Specialist Classroom Teacher

Kaipara College; Helensville; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaipara College in Helensville, a co-educational semi-rural secondary school serving the wider community, invites applications for a permanent full-time Specialist Classroom Teacher (SCT). The successful candidate will be an outstanding, collaborative, and forward-thinking team member, dedicated to high-impact pedagogy that integrates universal design for learning, mātauranga Māori, numeracy and literacy.

The SCT will support provisionally certificated teachers and beginning overseas-trained

Qualifications

• Must hold NZ Registered Teacher status.
• Experience with high-impact pedagogical practices including universal design for learning.
• Commitment to mātauranga Māori, numeracy and literacy strategies.

Responsibilities

• Support provisionally certificated teachers (PCTs) and beginning overseas-trained teachers (OTTs) through induction and mentoring.
• Contribute to the co-curricular life of the school.

Education

New Zealand Registered Teacher

Job description

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.