Kaiako with Curriculum Leadership

Maketu School; Bay of Plenty; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Maketu School in New Zealand seeks a Certificated teacher to join our small dual-medium kura. You will teach in the English-medium pathway and collaborate with the tumuaki and kaiako to strengthen structured literacy as part of our holistic learning approach.

You will engage with tamariki, whānau and kōeke, incorporating local stories and knowledge to enrich the curriculum while using play-based exploration and explicit instruction to support diverse learners.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering structured literacy in the classroom.
• Ability to build trusting relationships with tamariki and whānau.
• Willingness to develop local curriculum with te reo Māori and whānau involvement.
• Collaborative mindset and openness to collegial feedback.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen structured literacy across the English-medium pathway.
• Support colleagues with effective practice, moderation of learner work and use of assessment to identify learning needs.
• Incorporate local stories, places and knowledge, using intentional play and hands-on exploration alongside explicit teaching.

Skills

Structured literacy

Relationship building

Te reo Māori

Collaborative teaching

Education

Certificated teacher

Job description

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About the role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Kura o Maketu. We’re a small, dual-medium coastal kura with English-medium classrooms and Tūterangiharuru, our Level 1 Māori-medium rumaki pathway. Both pathways are part of one kura, guided by our vision, Kia tū rangatira ai, and the values of manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga and tū rangatiratanga.

When we asked our tamariki what makes Maketu special, they talked about their teachers, their friends, working together and caring for the whenua. Our coast, estuary and Te Arawa pūrākau give us rich opportunities to learn close to home, alongside whānau and kōeke.

About the role

You’ll teach in our English-medium pathway and work alongside our tumuaki and kaiako to strengthen structured literacy. The permanent unit recognises your responsibility for helping colleagues share effective practice, moderate learner work and use assessment to identify who needs additional support, what to teach next and whether that teaching is accelerating progress.

You’ll also help make Maketu part of everyday learning. We’re keen to hear how you would draw on local stories, places and knowledge, and use intentional play and hands-on exploration alongside explicit teaching.

What we’re looking for

We’d love to hear from a kaiako who:

• Brings practical structured literacy experience and can show how they’ve adapted teaching in response to learner progress.
• Builds trusting relationships with tamariki and whānau, and creates a classroom where diverse learners can participate and succeed.
• Uses and grows their te reo Māori and is keen to learn alongside whānau and kōeke as we develop our local curriculum.
• Enjoys working alongside colleagues, sharing what works and having honest kōrero about teaching practice.

Role Certificated teacher

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