Number of Positions |
12 teacher assessors |
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Period of Employment |
Term 3 2021: Mon 26th July - Fri 1st October. |
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Hours of Work |
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Training: 8:30am - 4pm, 26th July - 30th July |
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Assessment programme: 8am - 4pm, 2nd August - 1st October (Mon - Fri). |
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Teacher assessors work individually, visiting two schools per week.
On occasions, Sunday travel is required to reach school area. |
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Job Description |
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Administer set assessment tasks to selected Year 4 and Year 8 students. |
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Collect student and school information. |
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Collate and submit collected data to NMSSA. |
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All work is under the guidance of the project director and staff. |
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Person Specification |
NMSSA is seeking teachers (including relief teachers): |
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with curriculum interests, responsibilities or skills in the areas being assessed
– The Arts and/or Technology; |
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who are able to clearly demonstrate cultural responsiveness to, and affinity with, children from diverse backgrounds, particularly Mãori and Pacific; |
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who can communicate and establish relationships effectively with children, teachers and parents; |
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who can follow procedures and work accurately with attention to detail; and |
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who can work confidently with computer technology and new software. |
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Location |
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Largely at schools in your own region but with a possibility of travel outside the region. |
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Remuneration |
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For teachers currently employed by a school, there is no interruption to normal salary payments. NMSSA reimburses the employing school. |
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Teachers not currently employed by a school are employed under a University of Otago, fixed-term contract (between L7–L8 of the Teachers’ Collective Agreement). |
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Travel & Accommodation Costs |
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Travel and accommodation costs are covered by NMSSA during training days as well as the assessment programme. |
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Costs covered include: flights, meals, accommodation, hire car or mileage (as required and defined by project guidelines). |
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Notification |
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Notification of appointment decisions no later than Monday 10th May, 2021. |
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Applications Close, Monday 29th March, 2021 |
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Further Information |
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Toll-free phone: 0800 808 561 |
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Email: earu@otago.ac.nz |