Deputy Principal: High Standards & Learner Experience

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

Job summary

Aotearoa Infinite Academy seeks a Deputy Principal to lead high standards learner experience across our online charter school. You will oversee strategy, systems, data reporting and policy, coordinating with pastoral DPs to drive attendance and engagement for Year 7–15 learners.

You will manage learning support, enrichment, and interagency partnerships while leading restorative practices and safeguarding student outcomes. This is a full-time permanent role based in New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Attendance and engagement, schoolwide. You're our lead DP for strategy, systems, data and Board reporting. You'll own the policy, codes, dashboards and intervention tiers, and work with pastoral DPs who follow up their year levels.
• Student support and case management. Chair the weekly Student Support meeting and oversee individual plans, reviews and escalation of persistent non-attenders.
• Learning support. Oversee our SENCO, ESOL, IEPs, ORS and RTLB applications, and learning assistant timetables.
• Interagency work. Be the school's key link with Oranga Tamariki, RTLB, health, counselling and Youth Services.
• Enrichment and access. Lead GATE and enrichment programmes, and open doors for priority and disengaged learners.
• Behaviour. Lead restorative practice, stand-down and suspension procedures, and behaviour data.
• Board reporting. Report termly on attendance, engagement and learning support.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Data reporting

Policy coordination

Tools

Dashboards

Job description

Aotearoa Infinite Academy seeks a Deputy Principal to lead high standards learner experience across our online charter school. You will oversee strategy, systems, data reporting and policy, coordinating with pastoral DPs to drive attendance and engagement for Year 7–15 learners.

You will manage learning support, enrichment, and interagency partnerships while leading restorative practices and safeguarding student outcomes. This is a full-time permanent role based in New Zealand.