Department Lead – Creative Arts
Listed on 2026-11-05
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Education / Teaching
Academic, University Professor, Art / Design Teacher -
Creative Arts/Media
Art / Design Teacher
Permanent, full-time
· Aotearoa Infinite Academy
· Includes a teaching component
· Start Term 1, 2027 Prove that the arts can thrive online, and lead the department that does it. Aotearoa Infinite Academy, New Zealand's first online charter school, is a thriving community growing to 2,000 students in 2027. To bring our goals for our learners to life, we're creating new leadership roles, including a Department Lead for Creative Arts. You'll reimagine how students create, perform, collaborate and share their work in an online school.
you'll lead
- Department vision. Set the direction for the creative arts from Year 9 to Year 13, across visual arts, music, drama, dance and design as relevant.
- Course design. Lead innovative online courses that use digital studios, recording, virtual exhibitions and live performance.
- Showcasing student work. Create opportunities for students to share their work with whānau and the community, online and in person.
- Pathways. Connect learning to NCEA, Scholarship, tertiary study and creative industries.
- Teaching team. Lead, coach and appraise the teachers in your department, and grow a culture of creativity and experimentation.
- Assessment and achievement. Oversee assessment, moderation and achievement data, including portfolio and performance assessment online.
- Resourcing. Manage the department budget, creative software and equipment.
- A registered teacher with a full practising certificate and specialist expertise in at least one creative arts discipline.
- Leadership experience, or a strong record of leading programmes, productions or exhibitions.
- Imagination about how digital tools can open up creative learning, not limit it.
- Strong understanding of NCEA arts assessment, including portfolios and performance.
- Energy to build a creative community among students who learn from many places.
A newly created leadership role with the freedom to build a department from the ground up at a thriving, fast-growing school. The role includes a teaching component, PLD support and a collaborative leadership network. Competitive remuneration.
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