TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers
General Assistant Toolstore Person
Talent Pool for Casual Opportunities
Western City and Central City Locations
Casual Rate range of $38.46 - $47.36 per hour (Base Rate + Casual 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.
About the role
A General Assistant Toolstore Person is responsible for providing high level customer service to enhance the effective and efficient delivery of frontline class support. Your day-to-day activities will include but not limited to supporting students by contributing to a positive learning experience, general administration work, purchasing and organising tools, equipment and materials for students and staff. This position will carry out manual handling activities.
This role involves daily physical duties. We encourage applications from candidates who can meet the role requirements, and we support reasonable adjustments where required. This role may require you to work flexible shifts between 6:00 am and 9:00 pm as per business requirements.
We are currently building a Talent Pool for upcoming casual vacancies in 2026 and 2027 across our Western City and Central City locations within various Trade Industries.
Locations include:
- Campbelltown
- Granville
- Lidcombe
- Macquarie Fields
- Miller
- Mount Druitt
- Nirimba
- Wetherill Park
Trade Industries include:
- Plumbing
- Electrical & refrigeration
- Carpentry & joinery
- Shop fitting & detailed joinery
- Cabinet making & furnishing
- Plastering
- Painting & decorating
- Wall & floor tilling, and waterproofing
- Bricklaying, paving & stone masonry
- Light & heavy vehicle automotive
- Automotive repair & refinish
- Engineering & metal fabrication
About you
You're a proactive self-starter who enjoys being hands-on and supporting positive learning outcomes in the classroom. You are passionate about sharing your industry knowledge and experience with others and take pride in helping students succeed. With demonstrated experience working in a trade environment, you're confident using a range of hand and power tools and can undertake minor repairs and maintenance when required.
Essential Criteria
- A valid Working with Children Check (required prior to commencement)
- 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 Licence
- Skills in the use of relevant information and communication technologies, in particular Microsoft excel, word and outlook
- Demonstrated experience in following WH&S instructions such as using correct PPE and following safe operating procedures
To find out more about the role, click to view the Role Description.
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
TAFE NSW is committed to building a culturally safe and inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply. If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.
To apply for this role, click 'apply now' and provide:
- Your current resume
- A response to the below targeted question when prompted in the application form (max. 300 words)
Targeted Question: Outline your experience using small hand tools and equipment in a workplace. Include examples of the tools or machinery you have used and explain how you ensured you worked safely and followed Workplace Health and Safety procedures.
A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!
Applications close: Sunday 30 August at 11:55PM AEST
Additional Information:
General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: Contact Talent Acquisition Advisor, Sarah Aitchison via email at [email protected] or call 0435 078 206.
Role-specific enquiries: Contact Alex Roache, Staffing Pool Coordinator via email at [email protected] or call 0448 317 677.
For support with preparing your application and understanding the recruitment process, visit our Application Process page, and explore the helpful resources available through I Work for NSW.
This is a child-related position. Successful candidates must hold a valid NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) prior to commencing. TAFE NSW will also conduct an Australian National Criminal Record Check on the preferred applicant as part of the pre‑employment process.
To be eligible for a position at TAFE NSW, you must be an Australian citizen, a 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 used to fill future vacancies.
