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The EP story

EP was established in 1995 by Stu Birch, a New Zealand teacher, upon returning to New Zealand after some time teaching in the UK. From the word go, we specialised in finding quality teachers for New Zealand schools. We quickly built a reputation for efficiency, reliability and excellent friendly service. We are about the right match between teachers and schools/centres, not about bums on seats. 

In 2016, we opened an office in Auckland, and in 2019, we began staffing early childhood centres in Christchurch. 

In 2019, we rebranded from Education Personnel to ep.education, in the wake of a new partnership with international education staffing firm ANZUK. To this day, we are still owned and operated by teachers and are more committed than ever to bringing excellence in the education sector by bringing together quality people.

25 years on, we are still looking at new ways of supporting our clients and candidates, and we expanded our services greatly in the past few years. We are now offering Job Find Assistance, professional development courses for teachers and International Support Services for placed overseas teachers and the school employing them. And there is always more to come!

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2021 Excellence in Candidate Care winner LI
2020 Excellence in Candidate Care WINNER NZ
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Meet the Team

Because placing teachers also takes a village

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Stuart Birch

Director, Founder

Our candidate care team

Caring is in their DNA. From answering your first questions about finding work, to making you ready to be placed, our care bears will guide you throughout the placement process.

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James
Brabander

Acting Candidate
Care Team Leader

Esther 2

Esther
Jawurek

Acting Lead Candidate Coordinator

Annalise

Annalise
Turner

International Support Services Manager

Natasha Sanford

Natasha
Sanford

Candidate Coordinator

Arna 2

Arna
Wong

Candidate Coordinator

Our recruiters

Our team of superheroes, finding the perfect match for teachers and schools.

Kristina

Kristina
Appleby

Acting Permanent Recruitment Team Leader/Senior Recruitment Executive

Debbie Aley

Debbie
Aley

Recruitment Consultant

Roslyn Bourke

Roslyn
Bourke

Recruitment Consultant

Rosie Buchanan

Rosie
Buchanan

Team Leader + Senior Recruitment Consultant

Zaf 3

Zaf
Burns

Acting Temporary Recruitment Team Leader + Recruitment Consultant

Mary 5

Mary
Chadwick

Schools Temporary Recruitment Team Leader/Senior Recruitment Consultant

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Maddie
Cole

Recruitment Consultant

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Zanny
Crysell

Recruitment Consultant

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Rosie
Ingle

Recruitment Consultant

Our Job Find Assistance (JFA) & Professional Development team

Our team of experienced consultants, empowering teachers to find the right role for them.

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Gillian
Birch

Team Leader + Recruitment Consultant

Tina 1

Tina
Schmid

Consultant + PD Coordinator

Behind the scenes

The little stars who are making sure that our world is still spinning round.

Kirsten 1

Kirsten
Brinck

National HR & Office Manager

 

Clem 6

Clement
MacKay

Marketing & Systems Lead

Hamish Annan

Hamish
Annan

Senior Recruitment Coordinator & Automation Lead

Helena 2

Helena
Graafland

Finance & Payroll Manager

Annie 1

Annie
Birch-Houpt

Admin Assistant

Keira Chadwick

Keira
Chadwick

Admin Assistant

 

Charities we support

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KidsCan

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The WaterBoy

Read about how we're supporting the Nikara whānau here.

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The Malaghan
Institute of Medical Research

Success Stories

EP worked closely with the school leadership to ensure that we managed to recruit a teacher who was the right fit for our school.

- Malcolm Milner, Principal,
Balmoral School

Success Stories

Very friendly team to deal with. They have great teachers who get down to the child's level and communicate with them. Their relief teachers use their initiative and are a pleasure to have as part of our teaching team.

- Kathryn Collings, Centre Manager,
St Mary's Preschool Otahuhu

Success Stories

Great communication and fantastic candidates.

- Craig Holt, Principal,
Willow Park School

 

Success Stories

EP took the time to understand our school, and the key requirements in the person we were seeking to fill our vacancy. They have done a great job.

- Mark Robinson, Principal,
Waiopehu College

Contact

ep.education

Level 7, 94 Dixon St
Wellington 6011

Suite 4.3/30 Saint Benedicts St
Eden Terrace
Auckland 1010

careteam@epeducation.co.nz

0508 TEACHER

+64 4 387 9988
(for callers outside NZ)

Upcoming Events

  1. How to Live and Teach in New Zealand webinar

    May 30 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am NZST
  2. How to Live and Teach ECE in New Zealand webinar

    May 31 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am NZST
  3. How to submit an International Qualification Assessment (IQA)

    June 2 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am NZST

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