Junior Teacher

Kawakawa Primary School; Northland; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Kawakawa Primary School in Northland, New Zealand, seeks a professional and enthusiastic junior teacher for a permanent full-time position starting Monday 25 January 2027. You will hold NZ Teacher Registration with a practising certificate and bring experience with structured literacy and numeracy programmes, play-based learning, and inclusive teaching for diverse learners.

Collaborate with colleagues and families to plan, implement and assess engaging learning across English, maths, science, te

Qualifications

• Must have New Zealand Teacher Registration and a current Practising Certificate.
• Experience with BSLA and Maths No Problem.
• Experience with play-based learning or inquiry approaches.
• Pedagogical strengths in literacy and numeracy.
• Successful experience working with diverse learners.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement and assess programmes that cater for individual learning needs.
• Collaborate with team and families to support student learning.
• Deliver across learning areas: English, Health and PE, Languages, Maths, Science, Social sciences, Te reo Māori, Technology and The arts.

Skills

Collaborative teamwork

Differentiation

Play-based learning

Inquiry-based learning

Education

New Zealand Teacher Registration

Practising Certificate

Tools

BSLA

Maths No Problem

Job description

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About the role

We are seeking a professional and enthusiastic junior teacher to join our team in a permanent position starting Monday 25 January 2027.

Key skills and experience

• Must have New Zealand Teacher Registration and a current Practising Certificate.
• Experience with or knowledge of the structured literacy program (BSLA) and the structured numeracy programmes (Maths No Problem).
• Experience with play-based learning or similar inquiry approaches.
• Pedagogical strengths in literacy and numeracy.
• Successful experience working with students who have diverse learning needs.

We are looking for a teacher who:

• enjoys a challenge, works collaboratively, and brings positive energy to the classroom
• demonstrates the ability to plan, implement, and assess programmes that cater for the individual learning needs of all students (differentiation)
• values the importance of strong home-school partnerships.

Sector Primary and intermediate (Years 1-8) / kura tuatahi

Position Full-time, Permanent

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