cover letter where your strengths sit.

This suits an experienced teacher wanting a year in Taupō, a teacher returning to the classroom, or a newer teacher ready for a full year with support behind them. Tikanga Māori is part of ordinary classroom life here, guided by the POWER values.

What you will bring

• Curiosity, initiative and the belief that every student can make progress.
• Confidence with technology, and an interest in making things work better.
• A willingness to work with whānau and be part of school life beyond your classroom.
• Also valued: BSLA structured literacy, Oxford Maths or Maths No Problem, and te reo Māori capability.

The details

• Year level set by the school's 2027 structure, reporting to the Team Leader.
• Salary under the Primary Teachers' Collective Agreement 2026–2028. The salary step is set by the Executive Assistant on appointment, from an assessment of qualifications and experience.
• Appointment is subject to a current practicing certificate and a satisfactory safety check under the Children's Act 2014.

School visits are welcome on school days. Book a time through the school office.

Sector Primary and intermediate (Years 1–8) / kura tuatahi

Position Full-time, Fixed-term (27 Jan 2027 to 25 Jan 2028)

Reason for fixed-term position Covering parental leave

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