Head of Faculty, Social Sciences / Kaiako Kōkiri Tikanga-a-iwi

At the core of Te Kura Tuarua o Taraika ki Pukeahu (Wellington High School) are Whānau, Excellence, Respect and Ora. Applicants will be committed to continuing the prioritisation of Mātauranga Māori and joining our kura on its journey to being bicultural. We are a coeducational non-uniform school with a roll in excess of 1600 located on Pukeahu. We have a growing relationship with Te Atiawa which supports our kura’s access to the wider community of Te Whanganui-a-Tara, and its potential local curriculum.

For Term 1 2026, we are looking for a new leader for our dynamic Social Sciences faculty. We offer a diverse curriculum with foci on mātauranga Māori and our local context in Te Whānganui-a-Tara.

You will be a great communicator, and a positive and mana enhancing leader who works collaboratively. You will know how to project manage and ensure work is completed, and be actively following updates around the new curriculum, assessment and qualifications.

You will be someone who supports their team to grow and works to keep staff morale high. You will be passionate about all social sciences and prioritise ensuring our junior programme is well developed and clearly tied to the new curriculum.

Applications will only be accepted through: https://whs.schooljobs.nz/Job/Head-of-Faculty-Social-Sciences-/Wellington/4741

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I te kiko o Te Kura Tuarua o Taraika ki Pukeahu ko te Whakaute, Whānau, Kairangi me te Ora. Ko kaitono e hiahia ana he tangata ka mātua i ngā whāinga o Te Mātauranga Māori, ā ka hoe tahi ai i te waka kākanorua e whakatere ai e te kura. He kura ira katoa, kakahu ōpaki kei te maunga o Pukeahu. E tipu ana ngā hononga ki Te Atiawa, ā, ka hapai tō mātou āheitanga ki te takiwā o Te Whanganui-a-Tara me ngā tini ara mō te mārau a rohe.

Kei te rapua tētahi mātanga hei kaiwhakahaere i te Tikanga ā-Iwi rōpū mai i te Timatanga o Wahanga 1, 2026. Me mātua mōhio e te tangata e rapua nei ko te mātauranga Māori te tūāpapa. He whānui ngā kaupapa o tēnei marautanga (otirā) e hāngaitia ana ki te rohe nei e tū ana te kura.

Ka taea e tēnei mātanga te āta whakarongo me te āta kōrero anō hoki. He kaiwhakahaere mōhio pū ki te mahi ngātahi. Ka tautokohia, ka manaakitia ngā kaiako i ngā aupiki me ngā auheke kia oti pai te mahi.

Ka whakaarohia hoki e tēnei mātanga ngā huringa o te marautanga, o te aromatawai, o te Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa kia kimihia ai ngā hua o roto me te ū anō hoki ki ngā mātāpono o te kura nei. Ko te whakapakari i te marautanga teina mahi māu. Mēnā he tangata ngākaunui koe ki te hāpai i tēnei kaupapa nei, tēnā kōrerotia mai.

Ko te tangata ka riro i a te tūranga nei he kaiako wheako he pukenga ōna ki te tautoko i ngā tauira, ka whakatinana i ngā whakaaro kia manaaki i te taiao-ā-kura.

Kotahi noa te ara tono, mā te tuku ki: https://whs.schooljobs.nz/Job/Head-of-Faculty-Social-Sciences-/Wellington/4741