Kaiāwhina

Mō mātau (About us)

As a proudly indigenous tertiary educator, ‘tauira success’ is our mission and ‘whānau transformation through education’ is our vision, guiding our commitment to delivering quality education programmes underpinned by Māori culture and values.

Our kaimahi (employees) enjoy a whānau-friendly workplace and a great range of benefits to support their wellbeing and that of their whānau:

• Free health and life insurance for permanent employees.
• Four extra leave days each year to celebrate Matariki and Christmas, plus special leave available for those involved in cultural or sporting events.
• Flexible work hours and work-from-home options for some roles.
• Free car parking at our main campuses.

Mō tēnei mahi (About this job)

The role of a Kaiāwhina is to assist and support the Kaiako in the delivery of our Te Ara Reo Māori programme in a proactive, supportive whānau based environment. This role assists the Kaiako in preparing resources and classrooms, supporting tauira in their learning, programme administration and coordination tasks and tauira recruitment. This is a casual (no fixed hours) position based at our Queenstown Campus, to provide cover when other kaiāwhina are away or on leave.

Mōu (About you)

The successful candidate will:

• Be able to confidently converse in te reo Māori
• Be able to evidence their experience using or navigating systems that support tauira learning
• Be confident using Microsoft Office Suite
• Have proven administration experience

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

Tonoa i tēnei rā! (Apply today!)

If we’ve outlined a role that matches your capabilities and aspirations, and a workplace that appeals, apply today as applications will close as soon as we have a suitable shortlist.

A position description is available on our career’s website. For any other queries, please email [email protected]