King's College Auckland

Teacher of biology

King’s College is an independent Anglican secondary co-educational boarding and day school based in Otahuhu, Auckland. The Board, Senior Leadership Team, and teachers are fully committed to academic excellence and providing the best all-round education possible to its students.

Key tasks and accountabilities

• Prepare lesson plans, develop and manage classroom resources, marking and evaluating students' work, recording results and completing reports and profiles
• Present lessons in a comprehensive manner and create instructional activities to engage and facilitate learning
• Measure progress and accomplishments of students towards their academic achievements on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required and in a timely manner
• Involvement in a minimum of 2 co-curricular activities within King’s College
• Models appropriate behaviours in relation to the spiritual elements of King’s College including attendance and engagement with the life of the Chapel

The above list is indicative of the key tasks and accountabilities and not exhaustive
  
Qualifications and experience

• Teaching degree (at least a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) with a current NZ registration with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand
• Ideally experience in a secondary school

Skills and competence

• Demonstrates ability to communicate to parents, teachers, Head of Departments, School Counsellors, and students in a diverse community
• Demonstrates commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership
• Ability to develop a learning/ pastoral environment that fosters creativity and excellence
• Collaborates and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with a wide variety of people
• Proven ability in mentoring and coaching students, prefects, and student leaders
• Provides high quality, evidence-based reporting ensuring opportunities, risks and preferred recommendations provide guidance for good decision making

Equal opportunity employer: King’s College is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and students.