Science Teacher for Year 7 and 8

James Hargest College; Southland; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

James Hargest College invites applications for a dedicated Science teacher to join the Junior Campus (Year 7-8). The role focuses on engaging learners, building positive relationships, and promoting achievement and excellence.

The successful candidate will bring passion for Science curriculum delivery in a supportive, well-resourced environment. The position is 0.9 FTTE (18 hours) with a 0.1 FTTE release, based in Invercargill, NZ.

Qualifications

• Skills and experience in the Science Curriculum are essential.

Responsibilities

• Teach Science to Year 7-8 students at James Hargest College Junior Campus.
• Foster student engagement and positive relationships to support achievement and excellence.
• Deliver engaging lessons within a supportive, well-resourced learning environment.

Skills

Science teaching

Student engagement

Relationship building

Job description

About the role

Due to the promotion of our teacher in Charge of Science, an exciting opportunity exists to join our highly functioning Junior Campus (Year 7 and 8 division of the college). We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated teacher to join our team. The successful applicant will be a high-quality teacher who is passionate about working with this age group, focused on student engagement, positive relationships, achievement and excellence.

Skills and experience in the Science Curriculum are essential.

Our college is situated in Invercargill where housing is affordable, and Fiordland and Queenstown are on our doorstep. We enjoy consistentlyhigh achievement nationally in academia, the arts and sport. Our learning environment is highly supportive and well resourced.

The position is 0.9 FTTE (18 hours) teaching Science and 0.1 FTTE (2 hours) release teaching. However, this may be reduced to just 0.9 FTTE Science Teaching by negotiation with the successful candidate.

Sector Secondary (Years 7-15) / wharekura, Primary and intermediate (Years 1-8) / kura tuatahi