Job Guidance

Applying for an Early Childhood Job. Having a great application is important for getting the job you want. Your initial application may be the only

Working as a Reliever in ECE.

Most permanent early childhood teachers will have experienced relievers within their services, either from an agency or permanent relievers employed by their service and they may be interested in pursuing relieving themselves. If you are a reliever and for teachers who are considering moving from a permanent role

Bullying Experienced by Teachers.

In the following accounts, teachers real names have not been used for fear of reprisals.

The stories below were told individually to us and come from people working in different parts of the early childhood sector, for different employers.

The teacher accounts are hard to read. For some teachers the bullying was so bad it broke them.

Voluntary work in ECE.

There are many examples in the early childhood sector of different ways employers may rely on free labour, such as:

I was offered an unpaid position and it was a foot in the door as there were no jobs going in my area. I’ve been at ____ for four months and I do the same work as other teachers.

My centre manager t

Going Back to Work.

Here are 7 of the best tips for easing back to work after a holiday or other break away – smoothing the transition for children and others around you.    

Tip 1: Don’t worry, be happy

Children need to see their teachers and carers relaxed, positive and cheerful at the start of a new day and especially at the star

Returning to Teaching in NZ or Going Overseas to Teach.

This article covers key things to be aware of, plan for, do, and get evidence of, to reduce the possibility of disadvantage upon your return to NZ. 

Working in an early childhood overseas can be an enriching experience and a good way for teachers to continue their

“Our male teacher is not what we expected when we employed him. Can we fire him? 

“He provides nothing particularly male that is different to our female staff.  He’s not interested in doing carpentry and construction with the children. His interests are in music, creative play and cooking. He said he wasn’t interested in doing any main

Losing my Hearing – Signs of Hearing Loss for Early Childhood Teachers and What You Can Do.

Children are by nature noisy, and working in an early childhood setting can therefore be a noisy working environment -and especially during bad weather when children are stuck indoors all day. Children screaming can damage adult ears.

Employers do h

Lunch and rest breaks.

Working with children is a very busy and demanding job. Employees in different types of early childhood services are often questioning what their entitlements are when they come to breaks.

There is a huge variation of break times across the sector.

So what are early childhood teachers entitled to when it comes

Asking for More Pay.

In this article we discuss:

Getting over your fear to ask for a pay rise. What your employer’s obligations are. Preparing to negotiate and what you can expect.

Getting over fear to ask for a pay rise

If you do not ask you may not get. If you believe you are due a pay rise there is no harm in asking.&nbsp

Not meeting adult:child ratios.

There are various ways that adult-child ratios can become a problem.

For example, does your manager or boss tell you that it is okay to go under ratio and not replace you when you go on morning-tea breaks and on other occasions provided you are still in the building or on the grounds?   

Ratios

ECE Job Interview Questions.

If you have been asked to attend an interview then you have been short-listed out of the applications received.

The information below will help you to prepare for the interview and participate in the interview process with confidence. 

This article covers:

what checks are likely to be done on youqu

Not Being Paid for Hours Worked.

A teacher’s work is never done. This is a phrase that are heard all too often in early childhood education when referring to unpaid work that is done by teachers. It is almost an expectation in some services that teachers spend hours of their own time setting up, cleaning, attending staff meetings, attending w

Early Childhood Teacher Domestic Violence Leave.

If you have any problem getting your right to domestic violence leave you can go to Employment New Zealand for support (there is no charge) or complain to the Human Rights Commission.

Contents:

Providing proof of domestic violence requirements. Your obligations, rights, entitlements, an

Tips for New Male Teachers.

“I am a beginning teacher.  Any tips on how I can survive and not let the glances, laughs, the inquisitorial questions, and the sexist assumptions about my competency because of who I am as a male affect me?”

Early childhood teacher Stuart Miller says “you may get some or a lot of dung hurled your way!”