Come shape the future of education with us.At Compass, we love working with schools and strive to deliver new innovations, functions, and process improvements as new technology becomes available. Our services are specifically designed to improve not only the school process but also community culture and student learning outcomes.Compass is a product that genuinely provides students, teachers, and parents with an improved educational experience. You can leave at the end of each day knowing you made a difference to a student's education or helped make a staff member’s day just that little bit better.Our school management ecosystem is now used in more than 5,000 schools across Australia and beyond. We’re joined by over 300+ members of the Compass team, building the operating system for schools worldwide.About the Role & TeamThis is a rare one: you'll be Compass Education's very first dedicated Talent Acquisition Specialist. You'll own end-to-end recruitment from day one, working shoulder-to-shoulder with hiring managers across the business to find and win the people who'll fuel our next chapter of growth in edtech; a space where the work you do genuinely shapes better outcomes for schools, teachers and students.Reporting to the Head of People and working alongside a P&C Business Partner and a P&C Coordinator, you'll join a team that genuinely supports each other and celebrates each other's wins. You'll also have real autonomy; you won't just execute a hiring strategy, you'll help build it. From how we tell our story to candidates, to the hiring process itself, to what great candidate experience looks like as we scale.RequirementsWhat you’ll do:Own full-cycle recruitment across all business functions, from intake briefings with hiring managers through sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer and close.Act as the primary administrator of our Workable ATS: maintaining job postings, pipelines, interview scorecards, offer templates and recruitment reporting.Build proactive talent pipelines for hard-to-fill and recurring roles rather than relying solely on reactive, ad-hoc sourcing.Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, interview panels and assessment approaches that are fair, consistent and reflective of Compass's values.Champion the candidate experience end-to-end: timely communication, well-run interviews, and a smooth handover to the P&C Coordinator for onboarding.Develop and maintain Compass's employer brand: careers page content, social presence and messaging that reflects our culture and mission in edtech. Track and report on recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, source of hire, pipeline conversion, diversity of slate) to the Head of People, and use that data to continuously improve the process.Collaborate with the P&C Business Partner on workforce planning and headcount forecasting, and with the P&C Coordinator to ensure a seamless handoff from offer through to day-one onboarding.Manage relationships with recruitment agencies and external partners where needed, and identify opportunities to reduce reliance on them over time.Stay close to market trends in tech and edtech hiring to keep Compass competitive on process, positioning and candidate experience.About You2–4 years' experience in full-cycle recruitment, ideally including time as a sole TA function within a growing business.Hands-on experience with Workable, or a comparable ATS Confident sourcing across multiple channels (LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Seek, direct outreach, referrals) and comfortable building talent pipelines from scratch.Strong stakeholder management skills; able to influence and guide hiring managers, including senior leaders, through a structured hiring process.Comfortable working autonomously as the sole TA specialist, while collaborating closely with the wider P&C team and knowing when to escalate.Data-literate, able to track recruitment metrics and translate them into clear updates and recommendations for the Head of People.Experience recruiting for technology, SaaS or edtech businesses is a strong plus, but not essential.A genuine interest in Compass's mission of transforming school management technology for the education community.Why join Compass? Real ownership: shape the talent acquisition function from the ground up, not just execute an existing playbook.A tight-knit, supportive P&C team where your work is visible and valued by leadership.Hybrid working from our Melbourne office, with flexibility built in.The opportunity to help scale a business with a genuine, values-led mission in education.BenefitsWhat’s in it for you?We come together with our unique strengths to work towards a common purpose - shaping the future of education. When you join our team, you will collaborate with individuals who are passionate, driven, and open to embracing change in a fast-paced environment.A flexible working culture.Learning & Development opportunities - we want you to grow and get the most out of your role!Parental Leave Program for both primary and secondary carers.24/7 access to our Employment Assistance Program (EAP) through the means of face-to-face, livechat and phone support.It is a really exciting time to join Compass. We are growing and need people who want to grow with us. We value individuals who are self-motivated, adaptable, and eager to contribute to the success of our company. Compass is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.Prior To Commencing Employment, You Require:A valid Employee Working With Children CheckVerification of unrestricted work rights in Australia, e.g., citizenship, passport, or birth certificateA successful National Police Check
Come shape the future of education with us.
At Compass, we love working with schools and strive to deliver new innovations, functions, and process improvements as new technology becomes available. Our services are specifically designed to improve not only the school process but also community culture and student learning outcomes.
Compass is a product that genuinely provides students, teachers, and parents with an improved educational experience. You can leave at the end of each day knowing you made a difference to a student's education or helped make a staff member’s day just that little bit better.
Our school management ecosystem is now used in more than 5,000 schools across Australia and beyond. We’re joined by over 300+ members of the Compass team, building the operating system for schools worldwide.
About the Role & Team
This is a rare one: you'll be Compass Education's very first dedicated Talent Acquisition Specialist. You'll own end-to-end recruitment from day one, working shoulder-to-shoulder with hiring managers across the business to find and win the people who'll fuel our next chapter of growth in edtech; a space where the work you do genuinely shapes better outcomes for schools, teachers and students.
Reporting to the Head of People and working alongside a P&C Business Partner and a P&C Coordinator, you'll join a team that genuinely supports each other and celebrates each other's wins. You'll also have real autonomy; you won't just execute a hiring strategy, you'll help build it. From how we tell our story to candidates, to the hiring process itself, to what great candidate experience looks like as we scale.
Requirements
What you’ll do:
- Own full-cycle recruitment across all business functions, from intake briefings with hiring managers through sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer and close.
- Act as the primary administrator of our Workable ATS: maintaining job postings, pipelines, interview scorecards, offer templates and recruitment reporting.
- Build proactive talent pipelines for hard-to-fill and recurring roles rather than relying solely on reactive, ad-hoc sourcing.
- Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, interview panels and assessment approaches that are fair, consistent and reflective of Compass's values.
- Champion the candidate experience end-to-end: timely communication, well-run interviews, and a smooth handover to the P&C Coordinator for onboarding.
- Develop and maintain Compass's employer brand: careers page content, social presence and messaging that reflects our culture and mission in edtech.
- Track and report on recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, source of hire, pipeline conversion, diversity of slate) to the Head of People, and use that data to continuously improve the process.
- Collaborate with the P&C Business Partner on workforce planning and headcount forecasting, and with the P&C Coordinator to ensure a seamless handoff from offer through to day-one onboarding.
- Manage relationships with recruitment agencies and external partners where needed, and identify opportunities to reduce reliance on them over time.
- Stay close to market trends in tech and edtech hiring to keep Compass competitive on process, positioning and candidate experience.
About You
- 2–4 years' experience in full-cycle recruitment, ideally including time as a sole TA function within a growing business.
- Hands-on experience with Workable, or a comparable ATS
- Confident sourcing across multiple channels (LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Seek, direct outreach, referrals) and comfortable building talent pipelines from scratch.
- Strong stakeholder management skills; able to influence and guide hiring managers, including senior leaders, through a structured hiring process.
- Comfortable working autonomously as the sole TA specialist, while collaborating closely with the wider P&C team and knowing when to escalate.
- Data-literate, able to track recruitment metrics and translate them into clear updates and recommendations for the Head of People.
- Experience recruiting for technology, SaaS or edtech businesses is a strong plus, but not essential.
- A genuine interest in Compass's mission of transforming school management technology for the education community.
Why join Compass?
- Real ownership: shape the talent acquisition function from the ground up, not just execute an existing playbook.
- A tight-knit, supportive P&C team where your work is visible and valued by leadership.
- Hybrid working from our Melbourne office, with flexibility built in.
- The opportunity to help scale a business with a genuine, values-led mission in education.
Benefits
What’s in it for you?
- We come together with our unique strengths to work towards a common purpose - shaping the future of education. When you join our team, you will collaborate with individuals who are passionate, driven, and open to embracing change in a fast-paced environment.
- A flexible working culture.
- Learning & Development opportunities - we want you to grow and get the most out of your role!
- Parental Leave Program for both primary and secondary carers.
- 24/7 access to our Employment Assistance Program (EAP) through the means of face-to-face, livechat and phone support.
It is a really exciting time to join Compass. We are growing and need people who want to grow with us.
We value individuals who are self-motivated, adaptable, and eager to contribute to the success of our company. Compass is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Prior To Commencing Employment, You Require:
- A valid Employee Working With Children Check
- Verification of unrestricted work rights in Australia, e.g., citizenship, passport, or birth certificate
- A successful National Police Check
In 2009, Compass founders John de la Motte and Lucas Filer met over a team lunch. While chowing down on their cafeteria sandwiches they bonded over their unapologetically nerdy love for education technology.John and Lucas were sure there was a way to use technology to improve processes in school communities; a way of making tech part of everyday activities, like ordering a pie in the canteen, or letting parents know how their kids were performing in class.After months of white-boarding and long days spent writing thousands of lines of code, Compass 1.0 came to life. However, the journey had only just begun and with the valuable input of foundational schools John and Lucas were able to add new features to the platform to meet school’s needs.Fast forward a decade and Compass’ school management ecosystem is now used in more than 5,000 schools in Australia and beyond: from Melbourne to Mountrath (that’s in Ireland!), Toronto to Toowoomba.It’s no longer just John and Lucas eating sandwiches at the lunch table. Now they’re joined by 300+ members of the Compass team, delivering smart school management solutions around the world.Compass now offer a comprehensive suite of modules that connects the entire school community. Schools are now able to simplify processes and reduce their administrative burden so everyone can focus on achieving their school’s version of success.Not bad for an idea formed over a lunch break.
In 2009, Compass founders John de la Motte and Lucas Filer met over a team lunch. While chowing down on their cafeteria sandwiches they bonded over their unapologetically nerdy love for education technology.
John and Lucas were sure there was a way to use technology to improve processes in school communities; a way of making tech part of everyday activities, like ordering a pie in the canteen, or letting parents know how their kids were performing in class.
After months of white-boarding and long days spent writing thousands of lines of code, Compass 1.0 came to life. However, the journey had only just begun and with the valuable input of foundational schools John and Lucas were able to add new features to the platform to meet school’s needs.
Fast forward a decade and Compass’ school management ecosystem is now used in more than 5,000 schools in Australia and beyond: from Melbourne to Mountrath (that’s in Ireland!), Toronto to Toowoomba.
It’s no longer just John and Lucas eating sandwiches at the lunch table. Now they’re joined by 300+ members of the Compass team, delivering smart school management solutions around the world.
Compass now offer a comprehensive suite of modules that connects the entire school community. Schools are now able to simplify processes and reduce their administrative burden so everyone can focus on achieving their school’s version of success.
Not bad for an idea formed over a lunch break.
