Invercargill Middle School · Southland
Great teacher wanted for 2027!
PrimaryFull time, Fixed term, Start Date: 25/01/2027, End Date: 17/12/2027 (Maternity leave)Beginning teachers welcome
Invercargill Middle School seeks a full-time teacher in Invercargill, Southland, for a fixed-term maternity-leave position covering 25 January to 17 December 2027. The school teaches Years 1–8 and welcomes experienced or beginning teachers with a current New Zealand practising certificate and recent New Zealand primary experience; Structured Literacy and evidence-informed mathematics experience would be useful.
- Full-time maternity-leave cover
- 25 January to 17 December 2027
- Years 1–8 middle school
- Beginning teachers welcome
Closes in 12 days
Applications close 11 Oct 2026, 4pm.
Read the full listing and applyOpens the Education Gazette, where the school takes applications.
About the role
This is a full-time, fixed-term primary teaching role covering Terms 1–4 of 2027, from 25 January to 17 December, while a staff member is on maternity leave. The position is open to experienced teachers and beginning teachers, and requires recent New Zealand primary-school experience and a current practising certificate.
What they’re looking for
- Strong relationships with tamariki and whānau
- Calm, structured and engaging learning environments
- Sound curriculum knowledge and explicit teaching practice
- Reflective practice and responsiveness to feedback
- Inclusive, trauma-informed and relationship-based approaches
- Structured Literacy or evidence-informed mathematics experience
About the school
Invercargill Middle School is a small, multicultural inner-city primary school where children and families are well known and staff work closely together. Its vision focuses on standing strong and taking pride, alongside high expectations, inclusion, belonging and wellbeing.
How to apply
Apply by 11 October 2026, explaining your teaching approach, what you would contribute and why the school suits you. The listing does not provide an application method or contact role.
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The role
- Sector
- Primary
- Role
- Certificated teacher
- Hours
- full time
- Tenure
- fixed term
- Starts
- 25 Jan 2027
- Ends
- 17 Dec 2027
- Listed
- 22 Sept 2026
In the school’s words
“Full-time, fixed-term Term 1 to Term 4 2027 Invercargill Middle School is looking for an exceptional teacher to join our team for 2027. We are a small, vibrant and wonderfully diverse inner-city primary school where relationships matter, children are known…”
The school
- Type
- Contributing
- Authority
- State
- Students
- 154
- Gender
- Co-Ed
- Address
- 31 Jed Street, Invercargill
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