Farm Assistant

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.

About the Role

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. The role assists with: crop production and disposal; machinery operation; maintenance of machinery, tools and equipment; care and supervision of livestock; receipt and storage of supplies; and general farm maintenance.

This is a 0.4FTE position.

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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. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team ) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

Additional Information

Guyra Central School provides high quality, future focused, and personalised learning and teaching. We are a Kindergarten to Year 12 educational setting, fostering a culture of high expectations, wellbeing, and achievement for all. The school has a current enrolment of 298 students, including 32% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) has a high profile and impacts significantly within the school to address student wellbeing and consequently, student learning outcomes.

Guyra Central School is in its fourth year as a Big Picture Education learning facility. Big Picture Education runs parallel to our mainstream curriculum, providing our 7-12 students with an alternative learning mode. Our Big Picture students do not follow the HSC pathway, with an option to enter university through portfolio. We currently have 40 students across our three Big Picture Advisory classes.

The school is well resourced with technology and state of the art learning facilities including a trade skills centre for metals and engineering, science block, sensory learning area, gymnasium, and productive agricultural farm. A new commercial kitchen/hospitality hub was completed during 2023.

The school has a 1.2 allocation for an Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction (APCI) a school social worker and K-12 Wellbeing Deputy Principal (ACIP), as an addition to our existing K-12 Deputy Principal.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this role please apply online and attach a covering letter (max 2 pages) and your resume (max 5 pages) which clearly details how your capabilities, knowledge and experience can contribute to the success of this role. 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.

Note: it is a requirement that all candidates submit their applications online via No paper based, email based or late applications will be accepted.

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

Targeted Question 1

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

Targeted Question 2

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