Deputy Principal – Ethical Digital Fluency & Safeguarding

Crimson Academies

3d

About The Position

Aotearoa Infinite Academy is seeking a Deputy Principal to lead its strategic portfolio for ethical digital fluency and safeguarding. The role focuses on digital citizenship, online safety, child protection and the transition and pastoral support of new Year 9 students in an online school. It includes a teaching component and is part of an expanded, collaborative senior leadership team.

The Deputy Principal will establish AI-use guidelines and acceptable-use agreements; lead child protection processes, including managing disclosures, procedures and staff training; respond to cyberbullying and harmful digital communications; and use data to develop proactive programmes to reduce online harms. The role also works with the IT Manager on platform reviews and Privacy Act compliance, collaborates with the Deputy Principal for Curriculum on safe use of the LMS and learning platforms, and provides online safety education for whānau and staff.

The role leads Year 9 pastoral provision, including transition from contributing schools, orientation, dean management, and cohort attendance follow-up and strategies. The Deputy Principal reports to the Principal on their portfolio, line-manages portfolio leaders, contributes to staff professional learning and development, and shares the duty roster. The position is permanent, full-time, and starts in Term 1, 2027.

Requirements

• Be a registered teacher with a full practising certificate.
• Have leadership experience in pastoral care, digital learning or safeguarding.
• Be current on AI in education, online harm and digital wellbeing, and able to explain these topics plainly to students, staff and whānau.
• Be trained, or ready to train, in child protection.
• Be confident handling confidential and sensitive matters.
• Be comfortable with privacy law and evaluating educational technology.
• Be warm and welcoming with young teens and their families as they start secondary school.
• Be loyal to the school's vision, passionate about doing things differently, hard-working, and unafraid of change and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Set AI-use guidelines and acceptable-use agreements.
• Lead child protection, including managing disclosures, procedures and staff training.
• Respond to cyberbullying and harmful digital communications, liaising with Netsafe and other partners.
• Use data to design proactive programmes to reduce and eliminate cyber issues.
• Work with the IT Manager to vet platforms and ensure compliance with the Privacy Act.
• Collaborate with the Deputy Principal for Curriculum and IT on safe student use of the LMS and learning platforms.
• Run online safety evenings for whānau and staff.
• Lead Year 9 transition from contributing schools, orientation, dean management, and cohort attendance follow-up and strategies.
• Report on the portfolio to the Principal.
• Line-manage portfolio leaders.
• Contribute to staff professional learning and development.
• Share the duty roster.
• Maintain a teaching connection with learners.

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration.
• A newly created role in an expanded, collaborative leadership team at a thriving, fast-growing school.
• A teaching component that keeps the Deputy Principal connected to learners.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed