Careers at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Occupational Hygienist

Location Negotiable (subject to TAFE NSW campus availability)

Temporary Full-time until 31 July 2026

$141,364 package includes salary ($124,547 – $137,476), employer's 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, a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

Join our dynamic Work Health & Safety (WHS) team as an Occupational Hygienist. This role is responsible for developing and implementing health monitoring frameworks to ensure the wellbeing of TAFE NSW staff and learners. The role involves assessing occupational hazards, advising on risk controls, ensuring compliance with WHS legislation, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. It also includes delivering training, supporting stakeholder engagement, and contributing to strategic decision-making.

This position reports to the Senior Manager Work Health & Safety and has a strong focus on collaboration, communication, and customer service. Whilst base location at a TAFE NSW Campus is negotiable for this opportunity (subject to TAFE NSW campus availability) travel will be a requirement for this role.

About You 

You are an experienced Occupational Hygienist with a passion for continuous improvement. You want to make a real impact in a purpose-driven organisation by using your expertise to influence change, drive compliance, and support the future of vocational education in NSW.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing occupational health and hygiene hazard strategies, action plans, policies, processes and management systems within an organisation.

Highly Regarded:

• Knowledge of current occupational hygiene trends and best practices.
• Strong ability to engage with diverse stakeholder groups, including regulatory agencies and student representatives.
• Capacity to influence organisational culture in relation to health, hygiene, and wellbeing.

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 Tuesday 2 September 2025

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

• Your current resume (PDF)
• Certified copies of your qualifications if applicable (upload as one PDF file)
• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)

Targeted Question: Drawing upon your experience as an Occupational Hygienist, provide examples of how you have effectively communicated complex health and safety concepts to diverse audiences, using both written and verbal formats.

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Paula Zacharakis Petsis, Talent Acquisition Advisor, paula.zacharakis@tafensw.edu.au, 02 7921 6383.

Role-specific enquiries: Joanne O’Keefe, Senior Manager Work Health & Safety, joanne.okeefe@tafensw.edu.au

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, explore our Candidate Toolkit, attend one of our Recruitment Readiness Workshops, and check out 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.

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.

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer. 

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