A warm welcome
Your first days in a centre can be overwhelming but we will give you a warm BestStart welcome to help you settle in quickly.
Grow with us
We're big on growing our people
At BestStart we’re committed to supporting you to grow and develop. We want you to grow in confidence and grow in capability. Right from day one you will feel supported.
Your leader will connect regularly with you through our rituals and you will have access to the best Professional Development in the sector. We even have our own online learning system, Whare Ako – Our House of Learning.
Your career pathway and growth matter to us. When you’re ready to move into a new role, we will be here to support you to be successful every step of the way! We have multiple pathways you can explore.
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See How We Support Your Career
Kiaora
Induction
Support
Work and study
Assistance
Development
A mini induction
Students spend time with their Associate Teacher ensuring they know what is expected of them, and the support they can expect from us.
Only the best
Having a great experience is important to us. We carefully select the best teachers to work as Associate Teachers alongside our students.
Work and study
We offer students the opportunity to work in a centre. You can gain practical experience and earn some money at the same time.
Financial support
Once permanently employed, we offer financial assistance during practicums.
Great PLD
We help you continue to grow your knowledge by offering ongoing PLD opportunities that best suit your needs.
Registration
Mentoring
Support
Growth
Development
Wellbeing
Giving back
Next Step
Registration paid for
Once you gain your qualification we will pay for you to become registered with The Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand
Mentoring at its best
We have an outstanding induction and mentoring programme. We'll support you gain your Full Certification as quickly as possible.
PCT Hubs
You are not alone, we have lots of other PCT’s who you can network with to get support and share information with.
Professional Growth Cycle (PGC)
Your professional growth cycle is an opportunity to celebrate your effort. We use Inquiries to encourage you to reach even greater heights the next year.
Great PLD
Our teachers participate in a myriad of PLD opportunities that will continue to challenge and grow your ECE knowledge and practice
Focus on wellbeing
We have a huge focus on well being, for our tamariki and for our staff. Taking time to look after yourself, means you have more energy to teach our tamariki
Time to give back
Once Fully Certificated you can join our team of Associate Teachers and learn the art of mentoring others to be great teachers too.
Looking for the next step
We have a huge focus on leadership. For those who see this as their next step we have one of the best leadership programmes in the sector!
Growth
Head teachers
Mentoring
Learning
Leadership
Centre manager
Support
Developing you
We are committed to growing our leaders. You will have an opportunity to participate in our leadership programme.
Head teacher development
As a new Head Teacher, we will wrap you in support, introduce you to what it means to be a leader at BestStart and induct you in our leadership frameworks.
Mentoring and coaching culture
The best leaders coach and guide not tell and direct. We encourage all our people to be leaders through mentoring others around them.
Learning and development team
We have a learning and development team of leadership experts who can offer more individualised plans to help you on our leadership journey
Emerging leaders
Everyone can be leaderful at BestStart – we will help you develop your leadership capability and get you ready for your next role.
Centre manager induction
New Centre Managers will participate in a comprehensive induction programme to set you up for success from day one.
Support, support, support
Not only do we have a wide network of support teams, Centre Managers get regular support from their managers to help them stay on top!
