Teacher – Scale A tagged

St Joseph's School (Waitara); Taranaki; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

St Joseph's School (Waitara) in Waitara, Taranaki, invites an authentic, creative Certificated teacher to join our Catholic full primary team. The role covers Years 1–8 with strong cross-curricular expertise and a Catholic heart and mindset.

You will collaborate with a motivated staff and parish community, bring structured literacy and PB4L skills, and participate in religious instruction aligned with our special character. Start date: 28 January 2027.

Qualifications

• Authentic, creative teaching approach
• Willingness to participate in religious instruction
• Strong collaborative interpersonal skills
• Cross-curricular expertise preferred

Responsibilities

• Teach across Years 1–8 with a focus on the listed subjects
• Collaborate with staff and parish community to uphold Catholic character
• Contribute to school initiatives and programmes within a supportive team

Skills

Catholic ethos

Collaborative teamwork

Cross-curricular teaching

Structured literacy

Education

Certificated teacher

Job description

Primary and intermediate (Years 1–8) / kura tuatahi, Certificated teacher
English, Health and physical education, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Technology, Te reo Māori, The arts

We are a state integrated Catholic Full Primary School in Waitara Taranaki, seeking an authentic, creative teacher with a Catholic heart and mindset, to join our team.

We welcome innovative practitioners with strong, collaborative interpersonal skills, and cross-curricular expertise.

Skills in the following areas would strengthen your application: Structured literacy, PB4L, Mathematics.

We work to build positive relationships with all in our school and parish community.

You will be joining a highly motivated, enthusiastic, supportive and faith filled staff and be passionate about upholding our Catholic special character through our WAKA Gospel values.

This is a Cl47 c special character (tagged) position therefore:

Willingness and ability to participate in religious instruction appropriate to the special character of the school is a condition of appointment.

The start date will be 28th January 2027.