Head of Learning Area - Years 1-8

kingsway; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

KingsWay School in Auckland's Hibiscus Coast invites an outstanding educator and relational leader to join our Primary/Middle Years team as Head of Learning Area. This permanent full-time role blends classroom teaching with leading a year-level team, advancing high-quality teaching, wellbeing, and a thriving team culture.

You will champion KingsWay's Christian Special Character, build partnerships with whānau, coach teachers, monitor progress, and model servant leadership in a faith-driven

Qualifications

• Must have strong leadership and people skills to lead a learning area.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the NZ curriculum and assessment expectations.
• Ability to mentor and develop teachers to improve student outcomes.
• Commitment to student wellbeing and Christian Special Character.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support high-quality, research-informed teaching across your learning area.
• Monitor student progress and guide responsive teaching to improve outcomes.
• Coach, mentor and develop teacher capability within your team.
• Support student wellbeing, behaviour, discipleship and engagement.
• Build partnerships with parents/whānau and foster a collaborative team culture.

Skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Curriculum knowledge NZ

Student wellbeing focus

Mentoring teachers

Education

Teaching qualification (NZ)

Job description

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 Years 1-8 (Year level to be determined), based on either our Senior or Junior Campus starting 28 January 2027.

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

About the Role

We are seeking an outstanding educator and relational leader to join our Primary or Middle Years team as a Head of Learning Area. This leadership role combines excellent classroom teaching with responsibility for leading a year-level team, fostering high-quality teaching and learning, supporting student wellbeing, and building a thriving team culture. The role carries 2 Permanent Management Units.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and supporting high-quality, research-informed teaching practice across your learning area.
• Monitoring student progress and achievement and guiding responsive teaching approaches that improve learner outcomes.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing teacher capability within your team.
• Supporting student wellbeing, behaviour, discipleship and engagement.
• Building strong partnerships with parents and whānau and fostering a positive, collaborative team culture.
• Championing KingsWay's Christian Special Character, vision and values in all aspects of school life.

The successful applicant will:

• Be a nurturing and passionate educator
• Have strengths in NZ Curriculum
• Enjoy working collaboratively
• Have a desire to grow their professional capacity
• Enjoy partnering with parents
• Strengths in Phase 2 Primary or Middle Years advantageous

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 and enhance our Christian character.All teaching staff are expected to uphold the special character of the School. An outline of the special character of the school can be found in the application form for this role.The full Statement of Faith, as well as our Special Character Guidelines and Theological Framework documents can be found on our website here: https://kingsway.school.nz/about-us/why-kingsway/our-values/.

If this sounds like you, and you want to support the work of shaping confident, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners who are growing in faith, hope, and love in Jesus,

Applications close at 9am on Wednesday 30th September.