Deputy Principal, 3 permanent units

Darfield School; Canterbury; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Darfield Primary School in Canterbury is seeking a Deputy Principal to lead English, Health and Physical Education, Learning Languages, Mathematics and Statistics, Science, Social Sciences, Technology, Te Reo Māori and The Arts. The school community is growing and aims to expand its senior leadership team.

The successful candidate will inspire others, be solutions-focused, and work collegially within a strong leadership group.

Qualifications

• Previous leadership experience is required.
• 0.4 teaching component expected in 2027.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior leadership team and collaborate with staff to achieve school goals.
• Inspire colleagues, uphold a solutions-focused and humorous approach while maintaining up-to-date curriculum knowledge.

Skills

Leadership experience

Team leadership

Curriculum knowledge

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

Darfield Primary School is looking for our next amazing senior leader. Our school community is rapidly growing and we are seeking to expand our senior leadership team.

We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference for our tamariki and help lead a great team.

Our staff is keen to work with someone who can inspire others, is solutions-focused, a team player, possess a sense of humour, and has up-to-date curriculum knowledge.

Please state previous leadership experience. It is expected that there will be a 0.4 teaching component for this role in 2027.

The position commences Term 1 2027.