Part-time opportunity (0.4 FTE, 13.6 hours) Fixed Term (July - Dec 2025)
Want to join a passionate team? Are you committed to supporting adult learners to achieve their aspirations? After a job that makes a difference in people's lives.
MIT is at the forefront of changing lives with vocational education, with a strong vision of getting people into great jobs and/or supporting them as in-work learners. We are looking for part time, fixed term Senior Lecturer for the School of Educations Bachelor of Education (Primary, Pasifika) with a real passion for teaching and learning to join our team. Having a working knowledge and understanding of Pacific language/s and/or Te Reo Māori is an advantage though not essential if you pride yourself on your multicultural competencies in diverse learning environments.
This position will be instrumental in the delivery and continued development and of a visionary new programme based on vocational initial teacher education, utilising a blend of school-based and on-campus learning to graduate qualified teachers who can lead multicultural classrooms. You will work closely with the teaching team along with partner schools to deliver a programme that ensures our teacher graduates are prepared and ready to step into schools and communities with vast and varied experience in the classroom gained during study.
What will I be doing?
- Supporting and continuing the development work on a Bachelor or Education Initial Teacher Education programme
- Developing teaching content, resources & assessment within the programme to facilitate high learner engagement in a blended environment
- Maintaining currency of practice through active research, professional development and/or further study
- Visiting and assessing student teachers in professional practice experiences
- Engaging and developing connections with our external and internal stakeholders
What are we looking for?
- A minimum of a Master's degree relevant in Education - e.g. MEd, MEdLd, MEdPrac, MTch
- Current Full New Zealand Drivers Licence
- Current Full Practising Certificate with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand
- Minimum 5 years of experience in working with young people in school/s catering to learners across years 0-8 and their families in senior school leadership role/s (or alike)
- Ideally you will have experience teaching and working with adult learners
- Strong commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- An active researcher with recent outputs relevant to teaching and learning
Ideally you bring a wide network of contacts within and outside of Education (Primary and Intermediate Schools) and experience teaching and leading mainstream and/or immersion and/or bilingual classrooms and awareness of working with adult learners.
Join our diverse team of passionate people whose mission is to transform lives, communities and industry. We offer a competitive salary, an inspiring work culture and the opportunity to continue your own learning journey.
If you do not have all of the above but are passionate about sharing knowledge and are excited by this opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Please register your interest today and we will be in touch soon.
Ahurea - Anga fakafonua - Culture:
At MIT you will work with some incredible people who are passionate about the positive impact we make to the communities we serve. We offer a work environment which values genuine people who care for others, are well-connected, open and approachable and strive for excellence in all we do. If you are excited by the role and feel you would fit well into our organisation, we would love to hear from you.
"Kua herea mātou ki te whai i te tūturutanga o Te Tiriti O Waitangi." We are committed to creating and maintaining a culturally sensitive work environment in relation to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
MIT is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of our akōnga (students) and the rich cultures represented within the local community we serve. We know how important it is for our akōnga and kaimahi (staff) to have their culture and values reflected in our way of working and in the people we recruit. To support this, MIT seeks to grow the number of Māori and Pasifika kaimahi across our Institute and gives recognition to applicants who demonstrate Māori and/or Pasifika cultural knowledge and skills.
Me pēwhea te tono - Tuku atu fēfē atu haau a tohi ole - How to Apply:
For a copy of the Job Description or to apply visit http://careers.manukau.ac.nz
If you would like any further information please contact Shallu Tokas, People and Culture, (09) 976 0221
Applications will be reviewed as they come in and interviews may commence prior to the close date Saturday, 28 June 2025. Depending on the quality of applications for this role, the closing date for applications may be brought forward. So don't delay, apply now!
