Learning Support / SENCO Specialist
Otahuhu College
Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Salary:
- Remuneration will depend on qualifications and experience and will be set according to the state pay scale as laid out in the NZ secondary teachers’ contract.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- NZ's school term one - 31 January 2020
- Apply by:
- 17 August 2019
Job overview
Otahuhu College www.otahuhucollege.school.nz is located in NZ’s largest, most culturally diverse city, Auckland and we are looking for an experienced Learning Support / SENCO teacher to commence work in term 1, late January 2020.
Our school serves a largely Pacific Island - Maori local community. The students in many cases come from first or second-generation families who moved to New Zealand for a better life and for better opportunities for their children. Our school has gone through a period of significant improvement in the past five years and we are committed to increasing the number of students who go on to degree-level study.
We are looking for a dedicated, energised teacher who will be firm but fair and who will have unlimited patience! You will need to be creative and be prepared to think outside the square; so, an ability to utilise current technologies in order to secure and hold students’ interest is vital. This is a role which will involve working in small groups as well as one-on-one with individuals. Applicants must have a background in working with children with learning disabilities such as dyslexia and some previous familiarity with special needs curricula will be an advantage. Literacy and numeracy are a challenge for many of our students and the role of this new appointment is to be a key resource and pathway and to improve academic and social performance among non-achieving school students.
All applicants must be qualified teachers, i.e. have a degree and trained teacher qualification. Remuneration will depend on qualifications and experience and will be set according to the state pay scale as laid out in the NZ secondary teachers’ contract. A NZ Ministry of Education International relocation grant of NZ $5,000 will apply if you are an overseas teacher or NZ $7,000 if you are a returning Kiwi.
Support and guidance through the emigration process will be provided to the successful applicant as we realise the process of coming to NZ to teach and live can be a daunting prospect.
To register your application for this post or for further information please promptly forward a CV and cover letter to the Manager: secondary@oasis-edu.co.nz
About Otahuhu College
- Otahuhu College
- 74 - 78 Mangere Road, Otahuhu
- Auckland
- 1062
- New Zealand
Otahuhu College is a co-educational secondary school based in Auckland in New Zealand.
The school opened in 1931 as the Otahuhu Junior High School. In 1933, it became known as the Otahuhu Technical High School, with a capacity to cater for students through to senior levels of study. In 1947, it was renamed Otahuhu College. In 1932, the school was divided into houses: Grey, Hobson, Massey and Seddon. This division was originally intended for inter-house activities (which is still the case) but cultural activities have also now been included as house based activities. The school has now become a culturally diverse secondary school with a maximum student roll of approximately 1,400. Its facilities include extensive playing fields, a large gym, and a swimming pool. There is also a large assembly hall, a drama theatre, specialist laboratories, computer labs, workshops for wood and metal technology and specialist rooms for food and fabric technology. The school also has a new and well-equipped library with several computer suites. There are specialist art rooms, an English language reception centre, special education units, a modern music suite, a dance and drama suite and a technology block.
Principal
Neil Watson
Values and vision
Otahuhu College aims to help students develop, to the fullest, their potential in all aspects of intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development. It wishes to teach students to recognise they live in a rapidly changing society with diverse cultural needs. Above all, the school wishes to teach students respect, tolerance, self-worth, perseverance, and honesty.
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