Job Description

People & Culture Business Partner | 46 David Street, Kensington WA 6151

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Busy Bees is a leading global, early learning provider, offering high-quality education in nurturing, purpose-built centres where educators are supported to grow, lead and make a real difference in children's lives, with over 130 centres across Australia and around 3,000 employees.

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Bee Safe: Child safety is at the heart of everything we do and is embedded in our people, places and processes. Help us give every child the Best Start in Life.

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We're seeking a people-focused, commercially minded and hands-on People & Culture Business Partner to partner closely with our State Manager, Area Managers and Centre Directors across Western Australia. This is an opportunity to make the role your own, providing end-to-end people support while building leadership capability, shaping people strategies and contributing to projects that make a real difference across our centres.

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What you'll do

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- Partner with State Manager, Area Managers and Centre Directors to provide practical, commercially focused people advice and support.
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- Provide end-to-end IR/ER support, including case management, performance, conduct, grievance, Workcover oversight and investigations.
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- Provide expert advice on Award interpretation, employment conditions and industrial relations.
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- Coach and mentor operational leaders to build their people management capability and confidence.
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- Work with State Manager on succession planning, workforce planning and people strategy to support future capability.
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- Identify people trends, risks and opportunities to inform business decisions across WA.
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- Contribute to and lead People & Culture projects and initiatives, collaborating with the broader P&C; team.
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- Support the implementation of people strategies,



processes and initiatives across our WA centres, ensuring they are practical, engaging and aligned to the broader Busy Bees strategy.
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What you'll bring

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- A genuine commitment to child safety, wellbeing and alignment with our Busy Bee values.
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- Proven experience as a People & Culture or HR Business Partner, ideally in a complex, multi-site or high-volume environment.
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- Strong IR/ER knowledge, including experience managing complex matters end-to-end.
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- Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation and Award interpretation, with the ability to provide clear, practical advice to leaders.
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- A people-centric approach with strong relationship-building, coaching and mentoring skills.
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- A hands-on, proactive and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.
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- Flexibility to travel between WA sites and interstate as required.
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Why Busy Bees?

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Because we offer the B.E.E.S. advantage:

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Better pay. Everyday balance. Education for growth. Support you can rely on.

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We live by our values of Care, Quality, Service, and Value to make a real impact on child safety, quality and the experiences of our people.

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- Make the role your own: This is an opportunity to shape the role around your strengths, experience and ideas. We want you to bring your expertise and make a genuine impact.
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- Be part of something bigger:



Join a collaborative national People & Culture team where you'll work alongside passionate P&C; professionals and operational leaders across Australia.
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- Have a real impact: Partner directly with senior operational leaders to build capability, strengthen leadership and support our people to thrive.
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- Family-friendly benefits: 50% childcare gap-fee discounts for permanent staff, because your family should benefit too.
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- Global & national opportunities: Connect with leaders across Australia and apply for our Global Talent Exchange Program across the UK, Canada and Asia.
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- Stability with heart: Be part of a global organisation with a local feel, where child safety, wellbeing and quality are never compromised.
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- Supportive leaders & inclusive teams: Work alongside passionate people who value collaboration, trust, respect and continuous improvement.
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Employment is conditional on satisfactory, rigorous pre-employment checks (including WWCC, ID, Qualifications, Gecko Training, Work Rights & References) and child safety training, reflecting our solid commitment to safeguarding, equity, diversity and inclusion.

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We are proud to be a child safe organisation, putting child safety at the heart of everything we do through our Triple Layer Child Safety Framework: trusted, trained and caring people, safe, supervised and supportive environments, and clear, consistent and transparent processes.

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Why Work for Busy Bees?

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If you're passionate about early learning, Busy Bees is the place to be. Although we are part of a global organisation, our company was founded by three families looking for better, more enriching childcare. Three decades later, we still keep the same values at heart.

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We know that we couldn't do what we do without the important people in our teams. We invest in our people and work with them to build career pathways that inspire.

📌 People and Culture Business Partner (New South Wales)
🏢 Busy Bees
📍 New South Wales