Head of Learning Area (Primary or Middle School)

KingsWay School; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KingsWay School on the Hibiscus Coast of Auckland seeks a permanent full-time Head of Learning Area for our Primary or Middle School (Years 1–8), starting 28 January 2027. The role focuses on phase 2 and 3, cross-team collaboration and leadership development within a Christ-centred learning community.

The successful applicant will foster pedagogical excellence, oversee teacher practice, and contribute to the school’s spiritual and educational mission while supporting student growth and staff

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership within a school setting with focus on pedagogy and teacher practice oversight (assessment, planning, student data).
• Ability to foster collaboration across teams and campuses.
• Pastoral care for staff and students within a team, including L2 discipline.
• Strong leadership capability development within the team.
• Knowledge of the New Zealand Curriculum and strengths in phase 2 and 3.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pedagogy and teacher practice, including assessment, planning and use of student data.
• Ensure ongoing collaboration across teams and promote cross-team learning.
• Provide pastoral care for staff and students within the team, including discipline where needed.
• Grow leadership capability within the team and embed the KingsWay Collaboration Framework.
• Demonstrate strengths in NZ Curriculum and in phase 2 and 3.

Skills

Educational leadership

NZ Curriculum knowledge

Data interpretation

Team collaboration

Pastoral care

Job description

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About the role

Do you want to be part of a Christian community of learning that nurtures young people towards their full potential as servant leaders in the Kingdom of God?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a permanent full-time Head of Learning Area in our Primary or Middle School with strengths in phase 2 and 3, based on our Junior or Middle School Campus (Years 1 to 8) starting 28 January 2027. Whilst the year level is yet to be determined, it will be between years 6 and 8.

Located on the beautiful Hibiscus Coast of Auckland, KingsWay is a high achieving, growing, state integrated Christian school catering for Year 1 to 13 students, with a current roll of over 2,000 students. Our staff are supportive and collaborative, and our work is inspired by aroha | love, heartened by whakapono | faith in Jesus Christ, and motivated by tūmanako | gospel hope.

About the job

Key responsibilities of this 2SU role include:

• pedagogical and teacher practice oversight (assessment, planning, student data, etc.)
• ensure ongoing collaboration across teams
• pastoral care for staff and students in team, incl. L2 discipline
• Grow leadership capability within the team
• Embed the KingsWay Collaboration Framework
• have strengths in New Zealand Curriculum and in phase 2 and 3.

An important condition of employment is that applicants must have a willingness and ability to take part in religious instruction appropriate to the special Christian character of KingsWay School. You will enjoy contributing and promoting a biblically informed, Christ-centred worldview, including how this translates to supporting and growing our students’ faith, and will protect, enhance, and uphold our special character.

Learning areas English, Health and PE, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Te reo Māori, Technology, The arts