Vacancies
Manaiakalani Education Trust has the following opportunties:
Expressions of interest are sought for the following role:
Manaiakalani Researcher (Maths and Numeracy)
Working with 120 Manaiakalani schools as part of the Manaiakalani Research and Evaluation Programme
Location: Auckland
Evaluating and advising on effective teacher practice to improve student achievement outcomes in mathematics and numeracy
The Manaiakalani Education Trust is seeking an experienced educator to join our research team to lead strategies to raise maths achievement across Māori, Pasifika and economically disadvantaged learners. Research is a fundamental element of Manaiakalani delivery, enabling continued innovation in response to evidence of effective practice, independent assurance of achievement shift in multiple subjects, and quantitative measurement of the programme’s impact. This new role requires deep knowledge, experience and understanding of academic and practical approaches to support effective mathematics and numeracy practice in the NZ context, and of how to integrate approaches with the Manaiakalani kaupapa. Drawing on an understanding of the link between learner priority needs and teacher capability needs, the role will partner with teachers and schools to design scalable, repeatable learning sequences for teachers, enabling them to reliably embed new practices and sustain them over time.
The role takes a lead in linking evidence to practice in order to identify causality for positive change in learner achievement outcomes, supporting teachers to implement enhanced practice. It requires:
a sound understanding of effective teaching and learning practice.
expert knowledge of relevant research techniques and how to raise achievement by linking evidence to practice
deep knowledge and understanding of how children acquire mathematical knowledge and understanding and personal experience of getting repeated accelerated shift from learners in our target cohorts
the ability to work respectfully and effectively with teachers to deliver PLD that builds capability to sustain accelerated shift for the learner, transmitting knowledge in a way that is easy for teachers to connect with and implement
experience in applying digital technologies and platforms to increase accelerative opportunities for learners, and a desire to continue to seek improvement with new technologies and opportunities
The successful applicant will work as part of a highly collaborative innovation team, supporting Manaiakalani’s coherent PLD programme to drive evidence-based improvement. The role reports to and is supported by the research team manager who coordinates overall programme delivery and benefits from oversight and quality assurance from Woolf Fisher Research Centre. The research programme itself takes a formative approach, providing regular feedback to educators in order to effectively identify and scale up the most effective change practices.
For further information, please contact Manaiakalani Research Manager, Georgie Hamilton georgie.hamilton@manaiakalani.org
To register your future interest in other roles that may arise, please contact jenny.oxley@manaiakalani.org
The Manaiakalani Education Trust
The Manaiakalani commitment is to support those New Zealand learners and families who find it difficult to access or afford local, global and digital citizenship. Manaiakalani Education Trust is an energetic and forward focused organisation to be part of. In 2021, the programme is partnering with around 120 schools in 15 locations as part of the Manaiakalani Programme Outreach.