Assistant Principal

Kaipara College is seeking an Assistant Principal to join our Senior Leadership Team and lead pastoral care across the school. This is an opportunity for an experienced, relational leader to shape how we support our students and our staff as we strengthen our pastoral systems.

The role

Reporting directly to the Principal, the Assistant Principal will join our senior leadership team with a portfolio assigned to suit their strengths. This may include areas such as pastoral care and leading deans, staff professional learning, curriculum, or other aspects of school leadership. We are interested in what you would bring. This is a teaching role.

Qualities and skills

Proven experience in pastoral care and restorative practice

Experience leading or coaching staff, ideally in a middle or senior leadership role

Sound knowledge of effective, evidence-informed classroom management strategies

Experience working with whānau and external agencies to support students

Confidence using data to identify trends and guide decisions

A commitment to culturally responsive practice and Te Tiriti o Waitangi

A full practising certificate with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

Applicants should state the subject area or areas they teach.

Our school

Kaipara College is a co-educational secondary school serving the Helensville and wider Kaipara community only 35 minutes northwest of the Auckland CBD, situated in Helensville, and recognise the mana whenua of the South Kaipara, Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara.

Our values of Aroha, Whanaungatanga, Kaitiakitanga and Angitūtanga guide everything we do, and we hold high expectations for our students and ourselves.