Office Support Officer

NSW Department of Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 78,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Annual leave loading

Flex leave

Fitness Passport

Job summary

NSW Department of Education is seeking a Temporary Full-Time administrator to support the Northern Sydney Asset Management Unit. The role involves data entry, records management, and back‑office tasks essential to project delivery.

You will handle word processing, spreadsheets, and frontline customer service while ensuring data accuracy and timely updates. On-site work is required at Macquarie Park for 3 days a week.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in administrative support and data entry.
• Strong customer service background and ability to handle high-volume workload.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams).

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Northern Sydney Asset Management Unit Office.
• Collate, enter and update data across departmental applications to maintain accuracy.
• Maintain records and ensure systems are up to date and data movements are tracked.
• Perform word processing and spreadsheet tasks to support team initiatives.
• Provide back-up support to ensure business continuity and quality customer services.

Skills

Data entry

Customer service

Organisational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Teams

Job description

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At the NSW Department of Education , we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

• Temporary Full-Time Role up to 2 years
• Salary range $78,000.00 - $84,799.00 p.a., plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

About School Infrastructure | Asset Management Division

School Infrastructure (SI) is delivering the largest investment in public education infrastructure in the history of NSW. Our mission is to ensure every school-aged child has access to high-quality education facilities at their local public school. This includes new buildings, major upgrades, and long-term maintenance strategies.

About the role

• Provide assistance to the Northern Sydney Asset Management Unit Office across a range of administrative, business and support activities including fleet management
• Collate, enter and update data and other departmental applications to maintain accuracy and currency of data
• Conduct accurate, effective records administration ensuring systems are kept up to date and all record movements are correctly tracked
• Complete word processing and spreadsheet tasks to support team initiatives
• Provide back-up support to other roles within the office to ensure business continuity and quality customer services are provided at all times
• Experience in a customer service environment
• Great organisational skills and be able to work under pressure and prioritise tasks in a high-volume environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to undertake fleet management related duties
• Experience in the use of Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams
• On site presence at the Office in Macquarie Park for 3x days a week
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions and flexible working arrangements
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
• Fitness Passport with access to 1500+ facilities across the state

Note:

the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

As a condition of employment, successful candidates not currently employed by the Department must provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance number. Renewal is not required after the WWCC expires, as long as you remain in a non–child-related role. Employer obligations only apply while the WWCC is valid.

Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage .

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.