St Patrick's Catholic School (Taupo) Waikato

ORS specialist teacher 0.2

Are you passionate about working with children with learning and communication challenges?

Are you an advocate for these children to learn alongside other students at school?

Can you foster positive relationships with children, whānau, colleagues, and outside agencies through being an effective communicator and active listener?

If you’ve answered yes – we’d love to hear from you!

This position is an incredibly rewarding opportunity for someone who has a genuine interest, awareness and passion for Special Education.

We are seeking a highly motivated teacher who is passionate about teaching and learning, and who is able to plan and implement successful individualised learning programmes for students with ORS funding.

You will be working within the ORS teaching team and will be supported by an experienced team of teacher aides, whānau and specialists to best meet the social, pastoral and academic needs for each student.

Your day would involve planning and delivering 1 to 1 with an individual student. The successful applicant will demonstrate a sound understanding of curriculum and effective pedagogy for teaching students with special needs. 

We are a Y1–8 co-educational, state-integrated Catholic school. Applicants must demonstrate a willingness and ability to uphold the special Catholic character of the school as a condition of appointment and are expected to be culturally responsive in their teaching practice.