Hillcrest High School · Waikato
Head of Department - Independent Living Centre
Full time, Permanent
Hillcrest High School in the Waikato seeks a full-time, permanent Head of Department for its Independent Living Centre, supporting about 45 ORS-funded students with intellectual disability. The role leads three teachers and teacher aides, teaches within the centre, and oversees IEPs, programmes, timetables, operations and wellbeing; applicants need recent New Zealand ORS experience, teacher registration and first aid.
- Permanent full-time position
- Approximately 45 ORS-funded students
- Two PMUs, two MMAs and one FMU
- Primary and secondary teachers may apply
Closes in 6 days
Applications close 24 Sept 2026, 4pm.
Read the full listing and applyOpens the Education Gazette, where the school takes applications.
The role
- Sector
- Secondary
- Year level
- Years 9–13
- Role
- Middle leadership
- Hours
- full time
- Tenure
- permanent
- Allowances
- 2PMUs, 2MMAs, 1FMU
- Listed
- 10 Sept 2026
In the school’s words
“We are seeking an experienced and accomplished specialist teacher to lead our Independent Living Centre, a significant department supporting approximately 45 ORS funded students with intellectual disability. The successful applicant will have substantial, recent experience teaching ORS funded students in…”
The school
Hillcrest High School
- Type
- Secondary (Year 9-15)
- Authority
- State
- Students
- 1,815
- Gender
- Co-Ed
- Address
- 141 Masters Avenue, Hillcrest, Hamilton