Regional Learning Centre Coordinator
Position Title: Regional Learning Centre Coordinator
Location: Tokoroa
Contract Type: Part-time (0.8FTE), Fixed Term until December 2026
Reporting to: Transition Director
Team: Transition
Remuneration: $56,000 - $74,600 (Fixed remuneration excluding Kiwisaver)
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the Role
Are you passionate about creating inclusive, vibrant learning spaces that empower learners to achieve their goals? As the Regional Learning Centre Coordinator based in Tokoroa, you’ll lead the coordination of regional operations, ensuring our learning centres run smoothly and deliver exceptional experiences for ākonga (learners). You’ll work closely with kaimahi (staff) and community partners to provide services that truly make a difference, supporting educational success across the region.
Join us and help shape the future of learning in your community.
Ngā mahi | Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the effective use and upkeep of Regional Learning Centre facilities, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety and quality standards.
- Coordinate maintenance and services to support a safe and welcoming learning environment.
- Support community engagement and promotional activities to enhance visibility of the centre and Toi Ohomai programmes.
- Provide excellent customer service and coordinate with school administration teams to support enrolment processes.
- Collaborate with Ākonga Success teams to ensure ākonga have access to appropriate support and services.
He kōrero mōu | About You
You bring:
- A tertiary qualification in business administration or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience in coordinating regional operations or community-based education services.
- Strong relationship-building skills across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Capability in administrative systems, facilities oversight, and student support coordination.
- Intermediate to advanced digital skills (Microsoft Suite, database management, collaboration platforms).
- Experience supporting te reo Māori, tikanga, and mātauranga Māori in the workplace.
- Understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations and equity-focused approaches.
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. The 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.
