Careers at TAFE NSW

A career of life-changing impact

General Assistant Toolstore

Dubbo Campus

Permanent Part Time Part Year (34.5hrs per week for 41 weeks per year)

Base salary of $52,457 - $64,596 p.a (pro-rata, 0.77 FTE) 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 and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

A General Assistant Toolstore plays a vital role in assisting with the delivery of educational programs. 

Your experience in a trade environment and well-developed knowledge of tools and equipment will be key in this role. Your initiative to identify and organise resources required by students and staff will deliver service excellence.  Your day-to-day activities will include but not limited to supporting our delivery teams by contributing to a positive learning experience, general administration work, purchasing and organising tools, equipment and materials and maintaining a safe workshop environment for students and staff. This position will carry out manual handling activities.  

This is a permanent, part-time part-year role, working 34.5 hours per week, during term time only (41 weeks per year) located at our Dubbo campus.

About You 

• You are a self-starter who is willing to be hands-on to support learning outcomes and delivery in the classroom.
• You are excited to share your industry knowledge and experience with others.
• Have demonstrated experience working within a trade environment, using a range of hand and power tools.

Essential Criteria

• Demonstrated experience working within a trade environment or related work areas.
• Demonstrated experience in all aspects of purchasing within a trade environment.
• Demonstrated experience in use of hand & power tools, small machinery and tool maintenance in a trade environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a team member or with limited supervision.

Highly Desirable:

• Forklift license
• Experience in Automotive Industry
• Skills in the use of relevant information and communication technologies, in particular excel, Microsoft word and outlook.
• Demonstrated experience to follow WH&S instructions such as using correct PPE and following Safe operating procedures.

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.

Applications close 11:55PM Wednesday 5th February

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume outlining your industry experience.
• Responses to the below targeted question when prompted in the application form

Targeted Question: The General Assistant/Toolstore is required to prepare and issue tools, equipment and materials.  Please demonstrate your experience working with various tools and equipment within a workshop setting (200-400 words).

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Talent Acquisition Advisor, Kate Ward on  kate.ward17@tafensw.edu.au or call 02 79216384

Role-specific enquiries: contact Staffing Pool Coordinator, Renae Kilby,  renae.kilby1@tafensw.edu.au or 02 79216695

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. 

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or 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 position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.