Head of Campus

This is a rare opportunity for a proven and inspirational school leader to guide a community of learners and world-class educators within an award-winning, progressive and sustainability-focused school.

The Green School New Zealand opened in Taranaki, New Zealand, in February 2020 and is part of a global network of Green Schools which share the common mission of igniting passion in learners and communities to create positive, sustainable change.

Come and join us where the mountains and the surf are only steps away

This role is a full-time, fixed term (3-5 years).

Please visit our website to find out more about Green School New Zealand

**Key highlights of the role include**
- To provide outstanding vision, with mission-aligned strategic leadership and direction.
- Continue the strong growth of the school roll in line with agreed recruitment targets through exceptional standards of external engagement and in partnership with marketing and admissions teams.
- Position Green School New Zealand as a global leader within Year 1 to 13 regenerative, forward-thinking education.
- Have a deep passion and commitment to education.
- Have a love for the natural world and a commitment to sustainability.
- Build a robust collaborative learning community that leads students to value being at school and feel part of a rigorous and joyful learning community.
- Being part of a global group of schools that imparts world-class education through sustainability, community
- integrated and entrepreneurial-based learning environments.
- Engage and represent Green School New Zealand with all interactions with multiple constituencies on the international stage and within New Zealand (parents, students, alumni, staff, government, community, tangata whenua, stakeholders and other relevant external organisations).

**Requirements**:
**Preferred Experience**:

- Experience as a Principal or Vice Principal (or equivalent) of a successful and high-performing school with an international profile.
- As the Green School New Zealand offers primary, intermediate and secondary levels, experience of leading schools across a range of year levels would be an advantage.
- Experience in leadership and management of a complex institution.
- Green School New Zealand takes safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children seriously, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and criminal checks before hiring any individual.

**Unique Benefits**:

- Work in an extraordinary inspiring campus, with buildings designed by some of the world’s pre-eminent architectural companies. These are set in a beautiful campus with undulating hillside, regenerated native bush, natural amphitheatres and the beautiful Ōakura river.
- Green School New Zealand is nestled between the sacred Mount Taranaki, and premier surf and fishing Tasman sea.
- Our campus is located 15 minutes from New Plymouth, which has epic mountain trails, miles of coastline and surf, vibrant urban centres, a multitude of gardens and parks, and a major events calendar there’s something for everyone.
- Become an expert in educating for sustainability as you live it.
- Earn an appropriate salary and other benefits

**Our Approach**

To thrive in a world that’s changing exponentially, we need education to inspire students to innovate, find purpose, love learning, and make an impact now.

Our Learning Programme aims to prepare children for real-life by equipping them with knowledge, values and skills to navigate an ever-changing world. Our curriculum is a combination of the best elements of learning and teaching worldwide, curated collaboratively by Green School educators and students to suit our community and culture.

**Our Values**

We teach and model our Green School **iRESPECT** values and support our learners in doing the same. Teachers honour and recognise these values in our learners through ongoing dialogue, discussions and reinforcement.

**Our Principles**

Our learning is guided by Green School Principles, which are core shared beliefs about how to nurture powerful, sustainable and impactful learning experiences. Our pedagogical belief is that we learn & grow best when experiences are **REAL (Relationships, Experience, Action, Local-Global)**

**Our Team**

We are a community of mission-aligned, out-of-the-box thinkers, ready to support learners in their Green School journey. So they too can thrive with purpose

**Our Location**

Green School New Zealand is nestled between the sacred Mount Taranaki, and premier surf and fishing Tasman sea. Our campus is located 15 minutes from the bustling sunny seaside town of New Plymouth.