Port Ahuriri School

Port Ahuriri School

Lever Street

Napier

Phone: (06) 8357988

Fax: (06) 8359197

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By return e mail

Kia ora …………

Thank you for your interest in applying for our recently advertised permanent teaching position. Everything you need to assist your application should be contained in or with this letter including an application form.

Criteria for Appointment

The wording of the advertisement provides a general statement as to the kind of teacher we are seeking. The successful applicant will reflect these ideals and the most suitable applicant under these criteria will be offered the position. We are an EEO employer.

The specific criteria are as follows:

·  The ability to enhance and foster effective, innovative and fun learning in all areas of the curriculum. Applicants should be able to demonstrate sound practice and knowledge of modern teaching practice and current curriculum developments. Please highlight your curriculum strengths and involvement in curriculum development at a personal and school wide level.

·  Being a positive, active, collegial team member with highly effective communication skills.

·  Be able to demonstrate practical applications of ILE teaching practice and slow an understanding of ILE philosophy.

·  Please emphasise your special skills and show us why you believe you are our ideal candidate.

A sense of humour is considered essential. A passion for children is crucial. A personable and positive attitude is an absolute.

Applicants should write to the criteria in their covering letter to give us the best possible understanding of your skills and attributes.

Your CV will include other curriculum and non-curriculum skills and attributes that will be used to add to, and support, your application. We will recognise these and use them to add to our knowledge of you as a person.

Please apply with a covering letter, CV and application form and include anything else you feel may assist your application. This position is in a Year 4 class, but this is not a given going forward.

The application timeline is:

·  Applications close 3 November @ 4.30 pm

·  Interviews will be held between 6 November - 13 November

·  Position start date is 29 January 2018

Postal applications are preferred and the position is not suitable for a beginning teacher.

Yours sincerely

Glenn France

PRINCIPAL

PORT AHURIRI SCHOOL

APPLICATION FORM

Position: Scale A

Tenure: Permanent

Please complete all sections of this form. Send this application form, a covering letter and your Curriculum Vitae to: The Principal

Scale A Position

Port Ahuriri School

Lever Street

NAPIER

Please mark your application “Private and Confidential.”

All applications must be received by 4.30 pm 3rd November 2017.

PERSONAL DETAILS:

NAME: ______

ADDRESS: ______

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Mobile: ( ) ______

E-Mail: ______

TEACHER REGISTRATION

Status: ______

Practising Certificate No: ______

Expiry Date: ______

CONVICTIONS AGAINST THE LAW:

Have you ever been convicted of any offence against the law? (minor traffic convictions excepted)

YES / NO

Note – all applicants may be asked to authorise the Privacy Commissioner to release details of their Police record to the Board of Trustees.

If YES enclose a certified copy of the entry in the Criminal Record Book relating to the conviction(s) obtained from the Registrar of the Court concerned. The copy should be accompanied by any comments regarding the offence which you wish to make. Give full details.

REFEREES:

Provide details of two people who can be contacted to provide references. Previous work colleagues or those who provide information on previous experience are preferred.

Name and Position Address Contact Telephone

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PRIVACY ACT AND CONFIRMATION:

In accordance with the Privacy Act 1993, I give consent for the Board of Trustees or their representatives to make enquiries from the referees listed in this application and give consent to the referees making such information available. Furthermore, I give consent for the Board of Trustees or their representatives to make enquiries of past or present; employers, colleagues, other education professionals or any other person who may be in a position to assist the Board in determining my suitability on terms of filling the vacancy and give consent to those people to provide such information.

Confirmation: Please read and sign the following statement.

I certify that the information provided in this application including my covering letter and Curriculum Vitae is to the best of my knowledge, correct.

Signed: ______Date: ______

Privacy Statement from the Board of Trustees to Applicants

The information that has been provided or will be provided to the Board of Trustees in regard to this application will only be used for the purpose of determining the applicant’s suitability to fill the vacancy. Only the Board and their representatives will have access to the information. On completion of the appointment process the Curriculum Vitae will be returned to all unsuccessful applicants. All referee reports along with other information gathered on applicants during the process will be destroyed. The Curriculum Vitae, Application and other relevant information of the successful applicant will be kept on file along with their application.