ACES Teacher Aide (TA)

Are you passionate about making a change in the lives of rangatahi / young people?

Are you wanting to join a committed and talented team to support rangatahi / young people to engage in their learning?

We are requiring 2 or 3 Teacher Aides to work at either ACES AE Maungawhau and Maungarei Campuses to aide and strengthen ākonga (student) learning journey.

This sounds like YOU, then ACES AE has an opportunity for you!

Auckland City Education Services (ACES) delivers MoE contracts for the governing Mount Albert Grammar School delivering delivered alternative education (AE) to 13 up to 16 year ākonga and has been doing this for 25 years (for Auckland City Schools).

Key requirements

  • Understand the often complex needs of at-risk ākonga and the importance to engage them in their learning as this can create a pathway forward to possible opportunities.
  • Willingness to work beside rangatahi from a wide range of needs or behaviours and this include neurodiversity, low literacy / numeracy and need 1/1/ support to engage them in their learning.
  • To participate and strengthen cultural practices that supports rangatahi to identify, connect to language and culture particularly for Māori and Pasifika students.
  • Be able to develop strong connections with the parent, whānau or caregivers.
  • Be solution-focused, flexible and innovative and sometimes creative to find solutions in your approach to engage ākonga you are working with.
  • Team person who is well organised that includes ensuring administration and record-keeping requirements are maintained.
  • Recognises managing personal wellbeing is just as important as supporting ākonga and their wellbeing needs
  • Have a full driver’s licence

A full job description is available here: https://www.mags.school.nz/the-school/join-us/

For Alternative Education Tutor

Salary is paid according to the Support Staff in Schools Collective Agreement for Teacher Aids and Administration Staff.  The Grade / Step will be dependent on the person’s qualification and experience.

A Qualification Grant is available when qualifications are aligned to core responsibilities.

Applicants will need to have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and an acceptable police vet check.

Applications close at 4.00 pm on Friday 11 July 2025

Please download a copy of the Application Form https://www.mags.school.nz/aces-mags-staff-application-form/, complete it and send it, your CV and covering letter to:  [email protected]

NB:

This is a fixed term Employment Contract and is aligned to the MoE Alternative Education Agreements and this finishes on 31 December.