Kaiako - Primary

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu; Taranaki; Hybrid; NZD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home option (up to 2 days/wk

Job summary

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) invites a creative, innovative Primary Kaiako (teacher) to join our team in our New Plymouth office. You will teach across Years 1–8, deliver the NZ Curriculum, and support personalised learning for up to 24,000 ākonga.

Kaiako engage online and in person at huinga ako events, collaborate with colleagues in regional offices, and may request to work from home up to two days per week.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Engage with ākonga online and face-to-face at huinga ako events and in the New Plymouth office.
• Collaborate with regional colleagues to deliver flexible, high-quality learning experiences.
• Deliver curriculum across Years 1–8 and support personalised learning using technology.

Job description

Full time, Fixed term, Start Date: 28/01/2027, End Date: 15/12/2027 (Provide cover while the incumbent is on secondment. )

Primary and intermediate (Years 1–8) / kura tuatahi, Certificated teacher

• English
• Health and physical education
• Learning languages
• Mathematics and statistics
• Science
• Social sciences
• Technology
• Te reo Māori
• The arts

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 te tī, ki te tā, ki te katoa – Anytime, anywhere, anyone.

We are looking for a creative, innovative Primary Kaiako (teacher) to join our team in our New Plymouth tari (office).

Kaiako at Te Kura engage with our ākonga online and face-to-face at huinga ako (advisories) 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.