Kaiako - Te Ao Māori Foundation

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa; Dunedin; Hybrid; NZD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Extra leave days

Flexible work hours

Work-from-home options

Free car parking

Job summary

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa seeks a Kaiako to deliver Te Ao Māori Foundation Level 3, including lesson planning, presenting to tauira, and assessing progress within a culturally grounded setting.

You will recruit and induct tauira, apply effective teaching strategies, monitor academic progress, and maintain records per NZQA. Experience with iwi, hapū or marae and teaching adults is valued.

Qualifications

• NZ Certificate in Adult Tertiary Teaching (Level5) or equivalent, or willing to complete during first year.
• Full and current New Zealand Driver Licence (Class 1).
• 3+ years’ experience working with iwi, hapu or marae projects.
• 3+ years’ experience teaching adults.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Te Ao Māori Foundation Level 3 programme, develop lesson plans and present material to tauira, respond to learning needs and evaluate progress.
• Recruit and induct tauira, implement teaching and assessment strategies, monitor progress and maintain records per NZQA requirements.
• Create a collaborative, inclusive, culturally grounded learning environment and teach te reo Māori, toi Māori and tikanga Māori to provide tauira with foundation for further study.

Skills

Te reo Māori

Toi Māori

Tikanga Māori

Education

NZ Certificate in Adult Tertiary Teaching (Level5)

Job description

Asa proudly kaupapa Māori tertiary educator, ‘tauira success’ is ourmission and ‘whānau transformation through education’ is our vision,guiding our commitment to delivering quality education programmes underpinnedby Māori culture and values.

Our kaimahi (employees) enjoy awhānau-friendly workplace and a great range of benefits to support theirwellbeing and that of their whānau:

• Free Southern Cross health insurance and life insurance.
• Four extra leave days each year to celebrate Matariki and Christmas,plus special leave available for those involved in cultural or sporting events.
• Flexible work hours fornon-rostered positions and work-from-home options for positions that can be performed away from the office.
• Free car parking at our maincampuses.

Mō tēnei mahi | About this job

We areseeking a Kaiako to deliver our Te Ao Māori Foundation Level 3programme, 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.

You will be a confident Kaiako thatbrings energy and creativity that shines through in your delivery. You will beskilled in teaching te reo Māori, toi Māori, and tikanga Māori to providetauira with a foundation to further their study in any of those disciplines.

Ideally, you will have:

• ·NZ Certificate in Adult Tertiary Teaching (Level5) or equivalent, or be willing to complete during the first year of employment
• ·Full and current New Zealand Driver License (Class1)
• ·3+ years’ experience working with iwi, hapu ormarae projects
• ·3+ years’ experience teaching adults

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 is available on our career’s website. Forany other queries, please email [e-mail]