Kaiako – Manaaki Tangata

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa; Lower Hutt; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Extra leave days

Flexible schedule & WFH

Free parking

Job summary

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Wellington seeks a Kaiako to deliver the Manaaki Tangata: Certificate in Bicultural Social Services Level 4 programme, including lesson planning, presenting to tauira, and addressing diverse learning needs.

You will recruit and induct tauira, implement effective teaching and assessment strategies, monitor academic progress, and maintain accurate NZQA-compliant records. A collaborative, culturally grounded learning environment with Kaupapa Māori elements is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in social services or equivalent
• Full and current registration with NZ Social Work Registration Board
• NZ Certificate in Adult Tertiary Teaching Level 5 (NZCATT) or equivalent, or willing to complete during the first year of employment
• Full NZ Driver Licence (Class 1)
• Clean Police Record

Responsibilities

• Deliver Manaaki Tangata programme, including lesson planning and presenting to tauira.
• Recruit and induct tauira, implement teaching and assessment strategies.
• Monitor academic progress and maintain accurate records per NZQA requirements.
• Create a collaborative, inclusive and culturally grounded learning environment.
• Occasionally work weekends/evenings for noho and night classes

Education

Bachelor degree in social services or equivalent

NZ Social Work Registration

NZCATT Level 5 or equivalent, or willing to complete

NZ Driver Licence (Class 1)

Clean Police Record

Job description

As a proudlykaupapa Māori tertiary educator, ‘tauira success’ is our mission and ‘whānautransformation through education’ is our vision, guiding our commitment todelivering quality education programmes underpinned by Māori culture andvalues.

Our kaimahi (employees) enjoy a whānau-friendlyworkplace and a great range of benefits to support their wellbeing and that oftheir whānau:

• FreeSouthern Cross health insurance and life insurance.
• Four extraleave days each year to celebrate Matariki and Christmas, plus special leaveavailable for those involved in cultural or sporting events.
• Flexible work hours for non-rostered positions andwork-from-home options for positions that can be performed away from theoffice.
• Free car parking at our main campuses.

Mō tēnei mahi | About this job

We are seeking a Kaiako to deliverour Manaaki Tangata: Certificate in Bicultural Social Services Level 4programme, which involves but is not limited to:developing lesson plans, presenting material to tauira (students), respondingto tauira learning needs, and evaluating tauira progress.

You will be responsible for recruiting and inducting tauira,implementing effective teaching and assessment strategies, monitoring academicprogress, and maintaining accurate records in accordance with TWoA and NZQArequirements. Creating a collaborative, inclusive and culturally groundedlearning environment will be essential to the success of this role.

Some flexibilitywill be required to work some weekends and evenings (fornoho and night classes only)

You will have extensiveexperience within the Social Services field to deliver our Social Servicesprogramme in a bicultural framework. You will have expert knowledge inbicultural knowledge of engaging in relationships and kaupapa, biculturalknowledge of purposes, obligation and legacies of social services, and know therelevance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to social services in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Ideally, applicants willhave:

• Bachelor degreerelevant to social services or equivalent
• Full and current registrationwith the NZ Social Work Registration Board
• NZ Certificate inAdult Tertiary Teaching Level 5 (NZCATT) or equivalent, or be willing tocomplete during the first year of employment.
• Full NZ Driver License(Class 1)
• Clean Police Record;

Please note: This position isclassed as a Core Worker under the Vulnerable Children’s Act and will need topass a safety check, inclusive of Police Vetting, under the VulnerableChildren’s Act 2014.

As a kaupapa Māoriorganisation, your willingness to participate in cultural activities anddevelop an understanding of Āhuatanga Māori (values, culture and tikanga) willbe key.

A position description isavailable on our career’s website. For any other queries, pleaseemail [e-mail]