Academic Staff Member
Mā te huruhuru, ka rere te manu
Adorn the bird with feathers so it can fly
Bachelor of Midwifery Academic Staff member - Tauranga
1.0 FTE permanent position available. We will consider those looking for part-time positions also.
Tōia Mai ngā tauira, Tōia Mai nga kaimahi, Tōia Mai ngā tāngata no ngā hau e whā.
Wintec is one of NZ’s largest Institutes of Technology providing quality education and training in the Waikato. Our Centre for Health and Social Practice delivers health professional programs in nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, counselling, social work and primary health care. If you value working collaboratively and have the expertise and experience to teach midwifery skills and practice, we are keen to hear from you.
About the role
We are looking for a midwifery academic staff member to join our dynamic team for Te Kuratini o Waikato Bachelor of Midwifery programme. We have a commitment to excellence in our teaching and support of midwifery ākonga. We are interested in hearing from people with a strong desire to support work towards equitable outcomes for Māori and mana-enhancing Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnerships.
This role is based in Tauranga and is focussed on the running of the Bay of Plenty hub and clinical placements for this region. From time to time, you may be required to travel to Wintec’s city campus in Hamilton.
We are seeking someone with strengths and commitment to inclusivity and diversity.
This is your opportunity to positively impact on the midwifery journey for ākonga and help to grow our future workforce. You will work with ākonga to support their learning by providing teaching within the degree programme and facilitating student problem solving, reflection on practice and skills development.
To be eligible for consideration, you will:
- Be a Registered Midwife within Aotearoa, with at least five years’ experience who is passionate about midwifery education
- Have a commitment to development of understanding of Mātauranga Māori, Tikanga and Te Reo.
- Be committed to working in a Te Tiriti honouring programme
- Confident with clinical, face to face and the online teaching environment
- A passion for supporting students to succeed
- Relevant teaching experience and holds a completed Adult Tertiary Teaching certificate or equivalent or be prepared to enrol in this.
- Hold a Masters’ or PhD degree or be currently engaged in ongoing or committed to start post graduate education.
As a responsible employer and education provider, Wintec is committed to the protection of children and vulnerable persons and applies relevant policy and practice to meet this commitment. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.
Please note: This role has been identified as a children’s worker – therefore the successful candidate will need to undergo a Safety Check process which includes, but is not limited to a New Zealand Police vet.
We will be assessing applications as they come in and this role will be closed earlier if we receive a suitable candidate.
Applications for this role will take you to the advertisers site.