Childcare recruitment agencies are nothing new, but if you’re used to using traditional agencies you’ll probably be pleasantly surprised by how differently Z Staffing operates. While traditional agencies are often saddled with problems like slow turnaround times, high fees, endless phone calls, emails and clunky, non-intuitive interfaces, Z Staffing is a fast, cost-effective service that uses the latest technology to streamline the entire process.

Whether you’re an educator looking for work, or a centre with casual childcare vacancies to fill, Z Staffing is going to make your life easier.  So what are the differences between Z Staffing and traditional childcare recruitment agencies?

Speed of service

We’re all busy and nobody has time to waste filling out reams of paperwork, fielding lots of phone calls or emails, and waiting days to fill childcare vacancies. Z Staffing streamlines the childcare recruitment process for both educators and centres so that educators can find suitable shifts with the click of a button and centres can fill educators' vacancies in minutes, not days. In fact, our service is three times faster than traditional childcare recruitment agencies.

If you’re a centre that requires casual educators, you can simply post the shift using the Z Staffing App and hundreds of educators in your local area will be instantly notified. Within minutes you’ll have a qualified and vetted educator ready to fill the shift. On the flip side, if you’re an educator, you can simply specify your availability and location and receive instant notifications when a shift meeting your criteria becomes available. 

We onboard and vet all of our casual educators once to ensure they have the right references, qualifications, and experience so that individual centres don’t have to worry about performing these time-consuming checks and educators don’t have to provide this information again and again.

Even the payment process is streamlined, as all payments are processed through the Z Staffing platform, with one simple invoice to pay per week. For educators, the app also allows you to keep track of your hours and receive reliable fortnightly payment for your work.

Cost

If you’ve ever worked with a traditional childcare recruitment agency before, you’ll be familiar with the high recruitment fees they charge. The cost of these services can become prohibitive, especially for centres that need short-term help to fill casual childcare vacancies. Z Staffing is a low-cost solution for Australian early learning centres that need to fill educators' vacancies quickly to remain in ratio. We are more affordable than childcare recruitment agencies, making us the perfect alternative. We fill over 80% of all the childcare jobs posted, and we work to improve this figure by having more childcare educators connected and expanding our network. This allows centres to fill childcare jobs and stay in ratio while drastically reducing their recruitment spend. 

Use of technology

Many old-school recruitment agencies still rely heavily on emails, phone calls, and in-person meetings, and most have ageing websites with limited functionality. Z Staffing leverages the very latest technology to make the entire process simple, fast and effective, which is why we are able to offer such competitive pricing for our service. The Z Staffing App handles the entire process from posting a job, through to confirming a shift and processing payment. Think about Z as Uber for the childcare industry, where both sides (the childcare centre and the casual childcare educator) connect, read reviews about each other, and process shifts and payments all through the single portal that is now used by thousands of members.

Quality of candidates

Our experienced childcare recruitment team meet with all educators to personally verify their qualifications, experience, and suitability for the platform. The app also offers full transparency by allowing centres to rate a candidate’s performance and educators to rate their experience at the centre, so both sides can see a verified track record before confirming a shift. Z Staffing also has a reliability rating feature that tracks the number of times an educator has accepted a shift but then cancelled.

Ultimately there’s no comparison between traditional childcare recruitment agencies and Z Staffing. While the traditional approach is slow, time-consuming, and expensive, Z Staffing is fast, cost-effective, and easy for both educators and centres. To find out if you qualify to join our community, or if you’d like to know more about our service, contact us today.