Finder's Fee

Eligibility

The school must actively recruit a teacher living overseas to a teaching position of 20+ teaching weeks (or two school terms), that is, full-time for primary schools or 0.5 FTTE or more for secondary schools.

Eligibility is restricted to:

• Priority Staffing Status schools. Schools with automatic Priority Staffing Status are decile 1-4 schools in Northland, Auckland, Tokoroa, Wairoa, Gisborne and West Coast (South Island); and
• schools where teachers receive Priority Teacher Supply Allowance, High Priority Teacher Supply Allowance, Secondary High Priority Principal Allowance, Area Schools Priority Teacher Supply Allowance or Area Schools High Priority Principals Allowance; or
• approved Discretionary Priority Staffing Status (DPSS) teaching positions.

Application process

Boards should apply for the Finder’s Fee on the International Relocation Grant Form, Section C. This form is available at www.minedu.govt.nz/resourcingforms.

Principals will be required to certify in writing, on the teacher’s completed International Relocation Grant form, that costs were incurred by the school in the recruitment of the teacher.

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Amount of grant

$3,000.00 (including GST) for the appointment of a New Zealand trained teacher. $1,462.50 (including GST) for the appointment of an overseas trained teacher.

Extension of teaching period

If the term of employment was initially approved for employment of 6-19 teaching weeks, and the teacher’s position become permanent, or they remain employed by the same school for 20 teaching weeks (or two school terms) or more, the board may apply for payment of the Finder’s Fee.

The board will need to apply in writing and attach a copy of the teacher’s letter of appointment confirming the new terms of employment.

Payment of grant

If the teacher has been approved for the International Relocation Grant and the board’s Finder’s Fee application has been approved, the payment is made by direct credit into the school's bank account.