Deputy Principal – Culture, People & Partnerships

• Lead how the school listens to, welcomes and connects with students, staff, whānau and the wider community, online and in person
• Lead pastoral care for Year 10
• Run schoolwide review and evaluation, including student, whānau and staff voice surveys
• Lead staff onboarding, enrolment interviews and induction for new students and whānau
• Host regional meet-ups, whānau hui, learning conferences and community education evenings
• Own the EOTC calendar, RAMS approval, policy and safety sign-off
• Lead staff socials, wellbeing and pastoral care, pōwhiri and cultural events
• Grow relationships with iwi, community and partners
• Oversee marketing and social media
• Line-manage Year 10 deans and cohort attendance follow-up and strategies
• Report to the Principal on the portfolio
• Line-manage portfolio leaders
• Contribute to staff PLD and share the duty roster

• Registered teacher with a full practising certificate
• Senior or middle leadership experience in pastoral care, community engagement or staff wellbeing
• Natural relationship-builder, comfortable at a whānau hui, a staff social or a meeting with iwi or partners
• Confident in tikanga Māori
• Committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Well organised, with sound judgement on risk and safety for EOTC
• Able to turn survey data into improvements people notice

• Competitive remuneration
• Collaborative leadership team
• Teaching component keeping the role connected to learners
• Contribution to staff PLD
• Shared duty roster