Lecturer in Occupational Therapy – Te Tiriti & Safety

Qjumpers; Waikato; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Te Kura Whakaora Ngangahau | The School of Occupational Therapy in Hamilton, NZ, invites an enthusiastic educator to join the team delivering the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy.

You will teach into Applied Professional Practice (Year Two) and other courses, facilitating professional reasoning, cultural safety, and interprofessional collaboration in practical settings. The role includes course development, teaching support, and assessment involvement.

Qualifications

• Must have clinical occupational therapy practice experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of kawa whakaruruhau and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in a NZ context.
• Ability to support diverse learning needs.
• Willingness to undertake tertiary teaching training.
• NZ OT registration with current annual practicing certificate.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop and deliver teaching and learning content for allocated OT courses in collaboration with colleagues.
• Contribute to course and curriculum review to meet learner needs and contemporary OT practice.
• Provide campus-based teaching, learning support and academic guidance to learners, monitoring engagement and progress.
• Contribute to assessment activities including marking, moderation, student results and progress reporting.
• Provide pastoral support to learners regarding content and assessments.
• Collaborate in the wider delivery and development of the OT programme.

Skills

Clinical OT practice

Cultural safety

Communication skills

Te Tiriti o Waitangi knowledge

Education

NZ OT registration with practicing certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

SharePoint/Teams

Job description

Te Kura Whakaora Ngangahau | The School of Occupational Therapy in Hamilton, NZ, invites an enthusiastic educator to join the team delivering the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy.

You will teach into Applied Professional Practice (Year Two) and other courses, facilitating professional reasoning, cultural safety, and interprofessional collaboration in practical settings. The role includes course development, teaching support, and assessment involvement.