TE PĀ O RĀKAIHAUTŪ He Pā wānanga, He Pā Harakeke, He Pā Mana Motuhake. A 21st century learning village built by whānau for whānau (Sec 156, Designated Character Composite School, Yrs 1 – 13)

If you are tired of the paradigm of one - one subject, one hour, one teacher, one classroom, one way of teaching, one way of learning. AND you know what you would do differently given the chance! AND you love kids, laugh in the face of danger AND can fix the grammar in this sentence, keep reading!

Imagine for a moment a world where learning is exciting, challenging and relevant; where our marae, our whenua and our moana are the classrooms; where mātauranga Māori is central to the curriculum; and where our kids smile lots, sing lots, haka lots and go to university. Imagine a world where academic, sporting and cultural brilliance is the norm. If the idea of helping create that world excites you then congratulations you have passed level 2 and should keep reading!

We are looking for exceptional kaiārahi to join us in 2022. Te Pā o Rākaihautū was built by whānau for whānau, he pā mana motuhake. We are a learning village, he pā wānanga, committed to raising educational achievement for the whole whānau from early childhood, years 1 – 13 and beyond, he pā harakeke. As we head into our seventh year we are looking for kaiārahi, who at their core are pā kids; who understand it is all about connection before content; and who are not defined by subjects or age levels. We want you to tell us what you are passionate about and how you can incite passion and excitement in our tamariki/rangatahi.

We currently have some full time and fixed term positions in our Teina (Yrs 0 – 8) and Tuakana (yrs 9 – 13) years. We are particularly interested in people who by their nature know how to work collaboratively across year levels and disciplines (we are not a one subject, one year group, one hour kinda school) and we are prepared to be flexible for the right people. We believe if we get the right people the job can be moulded to your strengths and passions to bring the best out of you so you can bring the best out of our tamariki. So you need to tell us everything you can bring to Te Pā including your core beliefs around education and whānau. Right now, we are looking for outstanding people with passion, experience and skills in the following areas:

• Kaihautū - Senior leadership years 9 – 13, must have senior leadership experience and embody our graduate profile (yes we expect our leaders and kaiārahi to be what we expect our students to become!);

• Mataora - PE, health and wellbeing (yrs 9 – 13), this is a key pou in Te Pā with a strong focus on te whare tapa whā;

• Kapa haka,performing arts, drama - did I mention our kids looooooove haka, dance, music, drama, all the arts.We are looking for someone spectacular that can keep up with them!

• Kaiārahi yrs 0-4 (level 1 immersion Te Reo Māori)

• Kaiārahi yrs 9 - 13

Depending on levels of experience and magnificence, management units are also available. We are a dual language pā committed to normalising te reo māori in our learning spaces and producing graduates who are proficient in te reo Māori me te reo Pākehā. Nominees, particularly in yrs 0 – 8 must be confident working in immersion environments.

If you are still reading this, congratulations! You have passed level 3 and should now proceed to making contact with natasha.piripi@rakaihautu.com to ask her to send you a Nomination pack (we don’t do ‘applications’ so make sure you request this pack so you know what to do next) Completed Nomination packs need to be received by 24 November 2021 and positions commence term 1, 2022! If you are still not sure then check out our web site, www.rakaihautu.com to learn more about us.  

P.S You don't have to live in Christchurch for us to consider your nomination. We are open to importing talent! Nau mai tauti mai ki Te Waipounamu!!

Tū ki te ao, tau ana!