Food Technology Teacher – Secondary School

Working In Ltd; South Head; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Working In Ltd is seeking a skilled Food Technology Teacher for a permanent position at a secondary school in Auckland. In this role, you will deliver engaging programs aligned with the Technology curriculum, emphasizing practical learning and student success.

The ideal candidate will possess strong teaching skills across Years 9-13, with a commitment to fostering positive relationships and supporting students in their educational journeys. This position is essential to providing a culturally responsive and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to teach across Years 9-13, supporting students across academic and vocational pathways.
• Strong practical teaching skills in food production environments.
• Commitment to student engagement and culturally responsive practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging programs aligned with the Technology learning area.
• Encourage sustainable and ethical food production approaches.
• Support students to connect learning with future pathways.

Skills

Food Technology

Cooking and nutrition

Food processing techniques

Menu planning and evaluation

Sustainable food systems

Education

Registered with the Teaching Council of New Zealand

Initial teacher training

Job description

Food Technology Teacher – Secondary School

Working In NZ is seeking a skilled and motivated Food Technology Teacher for a permanent position at a well‑established secondary school in South Auckland.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a diverse, community‑focused school with a strong emphasis on high expectations, student success, and meaningful pathways through NCEA and vocational programmes.

What we’re looking for

• Food Technology within the New Zealand Curriculum (Technology learning area)
• Designing and developing food‑based technological outcomes
• Cooking, nutrition, and food literacy
• Food processing techniques and product development
• Food safety, hygiene, and industry‑standard practices
• Menu planning, evaluation, and innovation
• Sustainable food systems and ethical food practices
• Delivering practical, kitchen‑based learning
• Supporting NCEA Technology (including food and processing contexts)
• Hospitality standards where appropriate
• Hospitality, catering, or food industry experience (desirable)

About the role

The successful candidate will deliver engaging programmes aligned with the Technology learning area, with a strong emphasis on:

• Technological practice, including stakeholder engagement, planning, developing, testing and evaluating food‑based technological outcomes
• Understanding food as a material, including its properties, processing methods, preservation techniques and resulting outcomes
• Developing student capability in food production, product development and innovation, and applying learning in authentic industry, cultural and community contexts
• Encouraging sustainable and ethical approaches to food production and consumption
• Supporting students to connect learning with future education, training and employment pathways

Students will be working towards

• NCEA Technology and Hospitality standards within food‑related contexts
• Vocational and tertiary pathways where appropriate

What you will bring

• Ability to teach across Years 9‑13, supporting students across a range of academic and vocational pathways
• Strong practical teaching skills in food production environments
• Understanding of product development, testing and evaluation processes
• Confidence delivering differentiated and inclusive programmes
• Commitment to student engagement, wellbeing and culturally responsive practice
• Ability to build positive relationships with students, whānau, colleagues and industry stakeholders

Our team will support you throughout the recruitment process and present you to the school in the best possible way.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have completed initial teacher training and gained classroom experience within curriculum‑based education systems broadly aligned with the New Zealand Curriculum, such as those in the UK, Ireland, the USA and Canada.

To teach in New Zealand, you must be registered with the Teaching Council of New Zealand. If we progress with your application, we can offer general guidance to support you through this process.

Teaching roles are included on New Zealand’s Green List, which provides a residency pathway for eligible teachers.