Structured Literacy Teacher (SLA)

Kaurilands School is seeking an enthusiastic, skilled and passionate teacher to join our team in 2027 as our Structured Literacy Approaches (SLA) teacher.

This full-time position will focus on accelerating literacy achievement for students who require additional support to meet year-level curriculum expectations.

The successful applicant will work with small groups of students across Years 1–6, delivering targeted, explicit and systematic literacy instruction through a structured literacy approach.

The role will involve:

• Delivering intensive, targeted literacy instruction to small groups of students.
• Using structured literacy approaches to address identified gaps in students' foundational literacy knowledge and skills.
• Using assessment information to identify learning needs, plan targeted instruction and monitor student progress.
• Working collaboratively with classroom teachers and school leaders to ensure continuity between intervention programmes and classroom learning.
• Participating in relevant professional learning and development to strengthen specialist literacy knowledge and teaching practice.

We are looking for a teacher who:

• Has strong literacy curriculum knowledge and a sound understanding of structured literacy approaches.
• Has experience or training in BSLA or other Ministry-endorsed structured literacy approaches.
• Is confident teaching literacy across a range of primary year levels.
• Understands explicit, systematic teaching and how to accelerate progress for students requiring additional support.
• Can build positive relationships with learners and foster confidence, engagement and success in literacy.
• Is collaborative, reflective and passionate about making a difference for our tamariki.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference to student achievement while further developing specialist expertise in literacy teaching.

If you are passionate about literacy and helping every learner experience success, we would love to hear from you!