
Jessica Buddle
Co-founder & General Manager
Z Staffing
Jessica Buddle brings over a decade of experience in recruitment and talent acquisition, alongside five years of dedicated involvement in the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector. With formal qualifications in psychology, she combines a deep understanding of people with a strong commitment to building safer, more sustainable workforce practices within the sector.
As Co-Founder and General Manager of Z Staffing, Jessica was employee number one and has spent the past four years shaping the business into a trusted, innovative leader in on-hire educator solutions. From the outset, Z Staffing’s mission has been to revolutionise how the ECEC sector engages with agencies- driven not only by cutting-edge technology, but by genuine partnership, transparency, and an unwavering focus on child safety.
As both a mother with a child in care and a leader working alongside educators and centres every day, Jessica is deeply motivated to ensure Z Staffing is seen not merely as an agency, but as a trusted extension of each service—helping create environments where children, educators, and centres can thrive.
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Beyond compliance: Redesigning casual staffing for child safety and quality outcomes
As new reforms tighten notification rules, compliance expectations, and accountability, childcare providers need absolute confidence in every person working with children, including agency staff
Gain insight into how Z Staffing’s enhanced staffing model, built on rigorous vetting, safeguarding, ongoing educator support, and strong centre partnerships, can uphold safety, consistency, and quality in an increasingly regulated environment
Jessica Buddle, Co-founder & General Manager, Z Staffing