Academic Staff Member - Animal Managment Team
Position Title: Academic Staff Member Animal Care
Location: Windermere Campus, Tauranga
Team: Academic Delivery and Development
Position Type: Full time, permanent
Remuneration: $65,000 - $87,000 (Fixed remuneration excluding Kiwisaver)
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the Role
Shape the Future of Animal Care Education!
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is looking for an Academic Staff Member to join our passionate Animal Care Team. In this role, you’ll teach and support students across our Animal Care programmes, contribute to curriculum development, and help shape the next generation of animal care professionals.
Join a collaborative faculty committed to delivering high-quality vocational education that meets industry needs and supports student success.
Ngā mahi | Key Responsibilities
• Delivery across our suite of programmes – mainly on the Level 4 NZ Certificate in Animal Management but also assisting on the Level 3 NZ Certificate in Animal Care, and potentially on the Level 6 NZ Diploma in Veterinary Nursing.
• Providing leadership in student management
• Developing, planning and implementing student assessment, courses and resource material
• Monitoring student progress and results and providing timely and accurate advice and support as required
• Planning and timetabling for the programme as well as assisting with recruitment
He kōrero mōu | About You
Brief overview of the type of person that will be successful in this role.
You bring:
• Minimum of a Diploma in Veterinary Nursing or appropriate equivalent
• At least 5+ years’ work experience in a relevant field
• Adult Teaching qualification (preferred)
• Importantly you will be able to demonstrate strong alignment and commitment to our Toi Ohomai Values.
Mō Mātou | About us
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is a vocational education provider in the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato. Home to over 9000 ākonga (students), at Toi Ohomai we put ākonga and kaimahi at the centre of all we do. Through educational excellence, Māori Success, strong partnerships and sustainable practices we enable our ākonga, institution and communities to thrive.
Toiohomaitanga describes our way of doing and being. It reflects how we care for each other, work together, and uphold our shared purpose. Ā mātou uara | our values are an important part of this, our Toi Ohomai values are:
· Toitūtanga – Courageous and humble in our pursuit of excellence
· Manaakitanga – Strengthening the mana of others and our communities
· Whanaungatanga – Building and nurturing relationships
· Kotahitanga – United in our shared purpose
As we transition, Toi Ohomai is developing a more financially sustainable and strategically aligned organisation. Our new operating model places ākonga at the centre, organising into interconnected functions: Engage, Develop, Educate, Support, and Enable. This enables us to focus on our core purpose and work interdependently to deliver excellent vocational education.
By embracing our Toiohomaitanga (our new ways of working) we will foster greater collaboration, clearer role accountability, data-informed decision-making and agile and adaptive practices that enable us to respond quickly to changing needs. Applying for a role in this new structure is an opportunity to contribute to the future of Toi Ohomai and our communities
Me pēhea te tono | How to apply
Toi Ohomai is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable persons. Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and will undergo relevant pre-employment checks.
If this opportunity excites you, we’d love to hear from you. We review applications as they arrive and may contact shortlisted candidates before the closing date.
To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter via our online application portal
Applications for this role will take you to the advertisers site.
