Te Kura – The Correspondence School Hiring for Kaiako – English Job at Wellington Full Time

Kaiako – English

Permanent, Full time

Based in Wellington Office

Are you excited about the future of learning?

Do you want to work with the latest technology?

Keen to be part of a collaborative and innovative culture?

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.

This year we celebrate 100 years of educating more than 1.5 million young New Zealanders. Te Kura has been called on over the years to supplement learning for New Zealand children during major public health crises, from polio and influenza epidemics to the present COVID-19 pandemic, as well as providing support to ākonga after the Christchurch earthquakes.

Our ākonga are at the centre of all we do.

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. Ki te tī, ki te tā, ki te katoa – Anytime, anywhere, anyone.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this position:

We are looking for a creative, innovative Kaiako (teacher) who’s a subject expert in English, supporting senior subjects, to join our team in Central South Region.

It’s an exciting time at Te Kura as we continue to innovate and transform the way we provide distance learning. In our online environment, we work with the latest technologies and are constantly growing in this space.

We’re forward thinking and do things a little differently, but that doesn’t mean no student contact! You’ll interact with students at advisories, communicate with them using online tools and guide a group of students as their Learning Advisor. We are committed to seeing you grow with us and development opportunities often crop up within the school.

Ko koe tēnei | About you:

Interested in authentic learning, you model current pedagogy and are always coming up with new ideas. You’re enthusiastic, collaborative, understand the key competencies of the New Zealand curriculum assessment practice and are committed to improving education outcomes for students.

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 three days per week.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply:

If you’ve nodded your head whilst reading this and thought ‘this is me!’ click that apply button, we want to hear from you! You must have a current New Zealand Teacher’s Registration and the right to work or reside in New Zealand.

For more information, check out the position description, or contact Anil Singh, Regional Manager on 027 277 3071.

Applications close at 5pm, Tueday, 7 February 2023