Gilberthorpe School Canterbury

Principal

Ara Tū Whakatā, Gilberthorpe School, Christchurch.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an inspiring and creative person who has a track record in successfully leading a school community to achieve the best outcomes for tamariki who have a diverse range of learning and cultural needs. 

You will have a range of leadership and interpersonal skills necessary to build on the existing strengths of our school and foster our culture of excellence. This includes the ability to enhance and promote our school vision and values, as well as engage, motivate and work positively with kaiako, ākonga and the community. 

The successful candidate will need to be collaborative, flexible and organised and of course have a real passion for our students’ success through quality teaching and learning. This includes ensuring that our school remains a place that continues to grow pathways for success ensuring our students are enthusiastic thinkers, positive interactors, self-managers and effective communicators. 

If you have a student-centred and future-focused perspective with a clear commitment to inclusive and dynamic education for our tamariki, this may be the role for you. 

This position is available from the beginning of term 3, 2024 (or as negotiated). 

For further information, please contact Tom Scollard on (021) 183 6462.