Teacher Aide - Horowhenua (based in Levin)

Centralregionalhealth; Levin; On-site; NZD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Regional Health School in Levin is seeking a caring Teacher Aide to support students returning to school. The role includes classroom assistance, resource creation, and administrative support, with duties across five school days.

The successful candidate will work 20 hours per week during term time, with start times flexible to fit student transitions and lessons. A full NZ driver’s licence is required and you must have the right to work in New Zealand.

Qualifications

• NZ driver's licence required.
• Legal right to work in New Zealand.
• Support students whose health prevents them from attending their regular school.

Responsibilities

• Provide teacher aide support for students with health barriers.
• Create resources to support teachers and maintain the resource hub.
• Assist with administration for teachers and on-site duties.
• Supervise students and support individual learning plans or groups.
• Assist with transitions back to school and on-site learning.

Skills

Calm personality

Clear communicator

Empathy

Initiative

Positive role model

Self-confidence

Job description

Teacher Aide - Horowhenua (based in Levin)

Join our fabulous teaching team to support students in their transition back to school.

Maintain our teaching hub and resources

Support students in their learning

Provide admin support for teachers

Permanent term-time only role 20 hours.

About the role

We are seeking a warm and nurturing person to support our Horowhenua teachers and students. The successful applicant will provide teacher aide support for students whose health prevents them from attending their regular school. Our classroom space is based in Levin, however we travel throughout the region. Students can range in age from 5 years to 18 years.

The role includes administration, making resources to support teachers, maintaining the resource room and hub, supervising students, supporting students or groups and their individual programmes of learning, and transitioning students into school.

This position is 20 hours per week, spread across five days, during school hours. Flexibility with start and end times can be discussed and may be required to suit student transitions and lessons on site. Immediate start preferred but flexibility considered for the right candidate.

A full, clean NZ Driver’s Licence is required for this position as you may be required to transport students in a school vehicle.

About you

Personal attributes indicative of success in this environment are: being a positive role model, having a calm personality and initiative, being reflective, a good clear communicator, having empathy, good common sense, self-confidence, and being able to connect with students of different ages. You must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.

About CRHS

Central Regional Health School’s purpose is to provide education for primary and secondary aged students whose physical or mental health is preventing them from attending their regular school. Our aim is to maintain educational continuity to support students to transition back into their traditional school.

We operate from 14 sites across the central North Island to enrich hauora, embrace diversity and inspire quality continuous individualised learning for our students.We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and to working in the spirit of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

For more details, contact Jackie Leufkens, Team Leader, Horowhenua