Principal – Tagged

New Plymouth Adventist Christian School; Taranaki; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

New Plymouth Adventist Christian School in New Plymouth, Taranaki, invites an innovative Adventist Christian principal to lead the school from Term 1 2027. The school seeks a Christ-centred, future-focused leader to guide and inspire the community in delivering Adventist education.

Applicants should show strong communication and relationship skills, managerial experience, and sound curriculum knowledge, with a commitment to maintaining the school’s special character and motto: Educating for

Qualifications

• Applicants will have strong communication and relationship skills, plus managerial experience.
• A solid understanding of curriculum across primary and intermediate levels is expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead New Plymouth Adventist Christian School as principal, starting Term 1 2027.
• Provide Adventist Christian education aligned with the school’s values and deed of integration.
• Guide 21st-century learning while preserving the school’s special character.
• Carry a teaching load as part of the leadership role.

Skills

Positive communication

Relationship skills

Managerial experience

Sound curriculum knowledge

Job description

Full time, Permanent

Primary and intermediate (Years 1–8) / kura tuatahi, Principal
English, Health and physical education, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Technology, Te reo Māori, The arts

We are seeking an innovative Adventist Christian principal to lead our school beginning Term 1 2027. New Plymouth Adventist Christian School is a delightful small Adventist school in the beautiful Taranaki region.

We are excited to gain a Christ-centred, future-focused leader with the skills to manage the challenges of 21st-century learning and meet the school’s deed of integration agreement’s tagged criteria. The school board seeks an educational leader with a vision to lead and inspire our school community in providing an Adventist Christian education to learners.

Applicants will have:

• positive communication
• relationship skills
• managerial experience
• sound curriculum knowledge

They will be committed to:

• building on the strong academic results currently achieved in the school and the good reputation held in the community
• accept and recognise the responsibility to maintain and preserve the school's special character
• demonstrate commitment to the school's values and its distinct motto: Educating for Eternity.

Furthermore, the appointee will preserve and maintain the appropriate to the school’s special character and demonstrate the capabilities to maintain programmes and activities that reflect the school’s special Seventh-day Adventist character.

Having a willingness and ability to take part in religious instruction appropriate to the special Seventh-day Adventist character of the school is a condition of appointment.

The successful appointee is also expected to carry a teaching load.