Department Lead – Creative Arts

Crimson Academies; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aotearoa Infinite Academy, New Zealand's first online charter school, is creating a Department Lead for Creative Arts to reimagine student creativity for Year 9–13. The role includes a teaching component, leadership of a growing team and involvement in budgeting and resourcing.

You will lead course design using digital studios, showcase student work online and in person, and connect learning to NCEA, Scholarship, and tertiary study.

Qualifications

• A registered teacher with a full practising certificate and specialist expertise in at least one creative arts discipline.
• Leadership experience, or a strong record of leading programmes, productions or exhibitions.
• Imagination about how digital tools can open up creative learning, not limit it.
• Strong understanding of NCEA arts assessment, including portfolios and performance.
• Energy to build a creative community among students who learn from many places.

Responsibilities

• Department vision: set the direction for the creative arts across years 9–13 (visual arts, music, drama, dance and design).
• Course design: lead innovative online courses using digital studios, recording, virtual exhibitions and live performance.
• Showcasing student work: create opportunities for sharing online and in person.
• Pathways: connect learning to NCEA, Scholarship, tertiary study and creative industries.
• Teaching team: lead, coach and appraise teachers in the department.
• Assessment and achievement: oversee assessment, moderation and achievement data online.
• Resourcing: manage department budget, software and equipment.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Digital learning

NCEA knowledge

Education

Registered teacher with full practising certificate

Job description

Permanent, full-time · Aotearoa Infinite Academy · Includes a teaching component · Start Term 1, 2027

Prove that the arts can thrive online, and lead the department that does it. Aotearoa Infinite Academy, New Zealand's first online charter school, is a thriving community growing to 2,000 students in 2027. To bring our goals for our learners to life, we're creating new leadership roles, including a Department Lead for Creative Arts. You'll reimagine how students create, perform, collaborate and share their work in an online school.

What you'll lead

• Department vision. Set the direction for the creative arts from Year 9 to Year 13, across visual arts, music, drama, dance and design as relevant.

• Course design. Lead innovative online courses that use digital studios, recording, virtual exhibitions and live performance.

• Showcasing student work. Create opportunities for students to share their work with whānau and the community, online and in person.

• Pathways. Connect learning to NCEA, Scholarship, tertiary study and creative industries.

• Teaching team. Lead, coach and appraise the teachers in your department, and grow a culture of creativity and experimentation.

• Assessment and achievement. Oversee assessment, moderation and achievement data, including portfolio and performance assessment online.

• Resourcing. Manage the department budget, creative software and equipment.

Who you are

We want people who are loyal to our vision, passionate about doing things differently, hard-working and unafraid of change and innovation. You'll also bring:

• A registered teacher with a full practising certificate and specialist expertise in at least one creative arts discipline.

• Leadership experience, or a strong record of leading programmes, productions or exhibitions.

• Imagination about how digital tools can open up creative learning, not limit it.

• Strong understanding of NCEA arts assessment, including portfolios and performance.

• Energy to build a creative community among students who learn from many places.

What we offer

A newly created leadership role with the freedom to build a department from the ground up at a thriving, fast-growing school. The role includes a teaching component, PLD support and a collaborative leadership network. Competitive remuneration.