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Offer: Senior/Lead Advisor – Early Learning:MinEducationJob description:Job Description»Multiple functions available»Permanent located in Wellington and flexible fixed term Kia ora, Bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Fakatalofa atu, Kia orana, Malo e lelei, Malo ni, Talofa lava, Tena koutou katoa and welcome. Help shape the future of education At the Ministry of Education, we work together to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent results. Our organisation is made up of more than 3,000 talented and committed people around New Zealand, from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures. While we work in different groups and on different things, we all strive every day to make the biggest difference we can for every child, young person and adult student in our education system. About our group and team The Early Learning and Student Achievement Group (ELSA) sets the system-level learning for every child and student. Working between policy and customer facing functions, there is a significant political, stakeholder and public interest in the high performance of this group and the education curriculum and teaching workforce results we seek for New Zealand. The Early Learning team supports children’s learning progress across the early years by focusing on strong curriculum implementation in early learning settings and across pathways from early childhood education and ng? k?hanga reo to schools and kura. The team uses evidence to design resources and tools for kaiako so that all children practice a rich curriculum, lgain and thrive. Information technology works with early learning stakeholders to co-design innovative approaches to achieve policy intentions, plans prosperous implementation strategies, and monitors to ensure a return on investment. About the functions Reporting to the Manager, Early Learning, these functions will draw on your knowledge and/or practice in the early learning sector, specifically, with the early learning curriculum,Te Wh?riki. We require a range of people that can demonstrate any of the following: » Cultural capcapability in early learning contexts, knowledge the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and have prosperously supported educational success for M?ori and Pacific tamariki and kaiako » practiced early learning kaiako and/or government practiced – who can design, develop and implement teaching and learning initiatives and resources that support children’s learning across the early years » Deep subject knowledge of Mathematics teaching and learning in the early years (birth to six years) located onTe Wh?rikito inform the Ministry’s strategies and design thinking (fixed-term) About you You will be passionate about the impact of the early years and keen to engage with the evidence about what makes the greatest difference. You will draw upon your knowledge of and/or practice in the early learning sector, specifically, with the early learning curriculum,Te Wh?riki. Your background practice and expertise contribute to the team providing high quality services to the sector and across the Ministry. While not required, previous government practice would be beneficial as you draw on your knowledge of the machinery of government to design, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-located programmes of work. You will have practice working at pace and manage set tasks and projects, as well as noticing pressure points and taking the initiative to resolve them. You will be well organised, self-managing and a clear communicator. You’ll be confident in a complex and changing context You understand the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and have prosperously supported educational success for M?ori and Pacific peoples in early learning contexts. Your personal qualities include taking pride in producing written work and other forms of communication of the highest quality every time, and you have a proven capability to get the job done. You have the kind of interpersonal savviness that means you relate well with all kinds of people. Our ideal candidate takes pride in producing high quality work and will support others in the team to do the same. You will need the following: » A sound knowledge of and/or practice in the early learning sector, specifically, with the early learning curriculum,Te Wh?riki, » An capability to design, develop and implement teaching and learning initiatives and resources that support children’s learning across the early years » Excellent written and verbal communication expertise » Effective relationship management expertise and interpersonal savviness, the capability to work collaboratively and to build trust and credibility at all levels » A sound knowledge the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and how to support educational success for M?ori and Pacific peoples » The capability to plan and manage a project, navigating a complex and changing environment where there are multiple stakeholders » significant knowledge of the machinery of government and/or have worked with internal and external stakeholders, to join up initiatives and achieve results For the Mathematics fixed term function, you will also need: » deep subject knowledge and passion mathematics teaching and learning in the early years (0-6 years) » practice in providing thought leadership abilities within a government context to improve system performance using sound analysis and evidence of what works. If you’d like to bring your expertise to these compensateing functions within an organisation that’s continuously reaching goals and striving for a better future for New Zealand, we’d love to hear from you. Are you ready to make a difference? We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds, including M?ori, Pacific and those with disabilities, who will enrich our knowledge of the education system. As a government agency, the Ministry is committed to keeping to the Treaty of Waitangi’s guiding principles in our work for and with M?ori students, their wh?nau, hap? and iwi. There is more information in the job descriptions attached, please take a look and if this opportunity sounds like you, please apply now using the ‘apply online’ button. For more information, Contact Us by Bernadine Gittings at recruitment.ELSA@education.govt.nz Please review the position descriptions by copying and pasting these links inyo your browser: Lead Advisor Early Learning Math Focus: https://expressonline.haineslink.co.nz/pdfs/694435_JobDesc.pdf Lead Advisor Early Learning: https://expressonline.haineslink.co.nz/pdfs/694188_JobDesc.pdf Senior Advisor Early Learning: https://expressonline.haineslink.co.nz/pdfs/694371_JobDesc.pdf Applications close on Midnight – Sunday, 22 August 2021. How to submit the application:Please apply via our website:https://jobs.education.govt.nz/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSing le?in_organid=17584&in_jnCounter=224767669&in_jobDate=All&in_sea rchbox=YES&in_summary=S&in_site=CareersSiteSkills:
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