Scale A Junior (Year 0-2) Teacher

Waianiwa School; Southland; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Waianiwa School, a rural Year 0–8 kura tuatahi in Southland, New Zealand, invites an experienced certificated teacher to join our welcoming community. The successful candidate will teach junior learners across multi-level classrooms and contribute to literacy and maths outcomes while building strong whānau relationships and a supportive school culture.

The role is full-time (0.8 permanent plus 0.2 fixed-term due to fluctuating roll) with a potential 0.8/0.2 job-share split.

Qualifications

• Proven track record teaching juniors in a multi-level classroom.
• Competence and confidence delivering Structured Literacy approaches and the updated NZ Mathematics and Statistics curriculum.
• Collaborative team player with strong relationships across students, whānau, and colleagues.
• Advantage: Training and experience delivering targeted literacy interventions.

Skills

Multi-level teaching

Structured Literacy

NZ Maths & Stats

Team collaboration

Education

Registered NZ Teacher

Job description

Primary and intermediate (Years 1–8) / kura tuatahi, Certificated teacher
English, Health and physical education, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Technology, Te reo Māori, The arts
Teacher Bonding Scheme (TBS) Eligible

Full-time: 0.8 Permanent plus 0.2 Fixed-Term (due to fluctuating roll), commencing at the beginning of Term 1, 2027. A job share would be considered with a 0.8/0.2 split.

Are you an experienced teacher who loves inquisitive young minds, fresh country air and a warm, friendly community?

Located 15 minutes from Invercargill, our fabulous Year 0–8 rural primary school is a welcoming, family-focused community where every child is known and supported to thrive. Driven by curious, polite students and rich cultural diversity, we enjoy strong support from our staff, Board of Trustees, and local community.

We seek an enthusiastic, experienced teacher to build strong foundations for our youngest learners.

Key requirements

• Proven track record teaching juniors in a multi-level classroom.
• Competence and confidence delivering Structured Literacy approaches and the updated NZ Mathematics and Statistics curriculum.
• Collaborative team player with strong relationships across students, whānau, and colleagues.
• Advantage: Training and experience delivering targeted literacy interventions.

Why you will love working with us

• Enthusiastic, respectful, and engaged learners, with small class sizes.
• Collaborative staff culture prioritizing wellbeing, plus an active Board investing in resources and PLD.
• Potential school house available.
• Possibility of an attached fixed-term unit.
• Teacher Bonding Scheme (TBS) Eligible: Qualifying recruits can receive up to $40,000 (pre-tax) across 5 years. See Teacher Bonding Scheme for more information.

Applicants must be registered with the NZ Teaching Council and currently living in NZ.

The terms and conditions, including base salary, for this position is set by the PTCA.