Department Lead – Technology

Aotearoa Infinite Academy; Canterbury; On-site; 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 Technology to shape how learners in Years 9–13 design, code and solve problems in a fully online environment. You will set the department vision, lead innovative courses and projects, and connect learning to NCEA, micro-credentials and industry partnerships.

You will coach and appraise teaching staff, foster a culture of experimentation, oversee assessment and data, and manage resources

Responsibilities

• Department vision. Set the direction for Technology from Year 9 to Year 13, across digital technologies, design and hard materials as relevant.
• Course design. Lead innovative online courses and projects that build design thinking, computational thinking and real-world problem solving.
• Pathways. Connect learning to NCEA, micro-credentials, tertiary study and industry, including partnerships with tech and design organisations.
• Teaching team. Lead, coach and appraise the teachers in your department, and grow a culture of experimentation.
• Assessment and achievement. Oversee assessment, moderation and achievement data, and act on what it shows.
• Resourcing. Manage the department budget, software and tools, working with IT on platforms and access.

Job description

Secondary (Years 7–15) / wharekura, Middle leadership

Technology

Build a technology department for the way young people will live and work. 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 Technology. You'll shape how our learners design, code, make and solve problems, and show what world-class technology education looks like online.

What you’ll lead

• Department vision. Set the direction for Technology from Year 9 to Year 13, across digital technologies, design and hard materials as relevant.
• Course design. Lead innovative online courses and projects that build design thinking, computational thinking and real-world problem solving.
• Pathways. Connect learning to NCEA, micro-credentials, tertiary study and industry, including partnerships with tech and design organisations.
• Teaching team. Lead, coach and appraise the teachers in your department, and grow a culture of experimentation.
• Assessment and achievement. Oversee assessment, moderation and achievement data, and act on what it shows.
• Resourcing. Manage the department budget, software and tools, working with IT on platforms and access.

Type: Secondary (Year 9-15)
Authority: Charter School
Gender: Co-Ed
Decile: 0
Roll: 0
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Physical address:
18 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland Central, Auckland