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Teacher / Head Teacher

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Teacher / Head Teacher Application

Before completing this form, please read it through carefully, along with the person specification for the position.

A copy of your completed application form for your records will be sent to your email address, once submitted online.

Any supporting material to accompany this application (not required) must be forwarded to careers@kidsfirst.org.nz to arrive no later than the closing date for this vacancy.

Late applications will not be accepted.

If successful, you will be appointed to Canterbury Westland Kindergarten Association with your current position being at the Kidsfirst Kindergarten you’ve applied for.

Applicant

Full name *

Include any former names

Street Address

Suburb

City

Post Code

Email Address *

Phone *

Best number to contact you on

Position applying for

Position

Kindergarten *

Qualifications

Teacher registration number

Expiry Date

Teacher registration type *Tūturu (Full 1)Pūmau (Full 2)Tōmua (PROV)Application for registration in progress with Teaching CouncilUnregistered - This position is for a registered and qualified kaiako. Unregistered applicants will not be progressed.

Current FirstAid CertificateYesNo

Date Issued

Qualifications

Teaching qualification *

include endorsement in ECE or Primary education

Date of qualification

Is your teaching qualification gained in New Zealand? *YesNo

If your teaching qualification is gained outside of New Zealand, have you had it assessed by the NZQA?YesNo

Other qualifications

relevant to teaching or education

Date of qualification

Other

Professional Development

What was the most impactful professional learning and development you have completed recently, and how has this influenced your teaching practice and/or leadership?

Employment history

Please provide a work history covering at least the last 5 years (to satisfy the requirements of safety checking for the Children's Act).

Include Employer, Position, Start and End date of employment and indicate whether full time (FT) or part time (PT). If you have not been working, please account for your time.

Attributes

Describe your overall suitability for the position in relation to your professional qualities and the extent to which you believe you would work well in this kindergarten/ community.

Using the highlighted attributes (1-4) identified in the person specification for this position, please outline the ways in which you meet these.

(a) Attribute 1

Please detail the strengths you have around Attribute1 (highlighted in the person specification), including specific examples, and the outcomes / impact, of you putting these strengths into practice:

(b) Attribute 2

Please detail the strengths you have around Attribute 2 (highlighted in the person specification), including specific examples, and the outcomes / impact, of you putting these strengths into practice:

Please detail the strengths you have around Attribute 3 (highlighted in the person specification), including specific examples, and the outcomes / impact, of you putting these strengths into practice:

(d) Attribute 4

Please detail the strengths you have around Attribute 4 (highlighted in the person specification), including specific examples, and the outcomes / impact, of you putting these strengths into practice:

Please detail any other information or experience you feel is relevant to your application:

Professional referee reports

You may arrange for the provision of up to three professional referee reports from persons able to provide comment on your recent professional work. Referee reports must be on the prescribed form which is available to be completed and submitted online

Subject to the approval of the referee, referee reports will be held on file with Human Resources at Kidsfirst for a maximum of 12 months. They may, at your request, be used for subsequent job applications with us. It is your responsibility to ensure that previous referee reports are held on file when listing them for use in a future vacancy.

Referee reports to be used with this application (please indicate whether you believe these are held on file from a previous application within 12 months):

Please indicate if you have applied for a position with Kidsfirst Kindergartens within the last 12 months?YesNo

If yes, please provide details of what role and when. Please advise if you wish to use any of the referees held on file from your previous application that you have also listed above for this application.

Personal information disclosure authority

I {name-1}, hereby authorise the collection of personal information from any current or previous employer, training establishment or other agency or individual, for the purpose of determining my suitability for the Kidsfirst Kindergarten position for which I am applying, without further reference to me.

N.B. Your authority is required in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act 2020

Please specify below any agency or individual to whom you do not wish an approach to be made in relation to this application:

Eligibility to work in New Zealand

Are there any restrictions on your eligibility to work in New Zealand?No, I am a New Zealand citizen.No, I am a permanent resident with no restrictions on my eligibility to work in New Zealand.Yes, there are restrictions on my eligibility to work in New Zealand.

If yes, please detail the restrictions below