Addington Te Kura Taumatua Canterbury

2025 Kaiako / classroom teacher (4 positions)

Exciting opportunities exist for self-motivated, passionate and committed teachers with excellent classroom practice and the ability to build strong relationships with our students, colleagues and our school community to join our teaching team for a year. We are seeking teachers who are strong in collaborative practice, enthusiastic about growing as a learner and teacher, energetic and committed to continuous improvement, and have a growth mindset.

Structured Literacy, PB4L, The Learner First Maths, Deep Learning, Relationships First (Teaching to the NE), Hero, Hail, supporting students with English as their second language and together learning & using te reo Māori all shape our culturally rich and inclusive kura. So if you’re experienced in any of these programmes please tell us and make sure you let us know your curriculum strengths.

We value Awesome Achievement so you need to be: 

• Creative and innovative in the designing, assessing and delivering learning 
• Help all of our tamariki to discover unrealised potential
• Bring joy to learning and your classroom
• Lead children towards taking increased ownership of their learning
• Seize the opportunities to share and shine with your personal strength and passions.

We value Brilliant Behaviour so you need to be :

• Kind, consistent and fair
• Forgiving, understanding and show empathy
• Energetic and have spark
• Show courage and vulnerability
• Aware of and maintain a work/life balance that does not diminish your wairua.

And we value being Connected Citizens so you need to:

• Develop strong relationship with your tamariki
• Work collaboratively to build a strong working relationship with staff and whānau
• Bring your magic, fun and laughter to the corporate life of the school. 

If you’re up to turning challenges into opportunities then we’d love for you to apply.

Starting - term 1, 2025