People and Culture Business Partner

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

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.

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.

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.

What you’ll do

• Partner with State Manager, Area Managers and Centre Directors to provide practical, commercially focused people advice and support.

• Provide end-to-end IR/ER support, including case management, performance, conduct, grievance, Workcover oversight and investigations.

• Provide expert advice on Award interpretation, employment conditions and industrial relations.

• Coach and mentor operational leaders to build their people management capability and confidence.

• Work with State Manager on succession planning, workforce planning and people strategy to support future capability.

• Identify people trends, risks and opportunities to inform business decisions across WA.

• Contribute to and lead People & Culture projects and initiatives, collaborating with the broader P&C team.

• 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.

What you’ll bring

• A genuine commitment to child safety, wellbeing and alignment with our Busy Bee values.

• Proven experience as a People & Culture or HR Business Partner, ideally in a complex, multi-site or high-volume environment.

• Strong IR/ER knowledge, including experience managing complex matters end to end.

• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation and Award interpretation, with the ability to provide clear, practical advice to leaders.

• A people-centric approach with strong relationship-building, coaching and mentoring skills.

• A hands-on, proactive and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.

• Flexibility to travel between WA sites and interstate as required.

Why Busy Bees?

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

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

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Have a real impact: Partner directly with senior operational leaders to build capability, strengthen leadership and support our people to thrive.

• Family-friendly benefits: 50% childcare gap-fee discounts for permanent staff, because your family should benefit too.

• Global & national opportunities: Connect with leaders across Australia and apply for our Global Talent Exchange Program across the UK, Canada and Asia.

• Stability with heart: Be part of a global organisation with a local feel, where child safety, wellbeing and quality are never compromised.

• Supportive leaders & inclusive teams: Work alongside passionate people who value collaboration, trust, respect and continuous improvement.

Employment is conditional on satisfactory, rigorous pre-employment checks (including WWCC, ID, Qualifications, Gecko Training, Work Rights & References) and child safety training, reflecting our strong commitment to safeguarding, equity, diversity and inclusion.

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.

Why Work for Busy Bees?
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.

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.