Kaiako Matua (Senior Teacher) - Accounting | Flexible Office Location - New Zealand

Job Description

Kaiako Matua/Senior Teacher Accounting

1 x Permanent Position - Commencing Term 1, 2026

Full time 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week)

2 MUs and 2 MAs 

Based in any Te Kura tari (office) located in: Wellington, Palmerston North, Masterton, New Plymouth, Hastings, Rotorua, Gisborne, Wairoa, Tauranga, Hamilton, Auckland, Whangarei, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill or Queenstown

Are you excited about the future of learning?

Do you want to work with the latest technology?

Keen to be part of a collaborative and innovative culture?

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) is New Zealand's largest school and provides a wide range of personalised learning programmes from early childhood to NCEA Level 3, including young adult and adult learners. Te Ara Pounamu, our local Big Picture curriculum statement, guides learning design and delivery alongside Te Whāriki, The New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa.  Te Kura programmes are delivered mostly online.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this position

We have a vacancy for a Kaiako Matua (Senior Teacher) in Accounting Rōpū.  The role provides learning leadership to kaiako across the school from Year 7-15 and in Level 1,2 and 3 Accounting.

Kaiako Matua work collaboratively and you will have the opportunity to extend your leadership skills by taking on a variety of roles in the rōpū.  Kaiako Matua are also attached to a cross-curricular kāhui.  Kaiako Matua are supported by the other Kaiako Matua in their rōpū, regionally by our Regional Leaders of Learning, and nationally by our National Leaders of Learning.

Ko koe tēnei | About you

The successful practical experience in effective assessment for learning:

• New Zealand teacher registration and a current practising certificate
• Up-to-date curriculum knowledge, including national curriculum refresh and Review of Achievement Standards
• Established connections with other subject matter experts and subject associations, and
• A commitment to ongoing professional learning and personal growth.

Ngā Uara o Te Kura | Our Values

At Te Kura, we live by our values:

• Manaaki — showing respect, generosity, and care
• Whanaungatanga — building relationships and belonging
• Tika — acting fairly and honestly
• Ākonga at the Centre — guiding every decision we make

Hei whakautu | In return

It's an exciting time at Te Kura as we continue to innovate and transform the way we provide distance learning, while responding proactively to the opportunities provided by national curriculum refresh and the Review of Achievement Standards. In our online environment, we work with the latest technologies and are constantly growing in this space.

While we are an online school, that doesn't mean no ākonga contact. You'll interact with our ākonga at face-to-face and virtual advisories, communicate with them using online tools and guide a group of ākonga as their Kaimanaaki (Learning Advisor). We are committed to seeing you grow with us and development opportunities often crop up within the school.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply

If this opportunity excites you and you're keen to join us on our journey to empower ākonga, click that apply button, we want to hear from you!

Applications must be submitted through our careers portal. Applicants must have the legal right to teach, reside and work in New Zealand.

E hiahia ana koe ki te mōhio anō? | Like to find out more?

For more information, view the Position Description, or contact Wendy Talbot-Aspin, Regional Manager, Overseas and Early Childhood on 027 5519146.

If you encounter any issues during the application process, please email jobs@tekura.school.nz

🗓 Applications close at 5pm on Monday, 6 October 2025.