Education Services Manager—Learning Support & Equity

New Zealand Government; New Plymouth; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Education in New Zealand's Taranaki region invites an experienced leader to oversee learning support services for children and rangatahi aged 0-21. You will guide a high‑performing team to deliver equitable, high‑quality support to schools, students and whānau across education streams.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in complex service delivery, stakeholder engagement, and change leadership, plus a tertiary qualification and a current full driver’s licence.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex teams delivering services.
• Develop strong connections and networks across the Ministry, local education providers, iwi, communities and whanau to achieve regional educational priorities.
• Broker support from across the Ministry and other agencies to deliver integrated local programmes.
• Experience influencing and leading innovation, people, programmes and change.
• Ability to follow through and finish complex or sensitive tasks and issues.
• Ability to use and interpret data to influence decisions.

Responsibilities

• Manages and monitors client access systems to ensure service responsiveness is maximised.
• Lead a team of Speech Language Therapists, Special Education Advisers, Educational Psychologists, Physiotherapists, Advisors of Deaf Children, Kaitakaweanga and Early Intervention Teachers.
• Develop positive educational outcomes for parents, principals and early learning services through effective relationship building.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder networks

Data interpretation

Change leadership

Public service standards

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

Ministry of Education in New Zealand's Taranaki region invites an experienced leader to oversee learning support services for children and rangatahi aged 0-21. You will guide a high‑performing team to deliver equitable, high‑quality support to schools, students and whānau across education streams.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in complex service delivery, stakeholder engagement, and change leadership, plus a tertiary qualification and a current full driver’s licence.