Deputy Principal: Manaaki for Attendance & Pastoral Care

Western Heights High School; Rotorua; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Heights High School in Rotorua seeks an exceptional educational leader to drive student wellbeing, academic excellence, and community engagement.

You will lead pastoral care, leverage attendance and wellbeing data for continuous improvement, and build strong relationships with staff, students and whānau. You will advance culturally responsive practice under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and contribute to school-wide hauora.

Qualifications

• Pastoral excellence and empathy in supporting adolescent wellbeing and health.
• Systems and data literacy to analyze attendance and wellbeing metrics for improvement.
• Strong relational leadership to build trust with staff, whānau, iwi and community.
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and culturally responsive practice.

Skills

Pastoral leadership

Data literacy

Relational leadership

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Job description

Western Heights High School in Rotorua seeks an exceptional educational leader to drive student wellbeing, academic excellence, and community engagement.

You will lead pastoral care, leverage attendance and wellbeing data for continuous improvement, and build strong relationships with staff, students and whānau. You will advance culturally responsive practice under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and contribute to school-wide hauora.