Role: Employee Relations Partner

Location: East Victoria Park, Perth (Nyoongar Nation)

Employment Type: Permanent Full-time

Be the trusted first point of contact for all people-related matters, delivering tailored, humanised ER support that empowers leaders, strengthens culture, and creates Amazing Goodstarter Experiences across our national network. 

Your Impact:

As an Employee Relations Partner, you’ll play a critical role in supporting leaders and team members with timely, pragmatic and people-centred advice. You will:

• Provide on-demand coaching across engagement, retention, performance and complex case management.

• Deliver clear, risk-aware, and solutions-focused guidance that keeps our business moving at pace.

• Build leader confidence by empowering them to make informed, values-aligned decisions.

• Act as a culture ambassador, modelling our foundations and championing a positive, inclusive and safe working environment.

• Support investigations, performance processes and policy interpretation across the employee lifecycle.

• Partner with specialists to strengthen our organisational culture, improve people practices, and drive continuous improvement.

• Reinforce Goodstart’s commitment to safety, reconciliation and a child-safe environment in everything you do.

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs (As approved by management)
• Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
•  Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
• Free annual flu shot (optional)
• Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance  
• First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.

You’ll bring to the table:

• Tertiary qualifications in HR, ER, Law or equivalent experience.
• Broad generalist experience across the employee lifecycle, including performance, conduct, policy, and case management.
• Strong customer-service mindset with the ability to build trust, adapt your communication style, and maintain confidentiality.
• Experience in fast-paced, high-volume environments where you balance competing priorities with accuracy and care.
• High attention to detail, strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to provide clear, confident advice.
• Capability to work flexibly, navigate ambiguity, and deliver solutions that support both people and business outcomes.
• A collaborative mindset with a genuine commitment to continuous improvement and enhancing the Goodstarter experience.
• Current WA Working with Children Check

How to apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application.

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process. 

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email recruitment@goodstart.org.au

At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email deadlycareers@goodstart.org.au

If you are a placement agency or external recruiter, please refrain from submitting resumes to Goodstart unless you have a signed staffing agency agreement with us. Goodstart will not be responsible for or pay any placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies that are not approved suppliers. Any resumes received from agencies or external recruiters without an agreement will be reviewed by Goodstart and may be shared with our internal recruiting team for their reference.

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.

Posting Notes: EAST VICTORIA PARK, PERTH || WA || Australia (AU) || | SF:LI || No Early Childhood Qualification || Full-Time