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VACANCIES

Teaching positions are advertised in the Education Gazette 

School Registered Nurse, Avondale College Health Clinic – Fixed Term Maternity Leave Cover

Avondale College is a large multi-cultural secondary school with over 2,800 students and a commitment to excellence. Our HEART values: Honesty, Endeavour, Atawhai, Respect and Tenacity provide the foundation for our student and staff community.

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We are currently seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Health NZ/Te Whatu Ora Enhanced School-Based Health Services Health Clinic, a busy, vibrant youth health setting, for a fixed term period.  You will be joining other medical professionals including a Lead Registered Nurse, School Registered Nurses, Health Clinic Manager, Health Clinic Administrator, GP and a Physiotherapist.

 

This is a part-time position, term-time only, working 37.5 hours per week during school hours. This is a fixed term role due to covering maternity leave, starting 12 February 2026 until mid-November 2026.

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Key attributes and requirements for this position include:

  • Experienced Registered Nurse with excellent clinical assessment skills and nursing knowledge.

  • You need to be calm under pressure and have the ability to triage acuity of who is presenting to the Health Clinic as this is fast paced, busy environment.

  • Current New Zealand Annual Practicing Certificate.

  • Current First Aid Certificate or CPR credentials.

  • Youth-friendly, non-judgmental, with a warm manner and be passionate about wishing to improve health outcomes for our young people.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication as you will be engaging with students, their whānau, staff, multidisciplinary team and external health providers. Communication needs to be culturally appropriate and safe so as to be respectful at all times, as we are a multicultural school. 

  • Competence using and learning new computer programmes, have good computer literacy.

  • Organised and have excellent time management skills with meeting administrative deadlines.

 

The job description can be downloaded below. To register your interest, please apply via SEEK job number 89133515.

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All applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand. ​ This role is subject to a satisfactory police vet check.

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Applications close: 4.00pm Friday 16 January 2026.

Sports Coordinator

Avondale College is a large multi-cultural and highly successful secondary school with over 2,800 students and a commitment to excellence. We have a large number of individuals and teams at our College participating in sport, with considerable success at both national and international levels.

 

We are looking for a qualified person with a passion for sport to join the Avondale College Sports Department.

 

We require a qualified and highly motivated Sports Co-ordinator to assist our Director of Sport in our pursuit to further advance sporting achievement and provision for students at Avondale College.

 

Successful applicants will have:

  • Relevant qualifications and experience

  • A full NZ drivers licence

  • Be able to demonstrate a passion for sport and an ability to work as a team player

  • Excellent organisational and administrative skills

  • Proficient computer technical skills

  • Personal drive, ambition and initiative

  • Flexibility and attention to detail

  • A good knowledge of co-ordination and/or teaching secondary school sport

  • A personal commitment to service youth sport and ability to promote quality sport programmes

  • Ability to work successfully with young people and colleagues and ability to communicate with all age groups and ethnic backgrounds.

 

This role is a full time and permanent position.  The full job description can be downloaded below.

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To register your interest, please apply via SEEK job number 89232123.

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All applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand.  Terms of employment would be as per the Support Staff in Schools' Collective Agreement 2022 – 2024.

 

This role is subject to a satisfactory police vet check.

 

Applications close: 4.00pm Tuesday 13th January 2026

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