BestStart
Jess Sole is a seasoned Human Resources professional currently serving as a Senior Human Resources Business Partner at BestStart since November 2022. Prior experience includes roles as a Human Resources Advisor at Downer New Zealand and Activate Faith Community Trust, where responsibilities spanned recruitment, employment relations, change management, and performance management, supporting various charitable entities. Jess began as a Human Resources Administrator at Activate Faith Community Trust, advancing in responsibility over time. Additional experience encompasses candidate management at Absolute IT, communications coordination at PPL Group, and tutoring at The University of Waikato. Jess holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management, a Master of Arts in French, and a Bachelor of Communication Studies in Public Relations, all from The University of Waikato.
BestStart
BestStart is New Zealand's largest quality child care and preschool provider. We have over 270 different centres from Northland to Invercargill. We have a clear mission - to make a positive difference in lives of the children of New Zealand and have been doing that for 21 years now. We know that the key to fulfilling our mission is having a team of highly qualified, experienced and passionate teachers who have children at the heart of everything they do as part of our team. We support this amazing group of teachers with ongoing professional development, specialist mentors and leadership development programmes, creating a culture of live long learning.