In this role, you will support learners to build essential literacy and numeracy skills through engaging, practical, and learner-centred teaching approaches. You will create a positive and inclusive classroom environment that encourages confidence, participation, and personal growth. By adapting your teaching to suit a range of learning styles, abilities, and backgrounds, you will help learners strengthen their foundational skills and develop the confidence to apply them in real-world situations.
You will play an important role in motivating and guiding learners throughout their learning journey, using creative and innovative methods to make learning relevant, accessible, and enjoyable. The successful candidate will demonstrate empathy, patience, and a genuine commitment to supporting learners to achieve their goals.
Responsibilities
Deliver engaging literacy and numeracy learning experiences that support diverse learning styles and abilities
Foster a supportive and inclusive classroom culture that encourages confidence, participation, and personal development
Teach practical reading and writing skills, including completing forms and writing basic reports
Support learners to interpret and use information such as graphs, charts, and simple data
Develop learners' communication skills for everyday and workplace situations
Introduce goal-setting strategies that support learner motivation and progress
Teach practical numeracy skills including basic budgeting, money management, and understanding banking terms
Support learners to manage time effectively using schedules and timetables
Guide learners to safely navigate the internet, including email use and online transactions
Monitor learner progress and provide constructive feedback to support ongoing development
About You:
To be successful in this role, you will have:
A relevant qualification such as the New Zealand Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (NZCALNE) (Level 5), New Zealand Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (NZCATT) (Level 4) with literacy and numeracy components, or another recognised adult teaching qualification
Experience delivering adult literacy and numeracy programmes
Strong literacy and numeracy skills and the ability to apply them in practical learning contexts
Experience using the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy and the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool (LNAAT)
The ability to engage learners and support different learning styles and needs
Effective verbal and written communication skills
The ability to work effectively with learners from diverse backgrounds, including Māori and Pacific learners
A commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective teaching practice
Why work with us?
Complimentary coffee, parking and free use of the onsite gym facility
Enjoy Work-life balance with weekends off & two weeks off during Christmas & New Year!
Our organisation is strong on developing our people and having fun while we do it. We ensure our team feels valued and informed about the direction we are heading in.
Rewarding opportunity to support students in their education journey
Energetic environment where value is placed on delivering outcomes rather than micro-managing tasks
Work with the Campus Manager to see the NZMA Campus grow and be highly successful.
A fun environment and an opportunity to stand out is all on offer with this role
Our application process:
To apply for this position, please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and interest in the role.
Questions about your identity help us appreciate the diversity of individuals looking to work with us, ensuring we're attracting applications from people with identities and perspectives that are as diverse as our students.
We are an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to equity, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.
Upeducation · Auckland, New Zealand