I te tupu horo o tona ratonga, e rapu nei a Family Works Northern i tetahi Kaimahi Tauwhiro e mohio ana ki Te Reo Māori kia uru mai ki to matou ratonga kaimahi tauwhiro ki roto i nga kura.

Kei a Family Works Northern te tohatoha i ētahi momo mahi, ratonga rānei hei whakapakari ake i te tamaiti me te whānau, mā roto whakaaturanga, kaupapa whakatupu rānei i te hāpori, ki roto i ngā nohoanga hapori e 11, ki nga kura maha puta noa i te puku me te hiku o Te Ika ā Māui.

Ko tā mātou tari ki Tāmaki Mākaurau e rapu ana i tētahi tino Kaimahi Tauwhiro e mātau ana ki te reo kia hou ki roto i ētahi Kura Kaupapa Māori, tohatoha ai i ētahi whakaaturanga whakatikatika, hei akiaki moata me te tuku ratonga mahi pāpori hei ārai me te whakatūpato ki ngā tamariki me o rātou whānau, mā tētahi mahere mana whakatupu, raupapa matarau te whiu.

Ko te tangata e rapua nei me:

• Whai tohu me ngāwheako Kaimahi Tauwhiro
• Kia taea te mahi tahi ki ngāmomo iwi katoa
• Kia ngākau nui ki te whakatupu i ana pūkenga mahi āroopu me te whakahaere i eēhi momo whakaaturanga ēai kaupapa hiahia matua
• Kia whai wheako mahinga tahi ki ngētamariki me o rētou whēnau
• E taunga ana ki te wēme te wēhi ki ngēkura tuatahi (Primary) me ngētuarua (Intermediate)
• He tangata “ka taea tonu e au” te ēhua, kei a ia anōngātino pūenga kōrero me te mahi tahi ki te tangata
• Kua rē hita, ka tea rāei te rēita ki te Kāui Whakamana Tauwhiro
• Ka taea e ia te kōrero i te reo, kia mātau anohōki ki ngātikanga Māori
• Kia pai rawa ōa pūenga rorohiko, kia whai motoka ora me te raihana ora mōte taraiwa motoka.

Mēnāko koe tēnei, ā e hiahia ana koe kia mahi mōtētahi tari tino whai papa mutunga, e tino kai ngāau ana koe kia hanga whakarerekēpai ake ki roto i te ao a ēahi atu, e hiahia ana māou kia whakapāmai koe.

Social Workers in Schools / Te Reo Speaker

Due to growth in service delivery, Family Works Northern is looking for a Social Worker competent in Te Reo to join our Social Workers in Schools service.

Family Works Northern provides a range of strength-based practice child and family services, programmes and community development initiatives located in 11 community based centres and numerous schools in the Upper North Island.

Our Auckland based site is looking for a successful Social Worker competent in Te Reo to work within several Te Kura Kaupapa Māori providing early intervention and preventative social work services to tamariki and their whānau, using a strengths-based, multi-systemic approach.

You will be:

• A qualified and experienced Social Worker
• Able to work across cultures
• Interested in developing group work skills and facilitating a range of needs based preventative programmes
• Experienced in working alongside tamariki and their whānau
• Familiar with the Primary and Intermediate School environment
• A “can do” person, with outstanding communication and people skills
• Registered or eligible for registration with the SWRB
• Able to converse in Te Reo with a sound understanding of tikanga Māori.

And have good computer skills, a reliable car and a current driver’s licence.

If this sounds like you and you want to work for a successful organisation, committed to making a difference in the lives of others then we would like to hear from you.

AUT is a young and dynamic university and the Library plays a vital role in supporting the innovative teaching, learning and research activities of the university.

We are seeking a full-time Library Assistant to provide administrative assistance in Campus Library Services. This position will be primarily based at the North Shore City Campus Library but may be required to work at any campus on a needs basis.

In this position you will enjoy:

• working in a team
• working in a busy academic environment
• providing excellent customer service to Library stakeholders

For this position you will have:

• NCEA Level 2 or equivalent (a degree is preferred)
• a knowledge and understanding of numerical and alphabetical filing systems
• a high level of proficiency in use of information technology, especially MS Office
• a high standard of verbal and written communication
• excellent organisational and time management skills

This is a full-time position working 75 hours per fortnight, requiring flexible working arrangements across the full span of the Library’s opening hours, including some evenings and weekends.

AUT offers a stimulating work environment and excellent professional development opportunities. AUT benefits include: subsidised healthcare, and transport.

The position would suit someone who is considering studying towards a Library qualification.

AUT University is an EEO employer, we are committed to the Treaty of Waitangi and to equity. AUT aspires to be the University of choice for Māori and Pasifika communities. AUT is a smoke free environment.

With more than 7,500 students and reaching more than 6000 executives each year, The University of Auckland Business School is one of the largest and most successful in the Australasian region. It has set its sights on being one of Asia-Pacific’s foremost business schools, known for its excellence and innovation, teaching and research.

Based on the latest Performance Based Research Assessment, the Business School has the highest concentration of internationally-ranked researchers in business and economics in New Zealand. It was the first business school in the country to win accreditation from the world’s top three business school accrediting bodies (AACSB in the US, EQUIS in Europe and AMBA in the UK).

Located in the purpose-built Owen G Glenn Building, the Business School provides a dynamic learning environment and a national hub for academia, government and industry. It has built innovative and lasting partnerships with the business community through its academic programmes, executive development courses and partner organisations such as the New Zealand Leadership Institute, The ICEHOUSE and SPARK, a student-led entrepreneurial organisation.

The Teaching and Learning area supports all faculty and helps to promote excellence in the design and delivery of educational experiences. This multi-faceted team is a group of committed educators who support learning by working collaboratively and effectively with a diverse student body and faculty. Areas include language and skills support, pedagogical design and delivery.

The Business School is seeking a Professional Teaching Fellow with a proven track record in learning design. You will be working on newly created taught masters programmes which aim to attract a diverse student body to the University and provide them with a high impact educational experience.

This is for a fixed term period up to 2 years.

You will be required to collaborate with teaching, support and technical staff to ensure that case based teaching and team based learning are used to optimal effect. Through cutting edge learning design you will ensure that our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and professional skills that New Zealand based and overseas employers require.

If you think you can contribute to these innovative programmes and are keen to work with a dynamic and ambitious team please apply now.

Vice-Chancellor’s Office

The University of Auckland is looking for an enthusiastic and positive individual for this position to provide research and analysis for academic planning, policy and projects within the Vice-Chancellor’s Office.

You will be providing analysis and assessment for project teams and will need to produce thorough and accurate written reports using information gathered from a wide range of sources. Self-motivation and the ability to problem-solve and think strategically are essential, as is the possession of strong qualitative analysis and communication skills, and the capacity to self-manage tasks to timely completion.

A postgraduate qualification, as well as knowledge of New Zealand’s higher education system including policy and planning processes, is essential.

Take this opportunity to participate in a dynamic and busy team of professionals working with the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) Office.

A position has become available for a permanent full time Speech-Language Therapist in the Otaki office of the Ministry of Education, Regional Operations.

Responsibilities will include working with children and young people, their parents, caregivers, whanau, educators, agencies and other special education personnel to provide effective service delivery in the area of speech and language therapy. Services are delivered to students in the school, home or early childhood settings.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential, as is an ability to work in a culturally sensitive manner. A commitment to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi is essential.

A current, clean and driver’s licence is required.

Applications are invited from a suitably qualified and experienced Advisor on Deaf Children to join our innovative team providing services to deaf and hearing-impaired children and their families.

The successful applicant will provide specialist advice and guidance to all children and young people aged from 0 – 21 years with sensori-neural or long-term conductive hearing loss, their families and support services.

A Postgraduate degree in Special Education (Sensory Disability) and a Diploma of Advisor on Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Children or equivalent qualification will be required.

An experienced Teacher of the Deaf (TOD) or Speech Language Therapist (SLT) will be considered for the position but will be required to complete suitable training courses which may be cross credited to an appropriate Masters level qualification. A Ministry of Education Study Award may be available to support the appointee undertaking this training.

Travel outside of the Canterbury district may be required. Applicants must have a current driver’s licence.

The Education, Curriculum and Performance (ECP) teams work with individual schools or clusters of schools to significantly improve their student achievement and the systems and infrastructure which support this. ECP has a particular focus on Māori and Pasifika learners, those with special education needs and learners from low socio-economic backgrounds.

You will bring an in-depth understanding of factors influencing achievement and participation for priority learners (Māori, Pasifika and children with special educational needs).

Among the skills you will bring are:

• In-depth understanding of factors influencing education performance and student achievement and participation, ideally with currency in curriculum delivery and assessment
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work with student achievement data to determine needs, priorities and results
• Experience in developing and implementing projects and in contract management
• The ability to contribute to Ministry goals for Māori enjoying education success as Māori
• The ability to contribute to Ministry goals for Pasifika students
• The ability to contribute to Ministry goals for students with special needs.

In particular, we are seeking someone who has:

• The ability to make a direct contribution to Pasifika student achievement within Waikato schools
• Experience in effectively engaging with families / fanau and community.

Department of History

Faculty of Arts

The Department of History invites applications for a permanent appointment in Pacific History, at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level. The successful applicant will join a dynamic department with a commitment to thematic, transnational and/or comparative historical research and training. We have expertise in New Zealand history, Māori and indigenous histories, pre-modern and modern Europe, United States history, and the histories of East Asia and Australia, with particular strengths in sexual histories, the history of medicine, and the medieval and early modern world. History is located within the Faculty of Arts, with a close relationship to the Centre of Pacific Studies.

Applicants should have a completed PhD, publications and experience in University-level teaching. We are particularly interested in, though do not require, applicants whose conception of the Pacific world embraces New Zealand.

We request initially a letter of application, curriculum vitae and the names of three academic referees. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to submit written work and to attend an interview.

AUT Business School

Faculty of Business and Law

The Department of Marketing, Advertising, Retailing, and Sales has created a new Professor of Marketing position and is now seeking qualified candidates to apply. We are seeking a person to take a leadership role in further developing a core strength in research and teaching that we have identified within the department, around shopper behaviour, consumer psychology, and customer responses to marketing stimuli. Candidates from the fields of consumer behaviour, retailing, behavioural or cognitive psychology, or advertising, are particularly encouraged to apply, but we welcome applications from all relevant fields.

The new Professor of Marketing will work closely with the Head of Department, Professor Andrew Parsons, in developing excellence in research, teaching, and engagement for this core area. The department is part of the AUT School of Business, which is AACSB accredited, and the Faculty of Business and Law at Auckland University of Technology. We have 16 full time research active staff, who are all regularly publishing in quality journals, and 4 FTE professional staff actively engaged with industry and teaching. We also have a regular visitor series, hosting internationally recognised academics for short periods. From 2014 we are the home of the Australasian Marketing Journal with Professor Roger Marshall as the editor. The department also employs approximately 16 teaching assistants each semester (PhD and Masters students). We are a very collegial department, with a common focus on developing excellence in our research whilst maintaining our already high quality teaching and industry engagement.

Department faculty teach in the BBus, BBus (Hons), MBus, MBA, MPhil, and PhD programs, where we offer majors or specialisations in each of our four disciplines. The PhD program is the ‘British’ system – thesis only. From 2014 we will also be offering a conversion masters in marketing. We are located on a downtown campus and have excellent connections with industry for research and teaching. Auckland City is New Zealand’s largest city and offers a great deal of multi-cultural diversity. Auckland City is regularly ranked as one of the world’s most liveable cities.

Please direct any enquiries to Professor Andrew Parsons emailing here.

AUT University is an EEO employer, we are committed to the Treaty of Waitangi and to equity. AUT aspires to be the University of choice for Māori and Pasifika communities. AUT is a smoke free environment.

The Industrial Relations Team in the Ministry of Education provides high quality advice and services on employment relations across the education sector. Our role includes having delegated responsibility for bargaining 15 collective agreements covering the state school sector and free kindergartens.

The Industrial Relations team is looking to recruit either:

• A Senior Industrial Relations Advisor; or
• An Industrial Relations Advisor.

Both roles include some direct involvement with industrial bargaining, and both roles will also support the wider work programme of the Industrial Relations team.

The Senior Industrial Relations Advisor will be expected to bring a skill set that allows them to provide significant strategy advice on the education workforce, and manage engagement with unions and other parts of the sector. This role will also be expected to bring new ideas and different approaches to the Industrial Relations team.

For the Industrial Relations Advisor role we welcome applicants who do not have industrial relations experience, but who do have a good knowledge of the education environment or who have payroll or HR Experience.

If you have a passion for education and employment relations; a good sense of strategy and an eye for detail; an interest or experience in negotiation; strong communication skills; and a relevant Tertiary qualification, we welcome your application.

We are open to fixed term appointments and to secondments.