Kaiako - Toi Maruata: Cert in Māori & Indigenous Art (Māori Performing Arts) L3

Job number: 24TA0003

• Use your expertise to lead our tauira in advancing their Māori performing arts skills with further exploration into the techniques, tikanga and practices of performing arts
• Permanent, Full time 37.5hrs per week based in Māngere
• Free health and life insurance, generous leave provisions plus additional leave based on length of service, free car parking.
• A whanau-friendly workplace with work-from-home options for roles that can be carried out remotely.

About us:

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) is New Zealand’s second largest tertiary institution, and we’ve been providing transformational education opportunities to New Zealanders for over 35 years.  Our vision of ‘Whānau transformation through education’ drives our commitment to being at the forefront of tertiary education underpinned by Māori culture and values.

Ko ngā uara (our values) are woven throughout the actions we take to achieve great outcomes for our tauira (students) and kaimahi (employees):

• Having regard for one another and those for whom we are responsible and to whom we are accountable.
• The basis of our beliefs and the confidence that what we are doing is right.
• The knowledge that our actions are morally and ethically right and that we are acting in an honourable manner.
• Unity amongst iwi and other ethnicities; standing as one.

About the role:

Are you passionate about Māori Performing Arts to enable tauira success and contribute to whānau transformation through Education?  If you answered yes, then this is for you!

Kaiako will be responsible for developing lesson plans, present material to tauira, respond to tauira learning needs and evaluate and communicate tauira progress.  You will assess tauira progress and be able to monitor assessments. Some flexibility may be required to work some weekends and evenings.

About you:

The Kaiako will have sound knowledge and teaching experience in Māori Performing Arts or Music to deliver our Toi Maruata programme. You will need to have the ability to facilitate creative practices and processes, apply tikanga Māori appropriate to performing arts or music, and be a critical, conceptual and self-reflective practitioner.

To be considered for this role you will hold the following qualifications and experience:

• Diploma in Māori Arts with a focus on Māori Performing Arts or Music

• NZ Certificate in Adult Tertiary Teaching Level 5 (NZCATT) or equivalent or be willing to complete in the first year of employment.
• Full NZ Driver License
• Proven experience in a related role with specific skills and knowledge in Māori Performing Arts
• Adult teaching experience
• Advanced in spoken and written te reo Māori

Whilst teaching experience is highly valued at TWoA, newly qualified Kaiako with relevant qualifications but with no or limited previous teaching experience will also be considered.

As a kaupapa Māori organisation, your willingness to participate in cultural activities and develop an understanding of Āhuatanga Māori (values, culture and tikanga) is desirable.

If we’ve outlined a role that matches your skills and capabilities and a work environment that appeals, apply today!  We look forward to meeting you.

A position description can be downloaded below.  For more information, please email jobs@twoa.ac.nz