Specialist Classroom Teacher

Kaipara College; Auckland; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaipara College in Helensville, near Auckland, seeks a permanent full-time Specialist Classroom Teacher. The role focuses on high-impact pedagogy, universal design for learning, and mātauranga Māori to enable all students to excel.

The SCT will support provisionally certificated teachers and overseas-trained teachers through induction and mentoring, while contributing to the school's co-curricular life.

Qualifications

• NZ Registered Teacher with current practising certificate.
• Commitment to high-impact pedagogical practices using UDL and mātauranga Māori.
• Ability to support provisionally certificated teachers and OTTs.
• Willingness to contribute to school co-curricular life.

Responsibilities

• Teach one or more of the listed learning areas with high standards.
• Mentor and support provisionally certificated teachers and overseas-trained teachers.

Skills

Collaborative team member

Forward-thinking pedagogy

Universal Design for Learning

Mātauranga Māori integration

Numeracy & literacy strategies

Education

NZ Registered Teacher

Job description

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About the role

Kaipara College is a co-educational semi-rural secondary school serving the Helensville and wider Kaipara community only 35 minutes northwest of the Auckland CBD, situated in Helensville, and recognise the mana whenua of the South Kaipara, Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara.

Our values of aroha, whanaungatanga, kaitiakitanga and angitūtanga guide everything we do, and we hold high expectations for our students and ourselves. At Kaipara College we aim to provide support for every student to navigate to success.

We are seeking to appoint a permanent full-time Specialist Classroom Teacher (SCT). The successful candidate will be an outstanding, collaborative and forward-thinking team member.

This SCT position is suitable for a passionate teacher who has a commitment to high-impact pedagogical practices that integrate universal design for learning, mātauranga Māori, numeracy and literacy strategies, and enabling all students to excel. Strong faculty and schoolwide support will be provided for the successful candidate. Teachers at Kaipara College are expected to contribute to the co-curricular life of the school.

The SCT is expected to support provisionally certificated teachers (PCTs) and beginning overseas-trained teachers (OTTs) through the school’s induction and mentoring programme, providing guidance and professional support to strengthen teaching practice.

Applicants should state in their application the subject area or specialist subject areas they teach.

This position is not suitable for a PCT.

The successful candidate will be a New Zealand Registered Teacher and be expected to demonstrate a range of knowledge, experience and attributes relevant to this role.

The successful candidate will commence at the start of Term 1, 2027.

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