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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 a Ministry of Education recruiter, working with schools and centres all across the country. 

In 2016, we opened an office in Auckland, and in 2019, 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 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!

2020 Excellence in Candidate Care WINNER NZ
seek award finalist
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Meet the Team

Because placing teachers also takes a village

Stu 3

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 1

Lynda
Western

Candidate Care Team Leader

Thabo 3

Thabo
Mugabe

Lead Candidate Coordinator

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James
Brabander

Candidate Coordinator

Esther 2

Esther
Jawurek

Candidate Coordinator - Permanent Liaison

Annalise

Annalise
Turner

International Support Services Manager

Arna 2

Arna
Wong

Candidate Coordinator

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.

Amy Whiting

Amy
Whiting

General Manager
Temporary Recruitment

Our Auckland team

Wade Worthington

Wade
Worthington

Team Leader + Recruitment Consultant
Primary + Early Childhood

Natasha Sanford

Natasha
Sanford

Recruitment Consultant
Early Childhood

Caroline Train

Caroline
Train

Recruitment Consultant
Early Childhood

 

Dakota Doolan

Dakota
Doolan

Relief Coordinator

Our Wellington team

Zaf 3

Zaf
Burns

Team Leader + Recruitment Consultant
Early Childhood

Mary 5

Mary
Chadwick

Senior Recruitment Consultant
Primary

Ngawai 1

Ngawai
Johnson

Recruitment Consultant
Early Childhood

Our permanent placement team

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

Kristina

Kristina Appleby

General Manager
Permanent Recruitment

Our Northern team

Matt ONeill

Matt
O'Neill

Team Leader + Recruitment Consultant

Debbie Aley

Debbie
Aley

Recruitment Consultant
Primary

Hamish Annan

Hamish
Annan

Recruitment Assistant

Roslyn Bourke

Roslyn
Bourke

Recruitment Consultant
Secondary

Rosie Buchanan

Rosie
Buchanan

Lead Recruitment Consultant
Primary

Claire Foy

Claire
Foy

Recruitment Consultant
Early Childhood

Our Southern team

jono

Jono
Campbell

Recruitment Consultant

Our Job Find Assistance (JFA) & Professional Development team

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

Gill 6

Gillian
Birch

Team Leader + Recruitment Consultant
Wellington

Tina 1

Tina
Schmid

Consultant + PD Coordinator
Wellington

Katie Evans

Katie
Evans

Consultant
Wellington

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Te Aniwa
Tutara

Consultant & PD Assistant
Auckland

Behind the scenes

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

Helene 2 yes

Hélène
Girard

National Operations & HR Manager
Wellington

Kirsten 1

Kirsten
Brinck

National Office Manager
Wellington

 

Clem 6

Clement
MacKay

Operations & Marketing
Wellington

Helena 2

Helena
Graafland

Finance & Payroll Manager
Wellington

Annie 1

Annie
Birch-Houpt

Admin Assistant
Wellington

Keira Chadwick

Keira
Chadwick

Admin Assistant
Wellington

 

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

Level 1, 57 Wellington Street,
Freemans Bay
Auckland 1011

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

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    March 2 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am NZDT
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