Vacancy Details
New Plymouth Adventist Christian School (Taranaki)
Principal. Full-time, Permanent. Primary and intermediate (Years 1–8) / Kura tuatahi, Principal
Tagged position. Seeking an innovative Adventist Christian principal to lead our school beginning Term 1, 2027. New Plymouth Adventist Christian School is a delightful small Adventist school in the beautiful Taranaki region.
We are excited to gain a Christ-centred, future-focused leader with the skills to manage the challenges of 21st-century learning and meet the school’s deed of integration agreement’s tagged criteria. The school board seeks an educational leader with a vision to lead and inspire our school community in providing an Adventist Christian education to learners.
Applicants will have:
- proven leadership,
- positive communication
- relationship skills,
- managerial experience,
- sound curriculum knowledge
- effective pedagogy.
They will be committed to:
- building on the strong academic results currently achieved in the school and the good reputation held in the community
- accept and recognise the responsibility to maintain and preserve the school's special character
- demonstrate commitment to the school's values and its distinct motto: Educating for Eternity.
Furthermore, the appointee will preserve and maintain the appropriate to the school’s special character and demonstrate the capabilities to maintain programmes and activities that reflect the school’s special Seventh-day Adventist character. Having a willingness and ability to take part in religious instruction appropriate to the special Seventh-day Adventist character of the school is a condition of appointment.
The successful appointee is also expected to carry a teaching load.
The position commences in Term 1, 2027.
Key Responsibilities
They will be committed to:
- building on the strong academic results currently achieved in the school and the good reputation held in the community
- accept and recognise the responsibility to maintain and preserve the school's special character
- demonstrate commitment to the school's values and its distinct motto: Educating for Eternity.
Essential Criteria
Must be a baptised and authentic Adventist who will preserve and maintain the appropriate to the school’s special character and demonstrate the capability to maintain programmes and activities that reflect the school’s special Seventh-day Adventist character. Having a willingness and ability to take part in religious instruction appropriate to the special Seventh-day Adventist character of the school is a condition of appointment.
Desirable Criteria
Applicants will have:
- proven leadership,
- positive communication
- relationship skills,
- managerial experience,
- sound curriculum knowledge
- effective pedagogy.
How to Apply
To request a job application or apply, send your CV and a covering letter stating your curriculum strengths, as well as any other strengths or interests you would bring to our school, with 3 referees' details, to:
Dan Carrasco
Director, NZ Adventist Education Office
[email protected]
+64 (021) 500 576
Application closes on Wednesday, 30th September 2026, at 5:00 pm
