Te Kura – The Correspondence School Hiring for Kaiako, Summer School Job at New Zealand , New Zealand

Summer School Teachers

Contract for Service

15 December 2021 – 21 February 2022

Work from Home – New Zealand wide

Join Te Kura as we work with students (ākonga) to achieve NCEA in 2021, so they can continue on their education journey.

We are looking for teachers (Kaiako) to join our Summer School Team on a contract basis to meet demand across a number of NCEA Level 2 & 3 subjects. As a Summer School Kaiako you will have the opportunity to really make a difference for ākonga who have been working on their NCEA during this unsettled year and help them make the most of their Summer School opportunity.

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) is New Zealand’s largest school. 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. That means putting our ākonga at the centre of their learning by providing a flexible, personalised approach. We support ākonga, Ki te tī, ki te tā, ki te katoa – Anytime, anywhere, anyone.

This is our seventh year of Summer School and we are anticipating heavy interest in a number of areas. Summer school ākonga are, in the main, looking to complete specific standards to progress to their chosen tertiary courses. All work is submitted and assessed online.

Kaiako who are contracted to this position work remotely. You will need to provide your own laptop and internet connectivity and as a contactor be responsible for your own taxes. The contract rate is $54 per hour with a maximum of 45 hours over the contract period.

Successful applicants who are not currently employed by Te Kura will be able to attend induction sessions at their nearest Te Kura office or remotely and will be contacted to work out the dates and times that would best suit them.

Applicants must have the right to work or reside permanently in New Zealand and have current NZ Teacher Registration and are currently or have very recently taught in the subjects and standards that they wish to teach over summer school.

We are looking for multiple Kaiako with experience and strengths in the following NCEA Level subjects:

For more information about working as one of our Summer School Teachers please contact Anil Singh on 027 277 3071.

We are recruiting and will be appointing on an ongoing basis, with the application period closing at 5pm, Friday 10 December 2021.

To apply: click ‘Apply for This Job’. You will need to register on the careers website to lodge your application. Any questions about using the careers website, please email the HR Team with the subject line ‘Summer School Application’.