Head of Faculty - Health and PE (4MU+1MMA)


Long Bay College is a co-educational secondary school located in a peaceful location near Long Bay Beach and the new Long Bay Village. The school opened in 1975 and has approximately 1900 students with 170 teaching and support staff combined.

Due to an external promotion, an exciting opportunity awaits an outstanding leader to join our supportive, dynamic Faculty of Health and Physical Education. Our team is renowned for collaboration, positivity, and an unwavering commitment to academic success, as evidenced in our students achievements and success through to NZQA Scholarship.

Our ideal candidate will have evident strengths as a classroom teacher and in curriculum design. They will be a leader who places high value on knowledge rich approaches and cognitive science considerate pedagogy, with the capability to drive the professional growth of the wider team individually and collectively.

The faculty offers Scholarship, Physical Education, Health, Early Childhood, and Sport Leadership pathways. We place a strong emphasis on high academic achievement secured by strong collective practice.

If you are an ambitious, demonstrably capable leader who places a high value on research informed pedagogy, curriculum design and leadership, and if you are ready to lead with passion and inspire a remarkable team, we welcome your application.

A commitment to our culture of care, a willingness to embrace our educational philosophy and a person who enjoys and celebrates high academic and co-curricular achievement is essential.

This is a full-time, permanent position to start Term 1, 2026.

The terms and conditions, including base salary and hours of work, for this position is set by the Secondary Teachers' Collective Agreement. The base salary for trained and registered teachers will range from $61,329 to $103,086, depending on applicant's qualifications and experience. An individuals actual base salary will be established by a salary assessment once a role is confirmed. 

Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement: Secondary teachers' collective and individual employment agreements - Ministry of Education

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Permanent Full-time

Job no: KUAI55014

Location: Auckland

School: Long Bay College - 27

Closing Date: Thursday, 11 December 2025