EMPLOYMENT

Teaching, administration and support staff are employed by regional kindergarten associations. Click on the kindergarten association in your area for more information.

Teacher vacancies may also be advertised in the Tukutuku Kōrero Education Gazette.

TEACHER TRAINING, QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION LINKS

TeachNZ

Teaching offers you not only a challenging, rewarding career but a chance to share your knowledge and help future generations learn and thrive. Whether you’re already teaching, recently qualified, or considering a new path, you’ll find helpful information here.

Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

The Teaching Council ensure quality teaching and high standards by registering teachers, setting and maintaining professional standards and ensuring teachers are competent and fit to practice.

New Zealand Qualifications Authority

NZQA services span the secondary and tertiary education sectors. NZQA administers the National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEAs) for secondary school students and is responsible for the quality assurance of non-university tertiary training providers.

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

Kindergarten teachers who are members of NZEI Te Riu Roa are covered by the Kindergarten teachers, head teachers, and senior teachers collective agreement 2019 – 2022 (KTCA). Teachers not covered by the collective agreement will be on an individual employment agreement (IEA).

Kindergarten Teachers Collective Agreement 2019 – 2022 (KTCA).

Non-teaching staff employed by associations are most often covered by an individual employment agreement (IEA). The agreement is negotiated directly by the employee and employer. There is a collective employment agreement, Kindergarten support staff collective agreement (KASSCA), covering association support staff working in kindergartens which is currently available to people employed in specific non-teaching positions, such as administrative roles.

Kindergarten Association Support Staff Collective Agreement 2020 – 2022 (KASSCA).