$70,926 – $88,860Full TimeEN
TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers
Education Administration Support
Tighes Hill Campus
Permanent Full Time
$80,502 – $88,860 salary package - includes base salary ($70,926 - $78,289), plus 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. We provide you with tools, ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and a 35-hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.
About the role
This is a permanent full-time opportunity based at the TAFE NSW Tighes Hill campus at Newcastle, supporting the Furnishings & Cabinet Making section and the broader teaching team across multiple locations. In this role, you will provide essential administrative support to ensure the smooth day-to-day delivery of teaching and learning activities, working closely with teaching staff and collaborating with stakeholders across different campuses. You will play a key role in maintaining effective communication, coordinating activities, and supporting a dispersed team to deliver high-quality outcomes for students and customers.
The role operates in a fast-paced and dynamic environment where you will be required to manage competing priorities, adapt to changing needs, and support planning and coordination of workloads across the team. You will demonstrate initiative and sound judgement in resolving issues, responding to enquiries, and ensuring a high standard of customer service is maintained.
About you
You will be a confident communicator who can build strong relationships across a range of stakeholders, including working effectively with teams both on-site and remotely. With a customer-first mindset, you will be comfortable handling general enquiries, providing clear and timely information, and ensuring a positive experience for students, staff and external customers. You bring a collaborative approach and the ability to work across different sections, adapting your style to support varied disciplines and priorities while contributing to a cohesive team environment.
You thrive in a dynamic environment, demonstrating agility and flexibility as priorities shift, and are able to balance competing demands with professionalism and initiative. Your sound administrative capability is supported by strong Office 365 skills and confidence working with systems and data to maintain accuracy and efficiency. Ideally, you will bring previous experience within an education setting, allowing you to quickly understand operational requirements and support teaching teams effectively, while continuously looking for ways to improve processes and outcomes.
To be considered, you must meet the essential requirements as outlined in the role description. To find out more about the role, click to view the Role 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.
To apply for this role, click 'apply now' and provide:
Targeted Question: Describe your previous experience working in an education or training environment (ideally), outlining how you have delivered high-quality administrative support. Include how you have improved systems or processes to enhance efficiency, and how your qualifications, training, or equivalent experience have prepared you for this role.
A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!
Applications close 11:55pm AEST Tuesday 26 May 2026
General recruitment and adjustment enquiries:
Contact Sally Barry, Talent Acquisition Advisor, via email at sally.barry4@tafensw.edu.au or phone 02 7921 0203.
Role-specific enquiries:
Contact Paul Kubisch, Team Leader Cabinet & Furniture, via email at paul.kubisch1@tafensw.edu.au or phone 0447 273 895.
For support with preparing your application and understanding the recruitment process, visit our Application Process page, and explore the helpful resources available through I Work for NSW.
This is a child-related position. Successful candidates must hold a valid NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) prior to commencing. TAFE NSW will also conduct an Australian National Criminal Record Check on the preferred applicant as part of the pre‑employment process.
To be eligible for a position at TAFE NSW, you must be an Australian citizen, a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.
A talent pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position and used to fill future vacancies.
