TAFE NSW: A Career of life-changing impact

Talent Acquisition Officer (Aboriginal Identified) - Talent Pool

Location negotiable across TAFE NSW (pending campus availability)

Creation of a Talent Pool for future permanent and temporary full-time opportunities

$93,813 - $103,551 salary package, includes base salary ($82,653 - $91,233), 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 setting, 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 35-hour working week with a variety of adaptable working options.

About the role

As a Talent Acquisition Officer (Aboriginal Identified), you'll be part of our Talent Acquisition team, providing administrative and coordination support across recruitment and onboarding activities at TAFE NSW.

A key part of this role is working closely with our Aboriginal Identified Talent Acquisition Advisor and building strong relationships with our Aboriginal Employment team to support positive recruitment experiences and employment outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include coordinating interviews, preparing employment offers, managing pre-employment checks, processing onboarding documentation and responding to recruitment enquiries.

This recruitment will establish a Talent Pool for future ongoing and temporary opportunities over the next 18 months.

About You

You're organised,



customer-focused and enjoy working collaboratively to deliver great outcomes. You thrive in a busy environment, can confidently manage competing priorities and bring strong attention to detail.

You’ll have experience in recruitment administration, employee onboarding or a similar high-volume administrative environment, along with the ability to build positive working relationships and communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders.

You take pride in providing a positive customer experience, handling confidential information with care and supporting others through important processes.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

- Aboriginality (a genuine occupational qualification authorised under Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977).
- Experience in recruitment administration, employee onboarding or a similar high-volume administrative environment.
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
- An understanding of administrative and compliance processes, including the ability to handle confidential information with care and accuracy.
- Confidence using digital systems, with the ability to learn new processes and adapt to change.

Highly Regarded:

- Experience working in a public sector environment, with an understanding of recruitment processes, policies and compliance requirements.

Our commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment

With over 350 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership group possessing over 240 years of expertise in the VET sector, we are committed to creating a culturally secure workplace where dignity, trust, respect,



and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued.

At TAFE NSW, you will have a sense of belonging and the opportunity to share your skills, stories, and passions and represent your communities and culture.

We are proud of our Reconciliation Action Plan, and our Aboriginal Employment Strategy and are continually improving our services to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and students.

Applications close 11.55pm (AEDT) Sunday 8th November 2026

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Rachael Honeysett - Talent Acquisition Advisor via or 02 79213369.

Role-specific enquiries: Renae Lindner, Talent Acquisition Lead,

Aboriginal Candidate support: contact our friendly Aboriginal Employment team via our Advocate Services at for any questions or support regarding our Confirmation of Aboriginality process.

Applicants for this position must be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, identify as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and be accepted in the community as such. An applicant's race is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be required to provide Confirmation of Aboriginality documentation with their application.

At TAFE NSW we are creating an accessible and inclusive workforce, 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 let your Talent Acquisition Advisor know.

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.

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.

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note that preferred campus location is not

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📌 Talent Acquisition Officer (Aboriginal Identified) - Talent Pool (Australia)
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