Learning Support Coordinator and Assistant Principal with additional duties

Woodlands Primary School; Southland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional learning opportunities

Job summary

Woodlands Primary School in Southland, New Zealand, seeks a Learning Support Coordinator and Assistant Principal with additional duties. The role is full-time on a fixed-term basis, starting 28/01/2027 and ending 17/12/2027 (0.5FTE BOT funded for the project).

The position includes 0.2FTE Learning Support Coordinator, 0.4FTE Structure Literacy Intervention, 0.1FTE Assistant Principal, 0.1FTE ORs Specialist Teacher, 0.1FTE Maths Acceleration and 0.1FTE classroom release.

Qualifications

• Experience in school leadership is advantageous.
• Structured literacy knowledge is required.
• Commitment to inclusion, wellbeing and achievement for all learners.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Learning Support for learners with additional needs and liaise with teachers, whānau, MOE and external agencies.
• Lead targeted teaching, model effective practice and facilitate professional learning for staff.
• Attend learning support meetings and manage referrals and individual plans.

Skills

Leadership

Structured literacy

Collaboration

Planning

Mentoring

Education

NZ Teaching Certification

Leadership qualification

Tools

Assessment tools

MOE liaison

Job description

Learning Support Coordinator and Assistant Principal with additional duties

Full time, Fixed term, Start Date: 28/01/2027, End Date: 17/12/2027 (0.5FTE BOT Funded for Project)

Primary and intermediate (Years 1-8) / kura tuatahi, Assistant principal
English, Health and physical education, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Technology, Te reo Māori, The arts
1Fixed Term Unit

Learning Support and Assistant Principal with additional duties

1FTE (0.5FTE Permanent and 0.5FTE Board Funded) with 1 Fixed Term unit 2027

Woodlands Primary School offers an exciting and complex role with huge scope to enhance leadership development, inclusivity, equity, wellbeing and success for all of our learners. The role includes 0.2FTE Learning Support Coordinator, 0.4FTE Structure Literacy Intervention, 0.1 FTE Assistant Principal, 0.1FTE ORs Specialist Teacher, 0.1FTE Maths Acceleration and 0.1FTE Classroom Release across the school.

We are a Year 1 to 6 Mitey School. We have 5 classes in a wonderfully rural environment in Southland. Our local community, environment and curriculum are hugely important to our strategic plan, as is inclusion, equity, wellbeing and achievement for all of our students.

The successful applicant will enjoy the challenge of a complex role, be highly organised, a strong team member with drive to work independently, to meet the needs of our students and team. They will plan and provide targeted teaching; model effective practice; facilitate collaborative planning; provide opportunities for teacher observation; and lead professional learning for staff and possible workshops for whānau. Coordinate support for learners with additional needs; working with teachers, teacher aides, whānau, MOE, RTLB and external agencies; supporting referrals and individual plans; monitoring interventions; and attending learning support meetings.

The successful applicant will work closely with the principal and deputy, contribute to school-wide improvement and manage the school when the principal and deputy are off-site. Leadership experience is an advantage, but applicants with leadership aspirations are encouraged.

We seek someone with exceptional structured literacy knowledge, strengths in inclusivity and wellbeing, training and experience who can build positive relationships and confidently teach and manage learners across Years 1-6.

Flexibility is essential in our small-school environment. At times, the successful applicant may cover a class, undertake an additional duty and step into a leadership roles.