Year Level Dean

Aotearoa Infinite Academy; Southland; Remote; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aotearoa Infinite Academy in New Zealand is creating Year Level Deans to ensure every learner is known, supported and able to access their learning in our online school.

In this role you will lead pastoral care and monitor attendance and engagement, working with curriculum leads and learning support to remove barriers and lift achievement for students in years 7–15.

Qualifications

• Pastoral care and student wellbeing experience.
• Ability to identify barriers to learning and coordinate with staff.
• Strong data literacy to monitor attendance and engagement.

Responsibilities

• Pastoral care: be first contact for students and whānau online and in person.
• Access to the curriculum: remove barriers to learning with staff and curriculum leads.
• Attendance and engagement: monitor data and follow up with families.
• Early intervention: spot at‑risk students and arrange support.
• Wellbeing and behaviour: respond to incidents using restorative practice.
• Cohort culture: run year-level check-ins, celebrations and events.
• Working with leaders: report to Deputy Principal and contribute to attendance strategy.

Job description

Secondary (Years 7–15) / wharekura, Middle leadership

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

Be the person who knows every learner in your year level, and makes sure none of them slip through.

Aotearoa Infinite Academy, New Zealand's first online charter school, is a thriving community growing to 2,000 students in 2027. To bring our goals for our learners to life, we're creating new leadership roles, including Year Level Deans. In an online school, connection doesn't happen by accident. You'll build it, so every student in your cohort feels known, supported and able to access their learning.

What you'll lead

• Pastoral care Be the first point of contact for students and whānau in your year level, building strong relationships online and in person.


• Access to the curriculum Identify barriers to learning, from device and connectivity issues to wellbeing and learning needs, and work with curriculum leads, teachers and learning support to remove them.


• Attendance and engagement Monitor daily attendance and online engagement data, follow up quickly with students and whānau, and apply our stepped attendance response.


• Early intervention Spot students at risk early, put support plans in place and refer to case management and outside agencies when needed.


• Wellbeing and behaviour Respond to incidents, including online incidents, using restorative practice.


• Cohort culture Run year-level check-ins, celebrations and events that build belonging across our online community.


• Working with leaders Report to your pastoral Deputy Principal and contribute to our schoolwide attendance and engagement strategy.

Type:

Secondary (Year 9-15)

Authority:

Charter School

Gender:

Co-Ed

Decile:

0

Roll:

0

Physical address:

18 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland Central, Auckland