clinical skills laboratory assistant

TAFE SA

Job reference: 691753

Location: MOUNT GAMBIER

Job status: Ongoing

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Part-time (0.4) long-term contract, until 27 March 2026
• OPSO2 salary range $58,709 - $63,154 p.a. + super
• TAFE SA Mount Gambier Campus

About TAFE SA

Awarded the Training Provider of the Year at the 2021, 2022 and 2024 SA Training Awards, TAFE SA ensures all South Australian students have access to quality education and skills training across a number of regional and metropolitan locations.

By working with TAFE SA, you'll have the opportunity to advance your career in a diverse and inclusive organisation, while helping to deliver job-ready skills and meaningful outcomes for students across our state.

About the role

As a Clinical Skills Laboratory Assistant at TAFE SA, you will play a crucial role in supporting the Health and Community Business Unit. You will be responsible for coordinating and maintaining clinical skills lab resources, ensuring all equipment and consumables are available and functional for student training sessions. Your role will include assisting with workshop preparation, stock management, and compliance with Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) standards. Additionally, you will provide specialist support to lecturers and students, helping facilitate hands-on learning experiences in a well-organised and safe environment. This position requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to support high-quality training delivery.

Looking for a role where you can make a difference? If you have the skills and experience we're looking for we encourage you to apply and become a key player in delivering exceptional services at TAFE SA.

Special Conditions

The successful applicant is required to demonstrate having a valid DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) prior to being employed. Applicants who do not hold a WWCC will need to apply at Department of Human Services (DHS).

• Out of hours work will be required
• Some intrastate/interstate and travel to other campuses may be required
• Incumbent will be required to participate in the department's Performance Development Program
• Eligibility to work in Australia

Please refer to the Role Description for all Special Conditions.

Application Instructions

All applications must be submitted online.

For further information on how to apply for this position, please refer to the attached application guidelines and Role Descriptor.

Your application must address all Key Selection Criteria as listed in the Role Description. Provide examples outlining your skills, experience, and knowledge of each criterion, and how you put them into practice. It is important that you identify skills you may have which are not explicitly specified in the Role Descriptor and yet, in your opinion, would enable you to perform well in the position.

Inclusion and Flexibility Statement

At TAFE SA, we ensure our workplaces are safe, inclusive, supportive and respectful. We do not accept discrimination, harassment, or violence of any kind. As an Equal Opportunity employer, we strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ and people living with disability.

TAFE SA offers a range of work options to attract and retain great staff, including part-time. We support employees to manage their work-life balance at all stages of their lives. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Enquiries

Jo McLeod

Team Leader

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Applications close: 27/08/2025 11:45 PM