Education Gazette
Acting Head of Department – Maaori
Wesley College · Auckland
About the role
‘Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro noona te ngahere ko te manu e kai ana i te maatauranga noona te ao’
Teenaa koutou e piikoko ana ki te whaangai i te reo rangatira, te reo Maaori, ki ngaa taiohi. He karanga teenei ki a koutou, ngaa manu e whaangai ana i te maatauranga ki ngaa rangatira o aapoopoo kia whaaia e raatou te ao.
E kimi ana maatou i teetehi Kaihautuu Maaori (Head of Maaori Department - Acting) e mau rehitatanga tuturu, e matatau ana ki te reo me ngaa tikanga i ngaa maataapuna ki too maatou kura motuhake. Ka noho puumau ana too maatou kura i ngaa waariu o Te haahi Weteraina o Aotearoa. Mehemea e ngaakau nui ana koe ki te whakatipu i ngaa kaakano o aa taatou rangatahi, teenei te karanga.
Wesley College is a Year 9–13 state-integrated, co-educational school with a proud Methodist Special Character. We have a strong commitment to faith, learning, service and the wellbeing of our rangatahi. As a school of the Methodist Church of New Zealand, we embrace the Church’s bicultural journey and its commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Wesley College is a warm and welcoming community where relationships matter and staff are supported to thrive professionally and personally.
Key responsibilities include:
- a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, culturally responsive practice and te reo Maaori
- awillingness to be reflective, to receive feedback, and to be open to learning
- excellent organisational and interpersonal skills that foster positive relationships within the school and wider school community
- a passion for education that is inspiring, collaborative, develops leadership and is forward-thinking
- take on school-wide roles in a collegial, small-school environment.
The terms and conditions, including base salary, for this position are set by the Secondary Teachers' Collective Agreement.
More about the role
- 2026 10 HOD Maaori PD.docx · PDF, 212 KB2026 10 HOD Maaori PD.docx (2026 10 HOD Maaori PD.docx.pdf)OpenDownload
Direct enquiries to:
Charlotte Saunders, Deputy Principal
- Phone
- 09 237 0224
- [email protected]
How to apply
Email your CV and cover letter to: [email protected]
Reference 1HB1KZ
Application documents
Role details
- Role
- Middle leadership
- Sector
- Secondary (Years 7–15) / wharekura
- Position
- Full-time, fixed-term
- Dates
- 25 January 2027 to 29 October 2027
- Reason for fixed-term position
- Study Award Cover
- Incentives and allowances
- 1SU, 1MMA
- Learning areas
- English, Health and PE, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Technology, Te reo Māori, The arts
- Region
- Auckland
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Applications are sent directly to the school. Education Gazette does not receive or screen them.
Reference 1HB1KZ · https://gazette.education.govt.nz/vacancies/1HB1KZ
