U Recruitment FREE
“Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher”. - Japanese Proverb
Great teachers are born from nurturing environments that help them grow and develop as educators. When that happens, young minds get the quality education they need to succeed in life.
Finding the right teacher for your centre, for your children, should not cost you thousands of dollars in agency fees. So with us, it doesn't.
We require no placement fee when a centre keeps one of our relief teachers on permanently, once that teacher has completed 150 hours of assignments at your centre — about four weeks full time. You may be wondering why?
We want to take as much stress as possible off centres who may need a teacher but simply cannot or will not pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars to agencies for a recruitment fee.
We believe that selecting a permanent teacher for your centre is not an easy choice and not one to be taken lightly. You need a teacher who can work well with your centre, your children and whose philosophy fits your centre.
We believe that selecting a permanent teacher for your centre is not an easy choice and not one to be taken lightly. You need a teacher who can work well with your centre, your children and whose philosophy fits your centre.
So instead of paying a placement fee of $5,000 or more, why not put that into the relief cover you are already paying for? While a permanent role sits empty, you are covering it either way. Give it 150 hours — about four weeks full time — and then select the teacher that is perfect for your centre!
At Utopia, we believe it is best to observe the teaching practices of teachers before offering them a permanent role. You cannot know whether a teacher is perfect for you just by reading their CV and an interview, you should be able to take your time and work with more than one teacher to make the best choice.
That is exactly what Utopia offers!
And before you even book someone, our Job Seeker profiles show you far more than a CV. You see their qualifications, registration and teaching philosophy — and alongside that, how centres have rated them after real assignments, and how they actually work day to day: punctuality, engagement, communication and reliability, all built from completed shifts rather than from an interview. Almost everything you read about a teacher came from someone other than the teacher.
Not only that, but our app allows you to chat with teachers directly.
It also allows you to collect feedback from your team regarding a teacher.
This allows you and your team to choose the perfect teacher for your centre.
Once you've found the right one and those 150 hours are behind you, there is no placement fee to worry about — not then, not ever.
We would rather be straight with you about the one condition attached. The free permanent offer unlocks at 150 hours at your centre, and hours worked at other centres do not count towards it. If you engage a teacher you met through Utopia before that trial is complete, and you do it outside the platform, agreed compensation applies under clause 3.7 of our Terms & Conditions. We would much rather never charge it — which is why the free route is always open, and why you can watch every teacher's progress towards 150 hours in your U R Free tab.
You can't go wrong with Utopia.
Our end game is to make the world of ECE as simple as possible.
The education of young minds is paramount at Utopia Education and so we do our very best to offer support and help to our clients, so they can better help and equip our children in the world of education.
It isn't just about providing relief teachers to centres in need but creating a culture of love for the field of ECE teaching and all that comes with it.
