RTLB Practice Leader

Nawton School; Waikato; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Management Unit

Leadership Payments

Special Duties Allowance

Job summary

Nawton School is seeking a Practice Leader to join the RTLB Cluster 16 leadership team in the Waikato region. This permanent role focuses on professional leadership, supervision, and guidance for RTLB to deliver high-quality, evidence-based services for mokopuna aged 0–10, kaiako, and whānau.

You will work with other Practice Leaders, the Cluster Manager and Lead Principal to build team capability, support itinerant RTLB, and ensure consistent service delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and supervision experience.
• Ability to mentor and build team capability.
• Strong collaboration with school leaders and external agencies.
• Experience using data to inform decisions and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Practice Leadership and Supervision for RTLB team; provide performance conversations and guidance.
• Mentor RTLB and coordinate targeted professional learning.
• Collaborate with school leaders, SENCOs/LSCs and Te Mahau specialist teams for equitable support.
• Apply adaptive systems leadership and analyze cluster data to drive outcomes.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Specialist Teaching

Job description

About the role

Kahu Taupua | RTLB Cluster 16 is seeking an innovative, highly organised, and collaborative leader to join our leadership team. This permanent position provides professional leadership, practice supervision, and guidance for our team as we serve a diverse range of schools within English Medium settings across the Waikato region.

As a Practice Leader, you will work closely with the other Practice Leaders, Cluster Manager and Lead Principal to lead quality practice, build team capability, and support itinerant RTLB. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring consistent, high-quality, and evidence-based service delivery using an ecological, collaborative inquiry model to improve educational outcomes for mokopuna (primarily Years 0–10), kaiako, and whānau.

Key responsibilities

• Practice Leadership and Supervision: Providing regular performance supervision, professional growth cycle guidance, and casework conversations for assigned RTLB to maintain high-quality service delivery.


• Mentoring and Capability Building: Inducting new RTLB, mentoring RTLB completing the Post Graduate Diploma in Specialist Teaching, and designing targeted PLD aligned with cluster strategic goals.


• Collaboration and Multi-Agency Engagement: Building trusting relationships with school leaders, SENCOs/LSCs, whānau, Te Mahau specialist teams, and external agencies to foster joined-up, equitable support.


• Systems Leadership and Data Analysis: Applying adaptive leadership to navigate complex challenges, maintaining cluster data systems (eRTLB), and using outcome data to inform strategic decision-making and reporting.

What we offer

Full-time base salary + 1 Management Unit + 3 Leadership Payments + Special Duties Allowance. You will join a highly supportive, collaborative strategic leadership team with dedicated opportunities for networking and ongoing leadership professional growth.

Role Resource teacher

Sector Primary and intermediate (Years 1–8) / kura tuatahi

Position Full-time, Permanent

Learning areas English, Hangarau, Hauora, Health and PE, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Ngā Toi, Pāngarau, Reo Matatini, Science, Social sciences, Taiao, Te reo Māori, Technology, The arts, Tikanga-ā-iwi

Allowances 1 Management Unit + 3 Leadership Payments + Special Duties Allowance