HR Coordinator

12‑Month Parental Leave Contract | Potential for Extension

At Journey Early Learning, everything we do begins with people — the children in our care, the families we support, and the amazing teams who bring our centres to life every day.

We’re looking for an organised, proactive and people‑focused HR Coordinator to join our People & Culture ecosystem. This is a role where you’ll help create smooth, consistent and supportive experiences for our teams across the country — and where your love of systems, structure and meaningful work will truly shine.

If you’re the kind of person who enjoys a tidy workflow, clear processes, and being the “go‑to” for helpful HR answers, you’ll feel right at home here.

Your Impact

In this role, you’ll help keep our HR operations running smoothly while supporting our centres and leaders with clear communication, accurate documentation and a strong commitment to compliance and child safety. You’ll work closely with our HR Manager and another HR Coordinator to create a consistent, well-organised employee experience from onboarding through to offboarding.

From maintaining Employment Hero and tracking HR workflows, to preparing contracts and supporting HR projects, your work helps every team member feel supported, safe and connected throughout their Journey experience.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Prepare contracts, onboarding documents and welcome new starters
• Coordinate offboarding with care and consistency
• Maintain accurate employee records within Employment Hero
• Support centres and leaders with HR queries and system navigation
• Track HR workflows using Monday.com and JotForm
• Prepare HR reports and support data insights
• Contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement work
• Support compliance audits, documentation checks and employee changes

You’ll Love This Role If You…

• Enjoy structure, clarity and great organisation
• Care about doing things well — not just fast
• Like being the helpful point of contact people can trust
• Have a curiosity for systems and how to improve them
• Thrive in a supportive, collaborative team
• Want to contribute to a purpose‑driven organisation that values people as highly as quality

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in an HR Administrator or HR Coordinator role
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Confidence using HR systems (Employment Hero is a bonus)
• Solid understanding of Australian workplace legislation and awards
• Friendly, clear, people‑first communication
• Experience in early childhood education is highly regarded

Why Journey?

Journey is more than an early learning provider — we’re a connected ecosystem built to support children, families and teams. For over 10 years, we’ve worked to create safe, secure, homely environments where learning thrives and people feel they belong.

We are a values-led organisation, guided by:
Connection — authentic relationships with each other and our community
Consideration — thoughtful, respectful choices that put people first
Communication — consistent, clear and collaborative across everything we do

When you join Journey, you’ll also enjoy:

• A 12‑month parental leave contract with potential for extension
• A warm, collaborative People & Culture team
• Access to confidential wellbeing support through our EAP
• Birthday leave (because celebrating matters)
• The chance to contribute to meaningful work that supports real impact

Ready to Join Us?

If you’re excited to support a people‑focused organisation and help create seamless HR experiences that truly make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the Journey experience for our amazing teams.