Farm Assistant - Part Time (0.6FTE) - Ongoing - Eagle Vale High School

NSW Department of Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The NSW Department of Education is seeking a dedicated agriculture support role to assist with the preparation and maintenance of a Departmental agricultural plot at a school. The role involves crop production, machinery operation and livestock care within a school farm setting.

You will work with staff to ensure safe handling of equipment, supply storage, and general farm maintenance, contributing to curriculum delivery and student wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Good planning and prioritising skills and good communication skills to work effectively with others.
• Experience with preparation and maintenance of an agricultural plot within a school curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Crop production and disposal
• Machinery operation
• Maintenance of machinery, tools and equipment
• Care and supervision of livestock
• Receipt and storage of supplies
• General farm maintenance

Skills

Planning and prioritising

Communication skills

Tools

Machinery operation

Equipment maintenance

Job description

About the Role

The NSW Department of Education provides, funds and regulates education services for NSW students from early childhood to secondary school, delivering world-class education through its public schools and providing funding support to non-government schools. We employ, develop and support teachers, leaders and other staff to deliver the best outcomes for students and to advance the wellbeing of Aboriginal people. To be successful in the role you will need to have good planning and prioritising skills and good communication skills to work effectively with others. You will perform a range of tasks in relation to the preparation and maintenance of a Departmental agricultural plot at a secondary or central school that offers agriculture on its curriculum.

• crop production and disposal
• machinery operation
• maintenance of machinery, tools and equipment
• care and supervision of livestock
• receipt and storage of supplies
• general farm maintenance

Talent Pool

A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool is a group of candidates who have undergone an assessment process and have been identified as suitable for this role or similar roles for a period of 12 months. Being part of a talent pool means that you may be considered for ongoing or temporary employment for a range of similar roles. This offers exciting opportunities for you to gain a wide range of experiences to build your public service career.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population.

Diversity and Inclusion

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, neurodiverse people and people with disability.

If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education

Application Requirements

It is a requirement that you include the name and contact details of two referees. You must answer both targeted questions which should be included in your cover letter. We are looking for you to demonstrate your competence in the focus capabilities as outlined in the role description in your answer, so please develop your responses with this in mind.

If you are successfully progressed to interview, you will be required to provide your proof of identity information and complete a CRIMTRAC declaration. As this is a child-related position, you will also be required to obtain a Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number as a condition of employment (if you do not already have this). For more information, visit https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/working-children-check

Provide an example of how you have previously managed crop production or care of livestock (max 300 words)

Provide an example of how you have previously maintained and operated farm machinery and equipment (max 300 words)