Teacher – High Health Needs (Greytown)

Centralregionalhealth; Wellington; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Regional Health School in Wellington is seeking an adaptable, empathetic teacher to support students who have been away from school due to health conditions. The role involves teaching with flexibility, adapting the NZ Curriculum, and maintaining individual student plans.

Daily travel to students’ homes, local schools, and health settings across Wairarapa is required. An NZ teaching certificate and a full NZ driver’s licence are essential.

Qualifications

• NZ registered teacher with current practising certificate.
• Full NZ driver’s licence and access to private vehicle for travel.
• At least 5 years of successful teaching experience.
• Experience delivering NZ Curriculum to levels 1–8.

Responsibilities

• Teach students one-on-one and in small groups, adapting to health needs.
• Travel daily to homes, schools, health settings and other venues around Wairarapa.
• Adapt NZ Curriculum to suit individual learning and health needs; write, implement and evaluate programmes.
• Collaborate with a student’s wider team, including schools of enrolment and health services.

Skills

Adaptable

Empathetic

Motivated

Flexible

Innovative

Patient

Self-motivated

Education

NZ registered teacher with current practising certificate

Full NZ driver’s licence

Job description

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About the role

Seeking an adaptable, empathetic and motivated teacher for a rewarding role working with students who have been away from school due to health conditions.

CRHS staff work with students with physical and mental health conditions preventing regular school attendance. We help students maintain their educational programmes and transition back to their school.

Daily travel to students’ homes, local schools, health settings and other venues around Wairarapa is part of the job. The role involves working with students one-on-one and in multi-level groups. Teachers adapt the New Zealand Curriculum to suit individual learning and health needs, and are responsible for writing, implementing and evaluating individual student programmes.

The role will best suit someone flexible, innovative, patient and self-motivated. The preferred applicant will have at least 5 years’ successful teaching experience, with in-depth knowledge of the New Zealand Curriculum from levels 1 to 8.

Applicants need to work collaboratively within each student’s wider team. As well as teaching students, the role includes programme planning with schools of enrolment and health teams.

Applicants must be an experienced New Zealand registered teacher with a current practising certificate. A current, full, clean New Zealand driver licence and private vehicle are required for work travel.

Sam McKean, Business Support, Business Support

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

Position Full-time, Permanent

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

Region Wellington, Manawatu/Whanganui

Employer

Central Regional Health School

Level 7 234 Wakefield Street, Te Aro, Wellington