Pouako – Whangārei

  • 1.0 FTE (37.5 hours per week)
  • Piki mai ki runga i tō mātou waka!

Kei te wātea te tūnga pouako i Te Rito Maioha, mo te whakangungu kaiako.

Mehemea i ā koe te tohu kaiako, e matatau ana ki te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori, tukua mai to tono mo tenei mahi.

Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand is a dynamic bicultural organisation committed to supporting high quality early childhood education through initial teacher education.

Interested in a Pouako/Cultural Advisor role? Are you a competent and confident speaker of te reo Māori, are you able to demonstrate authentic knowledge of tikanga practices and protocols?  Utilize your skills and experience to inspire student teachers to reflect treaty principles in their studies whilst incorporating a cultural leadership role at our teaching base.

You will have:

  • competent level of conversion in te reo Māori
  • knowledge of ngā tikanga within the Whangārei rohe
  • experience or interest teaching adults at tertiary level
  • ability contextualising te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori in ECE
  • knowledge and commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
  • willingness to engage in further study
  • interest in undertaking research
  • excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
  • current full driver's licence and vehicle for work use
  • teacher registration essential.

Work within a collaborative team at Whangārei teaching base, join a vibrant team of Pouako throughout Aotearoa who teach and provide leadership in mātauranga Māori me te reo Māori, and who share your commitment to bicultural early childhood curriculum.

We can offer a competitive salary, generous study leave and professional development, plus opportunities for involvement in research activities.

Visit our website to view the position description.

For further information, email [email protected] or contact Arapera Card, Pouhere Kaupapa Māori 07 8504971/027 230 2593.

Applications close 10am Monday, 7 April 2020, apply via Seek.

Applicants must hold New Zealand residency or a NZ work permit.