Educator - Whanganui (Full time)

We have a vacancy for an Educator working in the Whanganui area. The Trust operates in the Whanganui, Rangitikei and Ruapehu region.

This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference to children’s health and wellbeing and bring your creativity to an innovative teaching environment. Through our professional development programme you’ll cultivate new skills and you'll be able to maintain your teacher registration, as we are accredited by the NZ Teachers Council.

Our Educators are qualified teachers, with full registration, able to demonstrate sound knowledge of the NZ Curriculum.

Your ability to build relationships with schools and understand them as the customer will be key to successfully meeting their needs and to ultimately assist with their children’s learning. You will also have strong organisational skills, enabling you to plan in advance to maximise your teaching time.

We'll pay a competitive salary (including a car) and create a flexible work environment. So, if you're a motivated and talented fully registered teacher looking to take the next step then we’re very keen to hear from you.

The full job description is available here.

Please send a CV and covering letter to [email protected]. 

Applications close 12pm Tuesday 7th April but we will be processing applications as they come in so don't delay.  

Any questions please contact Michelle Dow 021390991

Educator - Kāpiti/Horowhenua .8FTE 

We have a vacancy for an Educator working in the Kāpiti/Horowhenua. The region covers Opiki/Tokomaru to Paekakariki. The position is .8FTE with the chance of moving to full time in the future.

This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference to children’s health and wellbeing and bring your creativity to an innovative teaching environment. Through our professional development programme you’ll cultivate new skills and be able to maintain your teacher registration, as we are accredited by the NZ Teachers Council.

Our Educators are qualified teachers, with full registration, able to demonstrate sound knowledge of the NZ Curriculum.

Your ability to build relationships with schools and understand them as the customer will be key to successfully meeting their needs and to ultimately assist with their children’s learning. You will also have strong organisational skills, enabling you to plan in advance to maximise your teaching time.

We'll pay a competitive salary and create a flexible work environment. Trustees are keen to look at possibilities with the successful candidate. It could be a .8fte role as an average across the school year and will require someone who is flexible in the days they work each week to accommodate school’s needs. That means some weeks may need to be 5 days a week.

Or the position could be a fixed, set 4 days a week.

There is the possibility that this role could move to a full-time position. This can be discussed with the successful applicant.

A car is provided, together with a competitive salary and investing in your skill development is important to us.

So, if you're a motivated and talented fully registered teacher looking to take the next step then we’re very keen to hear from you.

The full job description is available here.

Start date is expected to be June, depending on the successful applicant's availability.

Please send a CV and covering letter to [email protected] Applications close 12pm Tuesday 7th April but we will be processing applications as they come in so don't delay.  

Any questions please contact Michelle Dow 021390991

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