Scale A Teacher Year 0/1 Fixed Term, Term 4

St Mary's Catholic School (Gisborne); Gisborne; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

St Mary’s Catholic School (Gisborne) in Gisborne, North Island, seeks a Scale A Teacher for Year 0/1 for Term 4, 2026. This fixed-term position covers an extended medical leave and is suitable for beginning teachers.

The successful applicant will teach across Years 1–8, uphold the school’s Special Character, and demonstrate proven Structured Literacy teaching. NZ teacher registration and full rights to work in NZ are required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Structured literacy: proven experience and competence in teaching Structured Literacy is essential.
• Special Character: candidate will support and be involved in the Special Character of the school.
• Visa Status: must hold NZ teacher registration and full rights to work; no visa sponsorship.
• Qualifications: Primary qualified or NZ-trained ECE moving to a New Entrant environment; NZ Teacher Registration required.

Responsibilities

• Teach across Years 1–8 in a junior school environment.
• Contribute to a supportive, vibrant school community.
• Uphold and support the Special Character of St Mary’s Catholic School.

Skills

Structured literacy

Special Character understanding

NZ teacher registration

Education

Primary qualified or NZ-trained ECE

Job description

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Scale A Teacher Year 0/1 Fixed Term, Term 4

St Mary's Catholic School (Gisborne) – Gisborne, North Island

Primary and intermediate (Years 1–8) / kura tuatahi, Certificated teacher

Suitable for beginning teachers

St. Mary’s Catholic School is a vibrant, multicultural school in Gisborne seeking an enthusiastic teacher to join our team for Term 4, 2026. This is a fixed-term position covering a staff member on extended medical leave.

Key requirements

• Structured literacy:proven experience and competence in teaching Structured Literacy is essential.
• Special character: while applicants do not need to be Catholic, the successful candidate will accept the condition to support, uphold, and be positively involved in the Special Character of our school.
• Visa Status: applicants must hold current NZ teacher registration and full rights to work in New Zealand. Our school is not set up to sponsor work visas.

Qualifications: Primary qualified or NZ-trained Early Childhood Educators (ECE) looking to transition to a New Entrant environment are welcome to apply. Current NZ Teacher Registration is required.

If you are a passionate educator ready to make a positive impact in a supportive junior school environment, we would love to hear from you.