Parent Funded Learning Assistant

St Cuthberts; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

St Cuthbert's College in New Zealand seeks an outstanding learning assistant to support a student alongside teachers, helping academic progress and wellbeing. You will provide one-on-one educational support, implement learning programmes, and maintain records of sessions to tailor resources.

The role focuses on fostering positive relationships, collaboration with staff, and adapting materials to individual needs to promote active engagement.

Qualifications

• Have valid working rights in New Zealand.
• Display a high level of empathy.
• Have prior experience with neurodivergent students.
• Use initiative to respond to the needs of students.
• Communicate effectively with others.
• Be well-organised and display a high level of attention to detail.
• Have a high degree of proficiency in verbal and written English.
• Show an ability to work unsupervised.
• Be able to complete work promptly and efficiently.
• Demonstrate the ability to work positively and appropriately as part of a school community.

Responsibilities

• Supporting students to access the curriculum across a range of subjects
• Enabling students to develop strategies for organisation
• Providing daily updates about learning goals and progress
• Assisting students with task completion
• Supporting students with learning activities
• Adapting classroom materials to individual needs
• Providing assistance for participation in the classroom

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Organisation

Neurodivergent awareness

Job description

Commencement Date: 12 October 2026

End Date: 03 December 2026

About us:

Epsom-based St Cuthbert's College is one of New Zealand's most distinctive schools for girls, a place where academic excellence, a purpose-built all-girls environment, and an extraordinary second campus come together to prepare every student for the life she chooses to create. Combined with outstanding academic outcomes, a breadth of co-curricular life, and a values-led community that walks alongside each girl from age five to eighteen, these elements create an education that shapes not just what a girl achieves, but who she becomes.

About the role:

We are seeking an outstanding learning assistant to join our team. Our learning assistants work alongside a student and their teachers to support their academic progress and provide support for student wellbeing.

Provide one-on-one educational support to help a student succeed academically across their subjects. You will work collaboratively with teachers to implement and modify learning programmes, maintain daily records of sessions, and develop tailored resources. Fostering a positive relationship with the student to facilitate their learning and engagement is essential to the role.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting students to access the curriculum across a range of subjects
• Enabling students to develop strategies for organisation
• Providing daily updates about learning goals and progress
• Assisting students with task completion
• Supporting students with learning activities
• Adapting classroom materials to individual needs
• Providing assistance for participation in the classroom

The successful candidate will:

• Have valid working rights in New Zealand
• Display a high level of empathy
• Have prior experience with neurodivergent students
• Use initiative to respond to the needs of students
• Communicate effectively with others
• Be well-organised and display a high level of attention to detail
• Have a high degree of proficiency in verbal and written English
• Show an ability to work unsupervised
• Be able to complete work promptly and efficiently
• Demonstrate the ability to work positively and appropriately as part of a school community
  

Closing Date: Friday 11 September 2026 at 3pm