HR Generalist

HR Generalist (Recruitment) – An exciting opportunity

• Great central CBD location
• Fantastic opportunity to develop and grow your skills in HR
• Work for an ethical organisation

Do you enjoy building long lasting connections with people, and playing a key role in building work groups?

Who we are:

Since 1895, KU has been and proudly remains a not for profit and for purpose organisation.

KU Children's Services (KU) is a leading provider of early education and has proudly been awarded Sector Employer of Choice each year since 2016. We are one of Australia's most experienced and respected providers of long day care, kindergarten/preschool, family programs and early intervention services.

The Role

Our recruitment team leads the way in discovering and engaging passionate early childhood educators, people eager to shape the minds of young Australians to become the thinkers, creators and doers of the future.  We are a close knit and flexible team, we work together to provide mutual support and meet deadlines. Our team is proud to deliver an exceptional recruitment and onboarding experience for hiring managers and candidates alike.  We embrace diverse platforms to attract candidates and are always looking for the next opportunity to make recruitment more effective and enjoyable.

• Implementing our efficient and effective recruitment practices to attract, screen and select suitable applicants
• Managing relationships with key internal stakeholders and hiring managers; to be a trusted recruitment advisor
• Managing onboarding of new employees
• Collaborating, communicating and working effectively as a member of the wider KU People Services Team

About You

The you will be able to demonstrate the skills developed, ideally, through a prior in house recruitment role. Keen to progress your career and with a desire to go that 'little bit further', in short we are looking for:

• Excellent customer service skills with a positive attitude and enjoy liaising with Centre Directors and Education and Quality Managers
• A collaborative team approach
• Demonstrated strong administrative and organisational skills including the ability to manage competing priorities
• Previous HR/Recruitment function experience
• Confident communication skills face to face and using phone/ Teams/ Zoom and email
• Ability to establish, maintain and enhance positive internal and external relationships
• A positive 'can do' attitude

The KU Difference

KU offers more benefits than any other employer in the sector, including:

• Generous annual pay increases,
• Access to variety of salary packaging options,
• 94% of staff say we live our values,
• KU Plus an extensive Employee benefits program with access to discounts/cashback from 400+ retailers,
• KU focuses on wholistic staff wellness through its Health & Wellbeing portal,
• Access to extensive free professional learning,
• An inclusive culture with a shared vision,
• Well-resourced and environmentally responsible workplaces,
• Coaching and mentoring from experienced colleagues.

How to apply:

Please submit your updated Cover Letter and CV via the 'APPLY NOW' button.

The KU Careers Facebook page is available for you with all things KU recruitment - new roles, KU news and interview tips and tricks.

For inquiries, please contact Scott Price, HR Manager on or via  (please note: applications are not accepted via this email).

KU Children's Services is committed to being a child safe organisation. We put children's safety and wellbeing at the centre of our practices. Child safety is a shared responsibility across the organisation. All KU staff contribute to maintaining our child safe culture and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the children in our services and programs. KU has a zero tolerance of harm or abuse of children.

KU is a sensitive employer, and the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as the safety of children with a disability is of utmost importance.