HOD Health and PE

James Hargest College; Invercargill City; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

James Hargest College in Invercargill seeks an energetic, experienced educator to lead the Health and Physical Education department. The role supports high academic achievement, scholarship participation, and culturally responsive practice within a diverse student body.

You will be an NZ registered teacher, with a track record in curriculum design, change leadership, and NCEA levels 2 and 3, and you will collaborate with staff to sustain a supportive, well-resourced learning environment.

Qualifications

• NZ registered teacher
• Experience in leading change
• Curriculum design
• NCEA Level 2 & 3
• Culturally responsive pedagogy
• Meeting the needs of a diverse range of students
• Thriving in a team environment

Responsibilities

• Lead Health and Physical Education department
• Contribute to the scholarship programme
• Drive curriculum development for Health & PE
• Mentor and develop staff within the department
• Support diverse learners to achieve high outcomes
• Collaborate with school leadership to sustain a high-achieving learning environment

Skills

Leading change

Curriculum design

NCEA Level 2/3

Culturally responsive pedagogy

Diverse learners

Team collaboration

Education

NZ registered teacher

Job description

We seek an energetic and experienced educator to lead our high performing health and PE department, Students at our kura strive for academic success at the highest levels, including scholarship. Contribution to the scholarship programme is an expected part of this leadership role.

The successful applicant will be an NZ registered teacher and have experience in:

• Leading change
• Curriculum design
• NCEA level 2 and 3
• Culturally responsive pedagogy
• Meeting the needs of a diverse range of students
• Thriving in a team environment

James Hargest College is situated in Invercargill where housing is affordable, and Fiordland and Queenstown are on our back doorstep.

We are a co-ed college with consistently high achievement nationally in academia, the arts and sport. Our learning environment is supportive and well resourced.

Check out our website and Facebook page for more information www.jameshargest.school.nz

Start date January 2027