Description:
TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers
Education Support Officer – Fitting and Machining
Tighes Hill
Full-time
$85,902.31 package includes salary $76,365.00 employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.
That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish.
We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.
We invest in our people
At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.
As an Education Support Officer, you’ll benefit from our commitment to your growth and well-being. We provide you with essential tools, ongoing training, and professional development, as well as access to our comprehensive health and well-being programs.
We value work-life harmony. With a standard 35-hour workweek, you’ll have time for both professional pursuits and personal interests.
About the role
Working within the classroom the role of Education Support Officer is responsible for a range of activities, which supports learners and enhances the student learning experience and educative processes.
You will provide support to a diverse range of students, ensuring that the student outcome is at the forefront of your decision making. You are a customer service, outcomes driven team member who is passionate about education and ready to support TAFE NSW students.
You will not be required to hold a teaching qualification, teach or prepare lessons, or mark assessments.
About You
- Have appropriate subject knowledge, skills and vocational qualifications, including:
- Minimum of Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade (Fitting and Machining) or equivalent.
- Ability to understand the content of the learning materials and the processes used in the discipline.
- High-level interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to be proactive and show initiative and ability to explain ideas in a clear and concise manner.
- Commitment and ability to support learning in an adult environment and a demonstrated ability to motivate and encourage students.
- Ability to establish effective working relationships with people from a diverse range of backgrounds and to provide quality customer service as part of a broader team.
- Skills in the use of relevant information and communication technologies
Highly Regarded
- Prior experience in a student support role and an understanding of the VET sector would be highly regarded.
To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.
If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.
A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!
Applications close 11.55pm AEST Sunday 21st April 2024
To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:
- Your current resume (PDF)
- Certified copies of your qualifications (combined into 1 PDF)
- Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)
Targeted Question 1: As an Education Support Officer, you will be required to provide technical support to students to enable them to access their learning resources and collaborate and communicate with the teaching team. Please describe how your skills would enable you to achieve positive outcomes with students and your colleagues in the areas outlined.
General recruitment and adjustment enquiries : contact Talent Acquisition Advisor Gabriella Schulzer, gabriella.schulzer@tafensw.edu.au or 7921 4482.
Role-specific enquiries : contact Andrew McKinnon, Head Teacher Engineering Trades - Fitting & Machining, andrew.mckinnon5@tafensw.edu.au or 0427 399 828.
For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.
This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct.
For ongoing positions in the NSW Public Sector, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.
An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.