Sommerville School Auckland

Special education teacher

Our staff are our superpower at Sommerville School and we are looking for another superhero to join our rapidly growing, innovative team. Is that you?

We provide an incredibly nurturing and dynamic learning environment for our 330+ neurodiverse learners, aged 5–21 years, across the base school and satellite units.

Our vision is ‘Together, learning to live our best lives’ and our values are ‘Kia Maia/Courageous and Kia Hono/Connected’. Our 270+ team of educators, therapists, specialists and teacher aides work together in a multi-disciplinary approach to meet the individual needs of every learner, with personalised learning programmes.

The position is as a classroom teacher for students with high or very high and complex needs. These may be medical, emotional, behavioural and the students will have some diagnosed disability. A job description is available on request.

Please outline your superpowers (skills and experience) as related to any of the following:

- Autism and/or related with very high needs
- Experience or interest in physical/medical needs including oral feeding
- Sensory programmes
- Complex/challenging behaviours
- Vocational/functional programmes
- PMLD
- Work with less regulated students
- Delivery of rich learning opportunities
- Empowerment of students to be active and independent

You will require a qualification for classroom teaching leading to registration as a qualified teacher with the NZ Teaching Council. Further information is available on request (please request our guide to teaching in New Zealand).