Jess’ drive to help others inspired her move into HR. Following experience as a disability support worker, Jess began her HR career and is now a dedicated HR Consultant with Employii.

Jess has a portfolio consisting or retainer and ad hoc clients. Jess works across all industries, in particular health and beauty, wholesale retailers, roof plumbing, electrical trades, property management, digital marketing and insurance. From time-to-time you'll see Jess across Perth's universities, presenting to student cohorts to promote their work rights and wellbeing at work.

Jess has been with Employii for almost two years, promoted twice with recognition towards her customer service, thorough advice and exceptional time management. 

We asked Jess a few questions so you can get to know a little more about her...

What’s something about Employii that you’re proud to be apart of as a team/company?

"I would say just like the whole motto of being apart or and working towards psychologically safe workplaces and the modern sort of take on HR. It's very like people centric and I feel so many other places can be very by the book."

In regards to businesses... who needs HR advice and why?

"I think any business needs HR advice, especially from the start just to get the house in order and make sure that you're doing things as per Fair Work. Whether that's wanting to make sure your contracts right or that you've got good policies in place, I personally think that if you've got HR from the start then you can set expectations with your team from the get go and it builds a nice culture moving forward. I think a lot of businesses think that HR just comes in when something goes wrong, but I think you need it to be there along the way."

Tell us about your career progression!

"I began as an HR Officer in January 2024 before transitioning into a Junior HRC role. Since then, I’ve been on a structured progression plan and I am now an HR Consultant." 

"As an HR Officer, my main focus was supporting the consultants. The role involved preparing contracts, job descriptions, policies, and employee handbooks; foundational work that helped me build a strong base."

"Now as an HR Consultant, I've become more involved in performance management, wage assessments, and small-scale projects. While IR-related work still forms part of my role, I’ve expanded into more complex and varied tasks."

What is working at Employii like?

"Employii has a very supportive learning environment that allows for career progression. I started as a HR Officer and have progressed to HR Consultant"

"Duties and tasks is dependent on what the client is after, ... the consultants have variety whilst playing to people's strengths."

"It is a very autonomous role because we all have our own portfolios, so ... you have the freedom to manage your calendar and your workloads as needed."

What is a piece of advice you’d give to people wanting to start a career in HR?

To anyone wanting to get started in HR, or transition to working in HR in Australia, Jess suggests: 

• “Learn the HR basics, especially around pay, contracts, policies and performance management 

• Understand the Fair Work and state IR systems  
• Develop your people skills 
• Have the interpersonal skills that AI can’t replicate
• Don't be stressed about what type of HR you want to get into. It's so broad and there's so many different avenues you could go down. A great way to test out different areas and how they work for you would be an internship, especially at a consultancy."