Junior or Senior Kaiako

Birkdale Primary School; Kaipātiki; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bicultural kaupapa

High-trust environment

Supportive team

Professional growth & innovation

Job summary

Birkdale Primary School in New Zealand is seeking a strong classroom practitioner with flexibility across Years 1–2 and Years 4–6. The successful applicant will be reflective, resilient and capable of building strong relationships with ākonga and whānau.

We offer a developing bicultural kaupapa, a high-trust, supportive team and a culture that values professional growth, innovation and risk-taking. If you’re passionate about teaching and have a good sense of humour, we’d love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Experience as a classroom practitioner across Year groups 1–2 and 4–6.
• Ability to build strong relationships with ākonga and whānau.
• Experience with structured literacy or willingness to learn.
• Culturally responsive practice with willingness to grow te reo Māori.

Skills

Reflective

Resilient

Relationship-building

Structured literacy experience

Cultural responsiveness

Te reo Māori willingness

Humour

Job description

We’re looking for a strong classroom practitioner to join our team! We have flexibility across Years 1 and 2 and Years 4, 5 and 6, so tell us where your strengths and passions lie.

What we offer

• A developing bicultural kaupapa where relationships matter.
• A high-trust, supportive environment.
• A team that takes education seriously, but not ourselves!
• A culture that encourages professional growth, innovation and risk-taking.

We're looking for someone who:

• is reflective, resilient and open to change
• builds strong relationships with ākonga and whānau
• has experience with structured literacy or is keen to learn
• is culturally responsive and committed to growing their practice
• is willing to learn and use te reo Māori
• has a great sense of humour, especially when things don't go to plan!

If you're passionate about teaching, willing to challenge yourself and keen to be part of a team that learns and laughs together, we'd love to hear from you.

Tū maia | Stand bold