Junior School Music Teacher and Junior School Performing Arts Coordinator
Behind every great school is a great team of people. We would love you to join our team at Diocesan School for Girls in Auckland. Imagine being part of a school where your passion for teaching is actively nurtured. Where you have great technology and facilities at your fingertips. Where you are teaching students who are genuinely excited to learn. Sound appealing? We are one of New Zealand’s leading independent girls’ schools, with an outstanding reputation for our approach to curriculum design and learning. We welcome day students and boarders from preschool, right through to Year 13. Our academic record stands for itself, but Dio stands for so much more. We believe that education is an adventure involving creativity, imagination and discovery.
Join Diocesan School for Girls as a Junior School Music Teacher and Performing Arts Coordinator. Inspire young minds through music and performing.
At Diocesan School for Girls, we believe in preparing confident, resilient young women who are equipped to lead and make a difference in the world. Our Junior School is an IB World School delivering the Primary Years Programme (PYP), and we are seeking an inspiring and energetic Music Teacher and Performing Arts Coordinator to join our team full-time, working in Years 0-6.
This exciting dual-role position combines classroom music teaching with leadership of our vibrant primary performing arts programme. You will:
• Deliver engaging, developmentally-appropriate music education to students in Years 0–6
• Coordinate performing arts events, productions and music opportunities
• Embed the PYP philosophy into your teaching practice, fostering inquiry, creativity, and collaboration
• Work closely with the leadership and specialist teams to enhance the performing arts curriculum
• Support individual student growth in music and the arts, including choirs, instrumental groups, and co-curricular activities
You are a passionate educator with:
• A recognised teaching qualification and have New Zealand teacher registration
• Expertise in primary school music education
• Ability to lead choirs and/or experience coordinating these
• Outstanding organisational skills and the ability to lead and inspire others
• A collaborative, future-focused mindset and a commitment to holistic education
Why Join Diocesan?
• Be part of a leading independent Anglican school with exceptional facilities
• Collaborate within a caring, connected and high-performing community
• Ongoing professional learning, including in the PYP
• Competitive remuneration
• A commitment to well-being, creativity and excellence in education
• Access to a wide range of resources
• Access to fitness centre, pool, and physiotherapist services
If this sounds like you, please apply via our website link above “Working at Dio” and apply via the advert by 26th May and for further information, please email [email protected].
Diocesan School for Girls
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