Hawke's Bay · 1HAthD
Head of Department Religious Education
Sacred Heart College (Napier)
Full time, PermanentSecondary (Years 7–15) / wharekura, Middle leadership
Listed 2 Sept 2026 · Closes 9 Oct 2026
About the role
Sacred Heart College Napier is a state-integrated Catholic Secondary School for Years 9-13 girls, located in the beautiful Hawke’s Bay.
We seek an inspirational curriculum leader to lead Religious Education across Years 9-13.
This newly configured role provides dedicated leadership of curriculum, assessment, teaching and learning within Religious Education and reflects our commitment to providing excellence in Catholic education.
The successful applicant will:
Have a strong commitment to the Catholic faith and Catholic education. Lead the development and implementation of Tō Tātau Whakapono Our Faith. Lead curriculum innovation and implementation of curriculum changes. Contribute to the wider curriculum leadership of the College. Manage assessment, moderation and achievement monitoring. Provide professional leadership and mentoring for department staff. Work collaboratively with the Director of Special Character to strengthen the Catholic mission of the school.
This is a special character position which means a willingness and ability to participate in religious instruction appropriate to the special character of the school is a condition of appointment.
Position to commence 28 January 2027.
Your application must be accompanied by a Cl 47 Form to indicate relevant qualifications and experience related to Catholic Special Character.
The Application Form, Cl 47 Form and notes are attached.
Learning-area tags: English, Health and physical education, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Technology, Te reo Māori, The arts
How to apply
Please send direct enquiries to: Sarah Walker 12 Convent Road, Bluff Hill pr.sec@shcn.school.nz (06) 835 3761 Application Form SHC Application Form Teacher v9 Cl 47 Form Sch 6 CI 47 FORM v81
Official Gazette listing ↗School details
- Type
- Secondary (Year 9-15)
- Authority
- State : Integrated
- Gender
- Female
- Roll
- 354
- School number
- 219
- Address
- 12 Convent Road, Napier