Tutor - Literacy and Numeracy (ILN)

Company Description

New Zealand Management Academies (NZMA) is NZ’s largest Private Training Establishment offering vocational courses and qualifications across a range of programmes. With authentic training environments, well-designed programmes and a fun and supportive learning environment, we have a mission to make a meaningful difference in the lives of all our students. 

Our organisation is strong on developing our people and having fun while we do it. We strive for success in everything we do with the strongest integrity. We ensure our team feels valued and informed about the direction we are heading in through in-house training days and our annual conference. 

To find out more about us, please visit  https://www.nzma.ac.nz/ 

Job Description

Tutor - Literacy and Numeracy
Location: Mt Wellington, Auckland 
Full-time | Permanent | On-site  

About the Role:

In this role, you will support learners to build essential literacy and numeracy skills through engaging, practical, and learner-centred teaching approaches. You will create a positive and inclusive classroom environment that encourages confidence, participation, and personal growth. By adapting your teaching to suit a range of learning styles, abilities, and backgrounds, you will help learners strengthen their foundational skills and develop the confidence to apply them in real-world situations.

You will play an important role in motivating and guiding learners throughout their learning journey, using creative and innovative methods to make learning relevant, accessible, and enjoyable. The successful candidate will demonstrate empathy, patience, and a genuine commitment to supporting learners to achieve their goals.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver engaging literacy and numeracy learning experiences that support diverse learning styles and abilities

• Foster a supportive and inclusive classroom culture that encourages confidence, participation, and personal development

• Teach practical reading and writing skills, including completing forms and writing basic reports

• Support learners to interpret and use information such as graphs, charts, and simple data

• Develop learners’ communication skills for everyday and workplace situations

• Introduce goal-setting strategies that support learner motivation and progress

• Teach practical numeracy skills including basic budgeting, money management, and understanding banking terms

• Support learners to manage time effectively using schedules and timetables

• Guide learners to safely navigate the internet, including email use and online transactions

• Monitor learner progress and provide constructive feedback to support ongoing development

Qualifications

About You:

You are an enthusiastic and capable educator who enjoys supporting adult learners to develop their literacy and numeracy skills. You bring patience, adaptability, and a positive approach to teaching, and are confident working with learners from a range of backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences. You understand the importance of creating a respectful and supportive learning environment and are committed to helping learners build confidence in their skills.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A relevant qualification such as the New Zealand Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (NZCALNE) (Level 5), New Zealand Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (NZCATT) (Level 4) with literacy and numeracy components, or another recognised adult teaching qualification

• Experience delivering adult literacy and numeracy programmes

• Strong literacy and numeracy skills and the ability to apply them in practical learning contexts

• Experience using the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy and the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool (LNAAT)

• The ability to engage learners and support different learning styles and needs

• Effective verbal and written communication skills

• The ability to work effectively with learners from diverse backgrounds, including Māori and Pacific learners

• A commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective teaching practice

Additional Information

Why work with us?  

• Complimentary coffee, parking and free use of the onsite gym facility
• Enjoy Work-life balance with weekends off & two weeks off during Christmas & New Year!  
• Our organisation is strong on developing our people and having fun while we do it. We ensure our team feels valued and informed about the direction we are heading in. 
• Rewarding opportunity to support students in their education journey 
• Energetic environment where value is placed on delivering outcomes rather than micro-managing tasks 
• Work with the Campus Manager to see the NZMA Campus grow and be highly successful. 
• A fun environment and an opportunity to stand out is all on offer with this role 

Our application process:   

To apply for this position, please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and interest in the role.

Questions about your identity help us appreciate the diversity of individuals looking to work with us, ensuring we’re attracting applications from people with identities and perspectives that are as diverse as our students. 

We are an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to equity, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.