Department Lead – Technology

Aotearoa Infinite Academy; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 50,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Aotearoa Infinite Academy is seeking a Department Lead for Technology. This full-time, permanent role will shape technology education for Year 9-15 across online, charter-school platforms nationwide in New Zealand. You will lead course design, manage the teaching team and steer assessment and resourcing.

The department will develop innovative online courses and projects that foster design and computational thinking, linking learners to NCEA and tertiary pathways.

Qualifications

• Lead the department vision and direction for Technology across Year 9–15.
• Design online courses and projects that build design and computational thinking.
• Develop pathways to NCEA, micro-credentials, tertiary study and industry partnerships.
• Lead, coach and appraise the teaching team and grow a culture of experimentation.
• Oversee assessment, moderation and achievement data.
• Manage the department budget, software and tools, and coordinate with IT.

Responsibilities

• Set the department vision for Technology from Year 9 to Year 13.
• Lead online courses and projects building design thinking and computational thinking.
• Connect learning to NCEA, micro-credentials and industry partnerships.
• Lead, coach and appraise the teaching team in your department.

Job description

Aotearoa Infinite Academy New Zealand (nationwide)

Full time, Permanent

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