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These documents will assist schools with the recruitment, selection, appointment and induction of employees. To ensure your documents comply with the latest legislation, always use the latest version from our website each time.
The Collective Agreements (CA) and the Individual Employment Agreements (IEA) set out employment terms and conditions for school employees.
Community of Learning – Kāhui Ako Templates
Templates and forms for Community of Learning – Kāhui Ako recruitment are available here.
Application forms
Make sure you use a standard application form for all appointments to ensure that the school meets the requirements of the Children's Act 2014.
Recruitment process
The resources below will help with shortlisting, interviewing, reference checking and decision-making. For forms and templates specific to a principal appointment, please refer to our principal appointment page.
Letters of Offer of Employment
All schools must have in their records for each employee a letter of employment, a job description and for non-union members an Individual Employment Agreement (IEA).
Templates for permanent offers of employment:
- Teachers - Permanent
- Support staff - Permanent
- Principals - Permanent
- Caretaker, Cleaner and Canteen worker - Permanent
- Ground staff secondary and area schools - Permanent
Templates for fixed term offers of employment:
All template letters for fixed term offers of employment can be accessed HERE.
Non-Union members
When giving non-union members their promulgated IEA and letter of offer, please also provide a copy of the below document. It provides an explanation of the process.
Job description
All employees must be provided with a job description and any changes of duties should be discussed with the staff and then recorded. Please contact our employment Advisory & Support Centre for advice.
Templates:
- Principals
- Deputy Principal or Assistant Principal
- Head of Department
- Team Leader
- Teachers
- Support Staff
- Caretakers
- Cleaners
Acting up/Relieving Letters of Confirmation
- Letters for appointing employees (internal appointment) to act up in the principal role can be found HERE.
- Letters for appointing relief principals (external appointment) can be found HERE.
- Higher duties confirmation
Employees not covered by a CA
The letters below are designed to go with the Ministry of Education generic IEA for employees not covered by any Collective Agreements (i.e. bus drivers, after-school carer, etc.). If unsure, please contact us.
Templates:
- Letter of offer - Permanent
- Fixed term letters of offer are linked HERE
Employees employed as casual/relievers
The documents below are designed for employees who will work on a casual "as required" basis with no expectation of ongoing employment (e.g. day to day relieving teachers). If the casual employee is a non-union member they will need to receive a letter of offer of casual employment and a casual IEA. If you are unsure, please contact us.
