Kaiako - Year 1-6 (Primary)

4 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand Te Kura - The Correspondence School Full time

**Exciting Kaiako role**

**Fixed Term until the end of 2024**

**Kaiako Year 1 - 6**

**Part time 0.6 FTE (24 hours per week)**

**Based in Wellington**

**Ko wai mātou | About Us**

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) is New Zealand's largest school with a roll of up to 24,000 ākonga (students) at any point of time. We provide personalised and authentic learning programmes through distance education from early childhood to NCEA Level 3, including to young adult and adult learners.

Our vision is to enable our ākonga to achieve their educational and personal goals, empowering them to become engaged and contributing members of their communities.

Our ākonga are at the centre of all we do. Our learning programmes are flexible, enabling us to respond to diverse ākonga needs Ki te tī, ki te tā, ki te katoa - Anytime, anywhere, anyone.

**Teaching at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu**

Kaiako at Te Kura engage with our ākonga online and face-to-face at huinga ako (advisories) and events, and also work onsite with colleagues in our regional offices. Te Kura aims to provide flexible working arrangements, so Kaiako are able to request to work from home for up to two days per week.

**Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this position**:
This is an amazing opportunity to teach our New Zealand Year 1 - 6 students who are living overseas. We are looking for a creative, innovative Kaiako (teacher) who is experienced teaching across the curriculum levels to join our team in the Wellington office. There is flexibility with this position, but we are interested to know your experience teaching across, Year 1- 6.

Your willingness to learn, innovate, work collaboratively, and build relationships, along with a sound knowledge of the New Zealand Curriculum and assessment requirements are essential.

This role requires someone who, is willing to learn, and is a problem solver.

Our programme uses various online communication tools, so you need to be able to be digitally literate and capable with technology.

**Ko koe tēnei | About you**:
If you are an excellent communicator, self-motivated, show initiative, and are committed to improving education outcomes for learners, we would love to hear from you.

Te Kura supports flexible working conditions.

**Hei whakautu - In return**

Te Kura will provide you with the opportunity to learn and grow in a supportive environment and work in a team that offers genuine work flexibility as part of an organisation that makes a difference to ākonga (students) across New Zealand.

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply**:
Applications must be lodged via our career's portal, and you must have the right to reside or work in New Zealand.

**E hiahia mōhio anō ana koe? | Like to find out more?**

For more information, click on the position description. If you have any questions about how we deliver our programme, don't hesitate to contact Wendy Talbot-Aspin, ECE and Overseas Regional Manager on 0800 65 99 88, Ph 0275519146 or Angela Vaughan Team Leader.

**Applications close at 11.59pm on Friday, 23 August 2024.


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