Senior Teacher (Year 4-6)

Mokoia School; Taranaki; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mokoia School in New Zealand seeks a caring, creative teacher to inspire senior learners (Year 4–6) in a composite class. You will use structured literacy and numeracy to support progress and connect learning across curriculum areas with outdoor, hands-on experiences.

The role emphasises building confident, curious learners within a community that values the environment and tamariki growth, in a full-time, permanent position.

Qualifications

• Structured literacy and numeracy instruction to support learner progress.
• Ability to engage Year 4–6 students in a composite class.
• Creativity in curriculum planning and linking across learning areas.

Responsibilities

• Teach English, Health and PE, Learning languages, Mathematics and Statistics, Science, Social sciences, Te reo Māori, Technology, The arts.
• Foster strong relationships with students, whānau and the wider school community.
• Promote learning outdoors and environmental stewardship within an Enviro School setting.

Job description

About the role

Do you believe in the power of strong relationships, great teaching and a little outdoor adventure?

We’re looking for a caring, creative and skilled teacher to join our kura and inspire our senior learners. You’ll bring confidence in structured literacy and numeracy, a talent for engaging older learners and a passion for learning that reaches beyond the classroom.

If you love helping tamariki grow in confidence, curiosity and capability, this could be the role for you!

Your superpowers:

• Strong teaching foundations: You use structured literacy and numeracy approaches to support progress for every learner.
• A gift for the senior years: You understand the needs of Year 4 to 6 and can confidently support learners in a composite-class setting.
• Creative curriculum thinking: You connect learning across curriculum areas to create meaningful, memorable experiences.
• An outdoor spirit: You see the learning opportunities in gardens, mud, bugs, birds and the natural world.
• A capacity to work with neurodiverse children: You can support those who find neurotypical spaces difficult to navigate.
• A heart for tamariki: You build trusting relationships, show empathy and help children and colleagues flourish.

We’re more than a school, we’re a community of curious learners, explorers and environmental stewards. As an Enviro School, we believe tamariki learn through doing, growing, exploring and playing. Getting our hands dirty is very much part of the adventure!

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

Position Full-time, Permanent

Learning areas English, Health and PE, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Te reo Māori, Technology, The arts