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Gateway and work connections coordinator
Secondary (Years 7–15) / wharekura, Careers advisor
Would you like to help more young people connect with career opportunities and pathways into work? Avonside Girls’ High School is seeking a Gateway and work connections co-ordinator. This role would suit someone with a passion for connecting young people into work places, connecting local industry with young people and helping young people to see the range of jobs their learning can take them too. Whilst experience in this position in schools may be an advantage, this role could also suit someone who has worked in vocational pathways, run their own business or has experience in working with young people in another area.
The position is permanent, term time only and for 25 hours a week. There is an opportunity for someone to build the position through developing work connections to more hours in future years. Avonside has an outstanding Careers department with dedicated staff and a strong team. The current staff member is leaving due to a promotion to Careers Advisor elsewhere.
A suitable candidate would be able to show evidence of
*an ability to develop strong and professional relationships with young people and industry and business owners
* being organised and having strong systems and processes
*use of technology to organise information and present front facing information
*reliability
*current drivers’ licence
Please send your CV, and direct enquiries to:
Jane Bussey – Executive Assistant
jbussey@avonside.school.nz
(03) 389 7199
Working at Avonside
Thank you for your interest in applying for a position at Avonside Girls’ High School.
Our school is located in the north-east of Christchurch, adjacent to the Travis Wetland and close to the beach. It is in a unique co-located setting with our partner school Shirley Boys’ High School. We share the new campus which we have occupied since term 2, 2019, and the facilities of our new schools are first-rate.
We share some key facilities, but all of our teaching and learning occurs within our school-specific spaces and, while we enjoy a cooperative relationship with our partner school, each school operates independently.
Our school community numbers just over 1000 students from diverse backgrounds, and they respond positively to the learning, sporting, cultural and leadership opportunities that are available to them.
Our school is strongly focused on empowering our girls’ growth through establishing warm and demanding relationships and providing structures that support their learning, personal development and wellbeing as they move through the school. The vertical form structure, ako time and House system all support a culture where girls’ needs are known and where they are supported to achieve their goals during their time at school, so that they move on from Avonside with real choices as to their next step.
The learning spaces are organised according to learning areas. There is a mix of specialist spaces, single-cell classroom spaces, small break out spaces and open learning spaces, so that there is scope to organise a space that suits the learning that is planned.
We have a strong extra and co-curricular programme, in sporting, cultural, leadership and House activities and we expect teachers to be enthusiastic participants.
We belong to the Ōtākaro Kahui Ako, along with six other local schools and a number of pre schools. Currently three Avonside staff hold across school roles within the Kahui Ako.
We welcome applications and inquiries from all suitably qualified and registered staff, including beginning teachers.
