Deputy Principal – High Standards Teaching

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 62,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aotearoa Infinite Academy in New Zealand invites applications for a permanent, full-time Deputy Principal role with a teaching component starting Term 1, 2027. Lead coaching cycles, embed our school's theory of learning and assessment for learning practice schoolwide.

You will oversee the professional growth cycle and teaching as inquiry, lead PCT induction and the mentor programme, and manage staff PLD delivery and calendar with the Operations Manager. Competitive remuneration.

Qualifications

• Full practising teacher certificate required.
• Experience coaching or mentoring colleagues.
• Grounded in learning science and assessment for learning.
• Able to run a full-year professional learning and development programme with budget.
• Trusted by colleagues with constructive feedback capacity.

Responsibilities

• Lead coaching cycles, live-session observations and walkthroughs.
• Embed learning theory and assessment for learning schoolwide.
• Oversee professional growth cycles and teaching as inquiry.
• Lead induction for beginning teachers and mentor programme.
• Own staff PLD plan, calendar and teacher‑only days.
• Manage Teaching Council certification endorsements and practicum liaison.
• Oversee PLD delivery and external bookings with Operations Manager.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Budget management

Feedback delivery

Leadership

Tools

PLD planning tools

Job description

Permanent, full-time Aotearoa Infinite Academy Includes a teaching component Start Term 1, 2027Great learning starts with great teaching. Lead it.

What you will leadplease note may be subject to change

• - Coaching. Run coaching cycles, live-session observations and walkthroughs of online learning.
• - Theory of learning. Embed our school's theory of learning and assessment for learning practice schoolwide.
• - Professional growth. Oversee the professional growth cycle and teaching as inquiry.
• - Beginning teachers. Lead PCT induction, the mentor programme and release time.
• - Staff PLD. Own the PLD plan, the staff meeting PLD calendar and teacher-only days.
• - Certification. Manage Teaching Council certification endorsements and practicum liaison.
• - PLD delivery. Manage PLD delivery and any external bookings with the Operations Manager.

Who you areWe want people who are loyal to our vision, passionate about doing things differently, hard-working and unafraid of change and innovation. You'll also bring:

• - A highly effective teacher with a full practising certificate, whose practice others want to learn from.
• - Experienced in coaching or mentoring colleagues, ideally with formal coaching training.
• - Grounded in learning science and assessment for learning, and able to make research practical.
• - Organised enough to run a full-year PLD programme and its budget.
• - Trusted by colleagues: you give honest, supportive feedback that changes practice.

What we offerA newly created role in an expanded, collaborative leadership team at a thriving, fast-growing school, with a teaching component that keeps you connected to learners. Like every DP, you'll report to the Board on your portfolio, line-manage portfolio leaders, contribute to staff PLD and share the duty roster. Competitive remuneration.