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Employment opportunities at Hillcrest High School.
Teaching Positions
Teacher of Science
Part-Time Permanent FTTE 0.7 – Start Term 1 2025.
Join our Dynamic Science Faculty
Are you a passionate Science educator seeking a rewarding career? Hillcrest High School is looking for a talented and dedicated part time Science Teacher to join our vibrant science department.
Key Responsibilities:
- Teach Junior Science and Senior Sciences to NCEA Level 3
- Inspire and motivate students to achieve their full potential
- Collaborate effectively with colleagues and ākonga to create a positive and supportive learning environment
What We Offer:
- A supportive and collaborative work environment
- Well-resourced facilities and resources
- Opportunities for professional development and growth
If you are a dedicated and enthusiastic Science Teacher who is committed to making a positive impact on students’ lives, we encourage you to apply. Please state senior subjects.
Please send your cover letter and CV to:
Applications close 2 October 2024 at 4pm
Teacher of English
We seek to invite applications from enthusiastic and qualified educators to join our well-resourced English faculty in 2025. This is a full-time, permanent position, with the ideal candidate being capable of teaching up to Year 13. Our English faculty prides itself on fostering a highly supportive and collaborative environment for staff.
Our Kura, a co-educational high school is renowned for its vibrant and diverse student body and inclusive culture. We are deeply committed to helping every student thrive, with a focus on raising expectations among students, staff and whānau alike. We encourage all students to excel academically and to engage passionately in extracurricular activities.
If you’re eager to be part of our team, please submit your application form, CV and cover letter to:
Applications close 15 October 2024 at 4pm
Non-Teaching Positions
Strength and Conditioning Roles
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Hillcrest High School is seeking to employ a suitably qualified/experienced strength and conditioning coach to design and deliver strength and conditioning programmes for Tier 1 code (futsal, cricket, volleyball, possibly rowing) athletes at the school. This is a paid, part-time (independent contractor, 5 hrs per week) position which will begin in late September and go through until April 2025. Coaches will report to the Director of Strength and Conditioning and Director of Sport.
Hillcrest High School is a state co-educational school based in Hamilton. The school has 6 Tier One sports which receive funding to grow the coaching and development programmes with the goal of creating a quality sporting experience for our students. We have a recent history of success at national level and our goal is for our Tier 1 sports to be a compelling reason to choose Hillcrest High School for secondary education.
Each S&C coach will be expected to design and deliver appropriate programmes within one of the above codes, across a number of teams.
Primary objectives:
Design and deliver strength and conditioning training programs in the gym, weights room and in sports training environments as required and practical.
Educate students on safe training techniques.
Ensure health and safety practices are promoted.
The ideal candidates will have experience in strength and conditioning and good knowledge or experience in one or more of the Tier 1 summer codes. Formal qualifications would be an advantage. Applicants must be currently resident in New Zealand and be available to coach in the mornings and/or afternoons around out of school times.
Please direct any queries, and send CV with cover letter, to Director of Sport Ben Kennedy on bkennedy@hillcrest-high.school.nz
Applications close on 27th September.
Guidance Counsellor
We are seeking a qualified counsellor to join our guidance team in 2025. The ideal applicant will be passionate about working with young people and able to thrive in a busy school environment. They will have the skills to competently manage their own caseload of clients while also navigating and appropriately responding to a crisis if needed. They will have the discernment around balancing therapeutic support of our students within a school context and able to work collaboratively within the school’s pastoral team.
They will hold either a bachelor’s degree in counselling or a Master of Counselling and be a member of a professional body.
They will be comfortable liaising with external agencies and working to support these within the school. They will be committed to promoting and being an advocate of the wellbeing for all our students.
We are seeking the right fit for our busy guidance team, and we offer a rewarding and supportive environment to work in that is positive and fun.
Previous experience as a school counsellor or experience in a similar role is an advantage. Ideally they will be a qualified teacher with a NZ teaching registration, although other qualified counsellors will also be considered.
Please send your CV and any enquiries to ljohnson@hillcrest-high.school.nz
Applications close 13 October 2024 at 4pm