Learning Area Kaiārahi – Humanities and Service

Are you an inspiring humanities teacher ready to shape learning across Years 7 to 13? KingsGate School seeks a learning area kaiārahi to lead our humanities and service learning area.

This is an opportunity to build an engaging programme exploring people, places, societies and choices shaping our world. You will lead curriculum development, strengthen pathways from junior to senior levels, and support teachers to design purposeful learning and assessment.

We are particularly interested in a teacher able to teach commerce through to senior levels. You will bring subject knowledge, an understanding of NCEA, and the initiative to develop senior humanities courses that are relevant, rigorous and responsive to students’ aspirations.

A passion for service learning is essential. You will help students connect classroom learning with meaningful contribution to their communities, growing in empathy, responsibility and a commitment to serve.

The successful applicant will be an effective teacher and collaborative leader who builds relationships with students, whaanau and colleagues. They will be organised, reflective and committed to inclusive practice and ongoing curriculum improvement. Experience in learning area leadership or curriculum development is an advantage.

In this role, you will:

• teach an agreed programme based on your subject strengths and the school’s staffing needs
• contribute to school life and uphold KingsGate’s Christian special character.

KingsGate is a state-integrated Christian school with a strong sense of community. Our vision, values and motto, “To Know, To Love, To Serve,” shape how we teach, learn and work together.

How to apply

Please include a covering letter, CV and referee details. In a letter of no more than 300 words, explain your philosophy of education, what Christian education means to you, how you would live out KingsGate’s Christian special character, your experience supporting diverse learners and coordinating assessment accommodations, and the subjects and year levels you could teach.