Mark is a highly-skilled recruitment professional leading a team of 6 relief staffing schedulers in Western Australia.
Prior to joining Murdock Recruitment Mark was a Leader in the Before and After School Care Sector as an Area Manager managing between 10 - 15 OSH sites across WA.
Adrian Grundy is Australia's Leading Recruitment Specialist to the Early Years Sector and Owner/Founder of the Murdock Group.
The Murdock Group is comprised of two expertly driven Early Years Centric businesses, Murdock Education Recruitment and Murdock Early Education Schools Group ( 2 Long Day Care Services located in Western Australia ).
Adrian has been recruiting in the Early Years Sector going on 10 years where he has built, managed and lead some of Australia's largest specialised recruitment firms. This knowledge of working in big corporates lead Adrian to want to infuse his own flair and culture into an organisation and lead to the launch of Murdock Education Recruitment.
Adrian and his team are driven to understand and influence what delivers world-class performance, leadership and technical excellence in individuals and organisations. Adrian has unparalleled industry experience and expertise in recruiting in the Early Childhood & Before & After School Care Sector, and a proven record of delivering the Sector's best candidates with a highly ethical and bespoke service that sets him apart from mainstream agencies.
Because we dedicate ourselves to delivering a personalised approach, we are able to work in true partnership with our clients to ensure that we only ever present stand-out candidates who are a perfect fit for their organisation. At Murdock Education we make it a priority to take the time to listen, understand and come up with strategies to attract the finest talent for our clients.
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Julie Thomas is a well-known and highly regarded thought leader with over 20 years of experience in the Early Childhood and Education Sector.
Julie's internal values of Transparency, Honesty, and Integrity paired with her deep understanding of what quality early years education looks like in daily practice led her to a successful career as a Senior Assessment Officer in the Education and Care Regulatory Unit (ECRU) WA.
This level of depth in knowledge made Julie incredibly sort after within the sector and opened opportunities for high level C Suite roles in some of Australia's leading national providers in positions such as National Quality and Compliance Manager and State General Manager for Junior Adventures Group WA.
Julie leads all operations of the following national businesses:
- Murdock Education Recruitment
- Murdock Early Education Schools Group
- Eco Early Learning & Bush Kinder Group
- Murdock Management Services
- Curated Culture - Leadership and Childcare Training
To network or discuss partnership opportunities please email julie.thomas@themurdockgroup.com.au
or call 0481 124 584
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Aaron is a highly motivated Business Improvement Specialist with a proven track record of creating value through the practical application of business improvement processes and methodologies within Global mining organisation such as BHP and FMG.
A passionate advocate for the importance of early learning and ensuring all children have access to high-quality education and care, Aaron believes his role can and will directly improve outcomes for children through the constant reflection of our business practices ensuring that children are central to all we do.
Aaron brings with him solid tactical understanding of end to end integrated systems and processes, underpinned by a real-world understanding of operations and customer-focused interactions.
His extensive knowledge and experience as an agent for change, ability to problem solve, influence, project manage and deliver key projects will have direct benefits to the performance outcomes of The Murdock Group.
As a Business Improvement Specialist Aaron has spent his career asking one simple question, “How can we do this better?” and working in the mining sector it is not an easy problem to solve.
Aaron's dedication to attaining the best organisational outcomes is highlighted through his keen interest in the development of new business strategies, self-driven efficiency improvements and his enthusiasm for contributing to a positive workplace culture.
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As The Murdock Group National Finance Manager Sue work across the following business units
- Murdock Education Recruitment
- Murdock Early Education Schools Group
- Eco Early Learning & Bush Kinder Group
- Murdock Management Services
- Curated Culture - Leadership and Childcare Training
Radha joins the NSW team with 7+ years Qualified Early Years Educator Exp and 5+ years Exp as a Recruitment Leader.
Radha career took a turn when she decided to take a break from her Recruitment career where she was managing a team of 3 recruiters that specialise in Information Technology to embark on the journey of being a Mother to her beautiful children.
During this time Radha studied her Diploma in Children's Services and when she returned to the workforce held the role of Early Years Academic Leader in a large Childcare Centre.
She can now combine her love of relationship building and passion for children's education in her new role as a Talent Resourcer finding the best talent to place permanently with our NSW clients.
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Andrew is an accomplished HR professional, working in both the for and not-for-profit sectors, with industry experience ranging across Mining, Aged Care, Early Learning and Higher Education.
Coming to us with a true generalist background, his areas of expertise range from business partnering, stakeholder engagement, recruitment and retention, industrial and employee relations, change management and Employee wellbeing. Andrew is always focused on continuous improvement and strives to find the best solutions to an organisation's challenges.
Andrew will be working across the organisation to reinforce a people-first culture and will be providing leadership and guidance to Managers and Employees on Murdock Groups' policies, procedures and guidelines, ensuring compliance with state and federal legislative requirements and best practice.
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Leo handles the national marketing and content creation for the Murdock Group. Working closely with the leadership team to formulate and apply national and international marketing strategy, the brief is to apply his marketing knowledge and digital content creation expertise to maintaining and growing The Murdock Group's branding and marketing.
He also enjoys working closely with the Murdock Group's team members to facilitate a collaborative and creative inclusion based on the vast store of knowledge about childcare, childcare recruitment, education, community and the childcare industry that these valued members of the organisation have to share. Leo's passion is to provide The Murdock Group with visual content that exemplifies the organisation's savvy, knowledge, accountability, honestly and genuine desire to help the community via its products and services.
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Jodie has a wealth of experience in recruitment for the national childcare industry. Her experience allows her to ascertain who is right for any organisation in the childcare industry and she works closely with our clients to provide the right person for each and every position required.
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Shanice is a very experience and accomplished childcare industry recruitment consultant who enjoys the process of finding the right people for every position. She asks exactly the right questions of the potential employers and employees to create the perfect match for every situation, position and task. Thanks to her desire to help people she has become real asset to the Murdock Recruitment team.
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Igraine oversees the regional (temp) side of the business and is also an expert scheduler and recruiter member of the Murdock Recruitment temp team.
Igraine's passion for the childcare industry has seen her working as an assistant Educator, Room Leader and assistant Service Manager; this hands on experience has provided her with the necessary understanding and tools to help others pursue their dreams of a career in the childcare industry.
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Fitore loves the childcare industry and in particular the recruitment aspect of it. Her enthusiasm is based on the firm belief that she is doing something very meaningful, finding great people to look after the needs of children and their families who are all a part of The Murdock Group's childcare centre communities.
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