Country Manager (CM) and Moderation Coordinator – New Zealand Steiner Education Development Trust
Steiner Education Development Trust is seeking a skilled professional with experience and expertise in people and organisational management within the Waldorf Education context. The successful applicant will ideally have experience in, or evidenced interest and knowledge of, Steiner/Waldorf senior high school and the New Zealand Certificate of Steiner Education.
The role is a work-from home position, initially offered as a 12-month contract with a load average of 1 day per week. This position would suit a professional/teacher/school leader who is semi-retired or looking to supplement other part-time work. There is scope for this role to grow in the future.
SEDT is a small, dynamic organisation that operates in a broad diversity of contexts. Although SEDT is based in New Zealand, SEDT co-workers and contractors are spread across the globe. This creates an exciting working environment within which each member must take initiative, and also continuously ensure that connectivity to the central impulse is maintained in all activities individually undertaken. The NZCSE is a formal qualification listed on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework and delivered offshore under a credit recognition and transfer process. The Country Manager and Moderation Coordinator serves as an important advocate and conduit between SEDT and schools and other key stakeholders in New Zealand.
SELECTION CRITERIA:
ESSENTIAL SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Professional/formal qualification in a relevant field
- Evidenced strong reputational standing in their chosen field
- High-level verbal and written communication skills
- Strong capacity to network, build and maintain relationships
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Experience working within a Steiner/Waldorf Education context
- Excellent public speaking skills and confidence to do so to a variety of audiences
- Demonstrated experience training adults/adult education/mentoring
- Familiarity with or experience in external moderation systems and practice through NCEA or similar
DESIRABLE:
- Senior High school teaching background
- Working knowledge of the New Zealand education systems and regulatory framework
- Familiarity with the NZCSE
Please email, pwright@sedt.co.nz for a full role description or further information.
Please submit your application including CV, cover letter and full address of the above selection criteria to Pep Wright, SEDT General Manager, by Wednesday 24th of August 2022
School Principal – Sophia Mundi Steiner School
We are looking for an inspirational leader and progressive thinker who can work constructively with both our College of Teachers and wider community to lead the school to achieve its ambitious strategic vision. The successful applicant will have a deep understanding of Steiner pedagogy and IB philosophies as well as the educational frameworks and administrative systems and processes needed to underpin successful learning outcomes.
Sophia Mundi is a progressive, co-educational inner-city, Steiner school located in the Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne. In P-10 we offer the ACARA approved Steiner National curriculum and in Years 11-12 the IBDP. We were the first Steiner school in Australia and one of the first globally to become a world IB school and offer their diploma as our senior school qualification.
Key responsibilities, skills and attributes include:
- Proven Leadership capability
- Progressive thinking
- Strategic thinking
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage financial, physical, and human resources.
- Awareness of school statutory obligations
- VIT registration
Please email your CV to board@sophiamundi.vic.edu.au with a covering letter.
If you have any questions or issues sending your application, please contact Michael Arcella 0430008401.
Applications close Monday, 15th August 2022
Sophia Mundi is committed to a Child Safe school environment, and we have extensive recruitment and screening processes in place.
Eurythmy Teacher- Titirangi
Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School is seeking a Eurythmy teacher with a deep interest and experience in Steiner/Waldorf education.
If you are interested in bringing eurythmy to Class 1 – 7 students, and possibly Class 8 – 12, we would love to speak with you. Our ideal candidate will be able to foster a love of learning in children and young people and create a positive and healthy social dynamic within the class. Hours are to be negotiated.
Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School is a private school located in Auckland’s Waitakere ranges on 29 hectares of native bush bordering the Manukau Harbour. It is a safe, peaceful and natural learning haven only minutes from vibrant Titirangi village and 30 minutes from downtown Auckland.
We seek experienced Waldorf teachers to deepen the knowledge of our body of teachers and to contribute to the development of Steiner education in an independent environment.
The school has a roll of around 280 students from Nursery through to Class 12.
Please email your application, including a cover letter and CV to c.albiston@titirangi.