Talent Acquisition Partner – Childcare Centres

seek.com.au; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Career progression

Job summary

seek.com.au is seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner for childcare centres to drive end-to-end recruitment across multiple sites. You will lead campaigns for new centre openings and hire Centre Directors, ECTs, Room Leaders and Educators, while building pipelines for launches and ensuring excellent candidate experience.

This fast-paced role requires strong sourcing, headhunting, and stakeholder management skills, with an emphasis on collaboration with Operations and senior leadership to support

Qualifications

• Experience in internal recruitment within childcare groups.
• Strong knowledge of the Australian early childhood employment market.
• Experience recruiting Centre Directors, ECTs, Room Leaders and Educators.
• Proven success in high-volume recruitment.
• Excellent sourcing and headhunting capabilities.
• Proactive, organised and results-driven.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-volume, end-to-end recruitment across multiple centres.
• Lead recruitment campaigns for new centre openings across Australia.
• Recruit leadership, ECT, Room Leader and Educator positions.
• Source candidates via SEEK, LinkedIn, referrals and other channels.
• Build strong talent pipelines for upcoming centre launches.
• Partner with Operations and Centre Leadership to understand workforce needs.
• Screen interviews and manage offers and pre-employment requirements.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience throughout the process.

Skills

Internal recruitment

High-volume recruitment

Sourcing

Head-hunting

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Job description

Talent Acquisition Partner – Childcare Centres

This is a fast-paced, high-volume internal recruitment role responsible for attracting and placing exceptional Centre Directors, Assistant Directors, ECTs, Educational Leaders, Room Leaders and Educators across new and existing services. You will manage the full recruitment lifecycle while proactively building talent pipelines to support the group's continued national growth.

Key responsibilities

Manage high-volume, end-to-end recruitment across multiple centres

Lead recruitment campaigns for new centre openings across Australia

Recruit leadership, ECT, Room Leader and Educator positions

Proactively source and headhunt candidates through SEEK, LinkedIn, referrals and other channels

Build strong talent pipelines for upcoming centre launches

Partner with Operations and Centre Leadership to understand workforce requirements

Screen and interview candidates and manage offers and pre-employment requirements

Develop strategies for hard-to-fill roles and locations

Maintain accurate recruitment activity and reporting through the ATS/CRM

Deliver an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process

About you

Previous internal recruitment experience within a childcare/early childhood education group is essential

Proven experience in internal Talent Acquisition within the childcare sector

Strong knowledge of the Australian early childhood employment market

Experience recruiting Centre Directors, ECTs, Room Leaders and Educators

Demonstrated success in high-volume recruitment

Strong sourcing and headhunting capabilities

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Experience supporting new centre openings or rapid organisational growth is highly regarded

A proactive, organised and results-driven approach

Competitive salary + performance bonuses

Join a growing childcare group with significant national expansion plans

Take ownership of recruitment for exciting new centre launches

Work closely with senior operational leaders

High level of autonomy and opportunity to shape recruitment strategy

Excellent career progression as the organisation continues to grow

Sponsorship and PR available for the right candidate.