Deputy Principal

Summerland Primary; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Summerland Primary is seeking a Deputy Principal for the Primary and Intermediate years 1–8. The role focuses on outstanding communication and high-level classroom leadership, with deep knowledge of the revised curriculum and explicit instruction.

You will drive te reo Māori initiatives and lead school-wide assessment and behaviour strategies. The Deputy Principal will foster external networks and act as an agile, determined leader focused on student outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and leadership abilities.
• Extensive classroom teaching experience with deep curriculum knowledge.
• Ability to solve problems with a team in challenging scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Lead te reo Māori across the school.
• Develop and lead behaviour curriculum within the school.
• Regularly review and update the school assessment schedule.
• Lead staff meetings and coordinate teacher release across a large school.
• Develop and maintain strong external networks within the educational sector.

Skills

Communication skills

Job description

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

We are seeking a deputy principal with outstanding communication skills who also has excellent, high-level classroom experience, a deep knowledge of the revised curriculum and a working understanding of explicit instruction. We need someone with the ability to problem solve themselves and a team of others out of a tricky situation in enemy territory with a short supply of rations while enemy planes are flying overhead.

A job list includes but is certainly not limited to leading te reo Māori across the school, the continued leading of the development of a behaviour curriculum in the school, the constant reconstruction and evaluation of the school assessment schedule, leading staff meetings and managing teacher release across the large school.

Our new deputy principal will have strong external networks and links to the wider educational landscape. They will be an outstanding, nimble and determined leader focused on student outcomes. Management units and any teaching component will be negotiated with the successful applicant.