Kaiako - English

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu; Whanganui; Hybrid; NZD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) is New Zealand's largest school, delivering personalised learning from early childhood to NCEA Level 3. We seek a creative, innovative secondary kaiako (teacher) who specialises in English to join our Palmerston North office (tari).

Kaiako engage with ākonga online and face-to-face at advisory sessions and events, with flexible working arrangements allowing up to two days per week at home.

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of the New Zealand Curriculum and assessment requirements.
• Willing to learn, innovate and work collaboratively.
• Ability to build effective relationships with students, whānau and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Engage with ākonga online and face-to-face during huinga ako and events.
• Work onsite with colleagues in the Palmerston North tari (office).
• Support flexible learning with portions of remote work as negotiated.

Skills

English teaching

Collaborative teaching

Education

Secondary teaching qualification

Job description

Full time, Permanent

• Secondary (Years 7–15) / wharekura, Certificated teacher
• English

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) is New Zealand's largest school with a roll of up to 24,000 ākonga (students) at any point of time. We provide personalised learning programmes from early childhood to NCEA Level 3.

Our ākonga are at the centre of all we do. We are privileged to have the opportunity to support many ākonga on their learning journey including many at risk ākonga.

Our vision is to enable our ākonga to achieve their educational and personal goals, empowering them to become engaged and contributing members of their communities. Ki tī, ki tā, ki katoa – Anytime, anywhere, anyone.

We are looking for a creative, innovative secondary kaiako (teacher) who’s a subject expert in English to join our team in our Palmerston North tari (office).

Kaiako at Te Kura engage with our ākonga online and face-to-face at huinga ako (advisories) and events and also work onsite with colleagues in our regional offices. Te Kura aims to provide flexible working arrangements, so kaiako are able to request to work from home for up to two days per week.

It is essential that you have a sound knowledge of the New Zealand Curriculum and assessment requirements and are willing to learn, innovate, work collaboratively and build effective relationships.

You’ll be future orientated and understand how the use of technology, together with your enthusiasm, vision and commitment improves education outcomes for all our students, Māori and Pasifika learners in particular.

Physical address:

11 Portland Crescent, Thorndon, Wellington