Deputy Principal – High Standards Teaching
About The Position
Aotearoa Infinite Academy, New Zealand's first online charter school, is expanding its senior leadership team and seeking to hire six Deputy Principals. This is a 'HOW' role focused on improving teaching practices through coaching, a shared theory of learning, and assessment for learning, all within an online environment. The role includes a teaching component to maintain connection with learners. The Deputy Principal will report to the Board on their portfolio, manage portfolio leaders, contribute to staff professional development and learning (PLD), and share duty roster responsibilities.
Requirements
- A highly effective teacher with a full practising certificate, whose practice others want to learn from.
- Experienced in coaching or mentoring colleagues, ideally with formal coaching training.
- Grounded in learning science and assessment for learning, and able to make research practical.
- Organised enough to run a full-year PLD programme and its budget.
- Able to give honest, supportive feedback that changes practice.
Responsibilities
- Lead coaching cycles, live-session observations, and walkthroughs of online learning.
- Embed the school's theory of learning and assessment for learning practice schoolwide.
- Oversee the professional growth cycle and teaching as inquiry.
- Lead PCT induction, the mentor program, and manage release time for beginning teachers.
- Own the PLD plan, the staff meeting PLD calendar, and teacher-only days.
- Manage Teaching Council certification endorsements and practicum liaison.
- Manage PLD delivery and external bookings with the Operations Manager.
Benefits
- Competitive remuneration
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
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