Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Education Officer (PART-TIME 0.2 - Thursday)to join our team based at Warragamba Dam.
This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.
This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you’ll be supported to build a rewarding career.
Our perks and Benefits:
At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.
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Flexible working
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Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
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Fertility leave
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Professional development and educational assistance
- Access to remote area benefit packaging – based on work location
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Attractive Hourly Rate $66.00 including casual loading
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And so much more!
What you’ll do:
- Deliver on-site education programmes for pre-school, primary, secondary, and tertiary students.
- Plan and deliver excursions, including daily safety walks and coordination with the maintenance team to avoid conflicts with student tours.
- Set up and deliver learning activities (classroom-based and dam tours), including safety inductions for teachers and student supervision.
- Manage daily programme flow (typically 9:30am–1:30pm delivery window), student grouping, breaks, and wrap-up.
- Complete reporting and administrative tasks, prepare for upcoming programmes, and participate in meetings.
- Maintain a school feedback loop to continuously improve programme quality.
What we are looking for:
- Experience in formal or informal education, teaching, outdoor education, museums, science centres, local council education programmes, parks or field officer roles.
- Strong capability in delivering and designing education experiences, tours, and learning resources.
- Experience in outdoor work, risk management, and student supervision.
- First Nations community connection or community volunteer experience is highly desirable.
How we will support you:
At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.
When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you’re required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.
We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit ourWORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities.
More about our team / culture:
No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.
WaterNSW operates the state’s dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state’s water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.
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