Deputy Principal: Ethical Digital Citizenship & Safeguarding

Aotearoa Infinite Academy; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aotearoa Infinite Academy in New Zealand seeks a Deputy Principal to lead Ethical Digital Fluency and Safeguarding across Years 7-15 and wharekura. The role combines leadership with teaching responsibilities and a focus on online safety, privacy, and responsible AI use.

As part of the senior leadership expansion, you will shape digital citizenship strategies, coordinate safeguarding initiatives, and guide staff training while welcoming Year 9 students to our online charter school community.

Qualifications

• Includes a teaching component.
• Lead digital citizenship and AI-use guidelines.
• Oversee safeguarding with staff training and processes.

Responsibilities

• Digital citizenship and AI: Set our AI-use guidelines and acceptable use agreements.
• Safeguarding: Be our child protection lead, managing disclosures, procedures and staff training.
• Online incidents: Respond to cyberbullying and harmful digital communications, liaise with Netsafe and partners, design proactive programmes to reduce cyber issues.
• Privacy and student data: Vet platforms with IT to ensure Privacy Act compliance.
• Learning platforms: Oversee safe student use of LMS and learning platforms with IT.
• Community education: Run online safety evenings for whānau and staff.
• Year 9 pastoral: Lead transition from contributing schools, orientation, dean management and cohort attendance follow-up and strategies.

Skills

Digital citizenship

Online safety

AI governance

Child protection

Job description

Aotearoa Infinite Academy in New Zealand seeks a Deputy Principal to lead Ethical Digital Fluency and Safeguarding across Years 7-15 and wharekura. The role combines leadership with teaching responsibilities and a focus on online safety, privacy, and responsible AI use.

As part of the senior leadership expansion, you will shape digital citizenship strategies, coordinate safeguarding initiatives, and guide staff training while welcoming Year 9 students to our online charter school community.