Commencing 2027 | Walking position/Deputy Principal | 2 Leadership Units

Te Kura o Kimi Ora; Hawke's Bay; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Te Kura o Kimi Ora in Hawke's Bay invites a Deputy Principal to join our kura kaiako leadership team. You will shepherd whole-school kaupapa with a focus on advancing learning outcomes, tikanga Māori integration, and collaborative leadership alongside the tumuaki.

Expect partnership, growth, and active involvement in strategic decisions. You will support curriculum leadership across year levels, lead school development, and help create environments where tamariki thrive as themselves within our

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading whole school kaupapa, from shared vision to sustained change.
• Strong foundations in tikanga Māori reflected in daily practice and relationships.
• Respect for Māori and Pasifika ways of knowing, commitment to tamariki thriving.
• Strong curriculum and teaching expertise with ability to coach and lift practice.
• Integrity, sound judgement, and the courage to lead with aroha and clear expectations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate learning support, including intervention planning and teacher collaboration.
• Conduct Observations and Learning walks to inform practice.
• Schedule one CRT day per term to strengthen school-wide relationships.
• Lead PGC check-ins and contribute to ongoing professional growth.
• Provide classroom release cover to enable the lead kaiako to deliver maths acceleration.

Skills

Leadership

Tikanga Māori

Curriculum leadership

Coaching

Integrity

Job description

Commencing 2027 | Walking position/Deputy Principal | 2 Leadership Units

Full time, Permanent

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

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

Connection is at the heart of our kura: to whānau, whenua, language, culture and identity. We seek an experienced leader who will uphold this kaupapa and enhance the mana and mauri of our tamariki, whānau and kaimahi.

You will bring:

• proven experience leading whole school kaupapa from shared vision through to meaningful, sustained change
• strong foundations in tikanga Māori, demonstrated in your everyday practice, relationships and leadership
• respect for Māori and Pasifika ways of knowing and being, and a commitment to tamariki thriving as themselves
• strong curriculum and teaching expertise, with the ability to coach others, strengthen practice and improve learning outcomes
• integrity, sound judgement and the courage to lead with both aroha and clear expectations.

Your responsibilities within the leadership team will include:

• coordinate learning support, including intervention planning, maintaining the intervention register and teaching targeted groups
• Observations.
• Learning walks.
• 1 Classroom Release Time (CRT) day a term in each class (building school wide relationships)
• professional Growth Cycle (PGC) check ins
• provide scheduled classroom release cover to enable the lead kaiako to deliver our mathematics acceleration programme.

Working alongside the tumuaki, you will share responsibility for curriculum leadership, staff development, learning support and the daily leadership of our kura. You will build trusting relationships, contribute openly to strategic decisions and confidently lead the kura when the tumuaki is away.

We offer a partnership grounded in trust, shared responsibility and ongoing leadership growth. We seek someone committed to our kaupapa and ready to help carry it into the future.

We warmly encourage a visit to experience our kura and kōrero about the role Deputy Principal | Te Kura o Kimi Ora.