Department Lead – Creative Arts

Job description

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. What 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. Who you are We want people who are loyal to our vision, passionate about doing things differently, hard-working and unafraid of change and innovation. You'll also bring: 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. What we offer 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.