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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.  The Ministry of Education recognised our contribution to the Education sector. For over 20 years, we have been an MOE preferred recruiter, working with schools and centres all across the country. 

In 2016, we opened an office in Auckland, and in 2018, we opened our Christchurch branch. 

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 free Job Find Assistance Programme, 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!

Meet the Team

Because placing teachers also takes a village

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Stuart Birch

Managing 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.

Lynda Western

Lynda
Western

Candidate Care team Leader

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Chris
Mulholland

Lead Candidate Coordinator

James

James
Brabander

Candidate Coordinator

Vishnu

Vishnu
Prasad

Candidate Coordinator

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Thabo
Mugabe

Candidate Coordinator

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Andrea
O'Gorman

International Support Service Officer

Annalise
Turner

International Support Services Manager

Our temporary recruitment team

The voices you hear at 6am when you are looking for a reliever or relief work. We give them good coffee.

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Amy
Whiting

General Manager
Temporary Recruitment

Our Auckland team

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Wade
Worthington

Temporary Recruitment Team Leader

Dakota

Dakota
Doolan

Relief Coordinator

Natasha

Natasha
Sandford

Recruitment Consultant

Josh

Joshua
Wood

Recruitment Consultant

 

Our Wellington team

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Dee
Acharya

Temporary Recruitment Team Leader

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Ella
Buchanan

Relief Coordinator

Mary Chadwick

Mary
Chadwick

Recruitment Consultant

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Elyse
Hemara

Relief Coordinator

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Ngawai
Johnson

Recruitment Consultant

Clement MacKay - Relief coordinator

Clement
MacKay

Recruitment Consultant

Our Christchurch team

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Hollie
O'Rourke

Recruitment Consultant
Christchurch

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Ben
Hartson

Relief Coordinator
Christchurch

Our permanent placement team

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

Kristina Appleby

Kristina Appleby

General Manager
Permanent Recruitment

Our Wellington team

Zaf Burns - Education Personnel

Zaf
Burns

Recruitment Consultant
Secondary /Primary Schools outside Auckland

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Esther
Jawurek

Recruitment Assistant
Wellington

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Dylan
Lange

Recruitment Consultant
ECE outside Auckland

Our Auckland team

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Hamish
Annan

Recruitment Assistant
Auckland

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Roslyn
Bourke

Recruitment Consultant
Secondary Schools
Auckland

Rosie Buchanan

Rosie
Buchanan

Recruitment Consultant
Primary Schools
Auckland

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Lauranne
Croot

Lead Recruitment Consultant
Primary Schools Auckland

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Claire
Foy

Recruitment Consultant
ECE Auckland

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Matt
O'Neill

Lead Recruitment Consultant
ECE Auckland

Our Job Find Assistance & 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
Wellington

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Tina
Schmid

JFA & PD Coordinator
Wellington

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Te Aniwa
Tutara

Māori & Pasifika JFA
PD Assistant
Auckland

Behind the scenes

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

Helene Girard - Manager national operations

Hélène
Girard

National Operations & HR Manager
Wellington

Helena Graafland

Helena
Graafland

Finance & Payroll Manager
Wellington

Kirsten Brinck

Kirsten
Brinck

National Office Manager
Wellington

 

Annie

Annie
Birch-Houpt

Admin Assistant
Wellington

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Keira
Chadwick

Admin Assistant
Wellington

 

Arna

Arna
Wong

Admin Assistant
Wellington

Contact

ep.education

Level 7, 94 Dixon St
Wellington 6011

300 Richmond Road,
Grey Lynn
Auckland 1021

Level 2, Unit 9,
15 Sir Gil Simpson Drive,
Burnside,
Christchurch

careteam@edperson.co.nz

0508 TEACHER

+64 4 387 9988
(for callers outside NZ)

Upcoming Events

  1. ‘How to become a registered teacher in New Zealand’ Webinar

    December 20 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 am NZDT
  2. ‘How to Live & Teach in New Zealand’ Webinar (North American time zones)

    December 23 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am NZDT
  3. ‘How to Live & Teach in ECE in New Zealand’ Webinar

    December 24 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am NZDT

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