Kaiako - He Waka HRinga: Masters in Applied

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa-Auckland City, Nova Zelândia

Challenge practitioners to explore how their practice can address current issues affecting indigenous people locally and globally:

  • Permanent, Full time 37.5hrs per week based in Māngere
  • Free health and life insurance, generous leave provisions plus additional leave based on length of service, free car parking.
  • A whanau-friendly workplace with work-from-home options for roles that can be carried out remotely.

About us:
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) is New Zealand’s second largest tertiary institution, and we’ve been providing transformational education opportunities to New Zealanders for over 35 years. Our vision of ‘Whānau transformation through education’ drives our commitment to being at the forefront of tertiary education underpinned by Māori culture and values.

Ko ngā uara (our values) are woven throughout the actions we take to achieve great outcomes for our tauira (students) and kaimahi (employees):

  • * Te Aroha*:Having regard for one another and those for whom we are responsible and to whom we are accountable.
  • * Te Whakapono*:The basis of our beliefs and the confidence that what we are doing is right.
  • * Ngā Ture*:The knowledge that our actions are morally and ethically right and that we are acting in an honourable manner.
  • * Kotahitanga*:Unity amongst iwi and other ethnicities; standing as one.

About the role:
About you:
The Kaiako will have an understanding of higher learning within the world-wide indigenous millennium, have networks and engage with applied practitioners of indigenous knowledge expertise and is able to translate and teach indigenous rangahau methods, methodologies and techniques.

Ideally, applicants will have:

  • New Zealand Certificate in Adult Tertiary Teaching Level 5 (NZCATT L5) or equivalent, or be willing to complete during the first year of employment
  • Full and current NZ Driver Licence

Experience:

  • 10 years+ applied indigenous knowledge and rangahau
  • Background working with post-graduate or Masters level tauira
  • Evidence of an established rangahau base
  • Adult teaching experience

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