• ASO6 salary range $98,478 - $104,165 p.a. + super
• Full-time term position until June 2026
• Based at TAFE SA, Adelaide City 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.

Located at the Adelaide City Campus of TAFE SA, the Centre of Excellence exists to strengthen the Early Childhood Education and Care sector nationwide by collaborating with stakeholders on practical, transformative initiatives to address qualification and skill gaps, ensuring the sector meets current and future needs for lasting generational impact throughout Australia.

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

TAFE SA is seeking a First Nations Liaison Officer to join the Engagement team at the Centre of Excellence in Early Childhood Education and Care. The identified role facilitates First Nations engagement across Australia. Working alongside colleagues with cultural and subject matter expertise, the role supports the identification of requirements and solutions to improve early childhood education, care training and education programs throughout Australia.

Under the direction of the Director, Centre of Excellence, the First Nations Liaison Officer will liaise with internal and external stakeholders and facilitate the development and operation of stakeholder engagement structures for First Nations Early Childhood Education and Care.

About you

You are a natural relationship-builder who skilled at building and fostering meaningful connections. Grounded, collaborative, and community-minded, you’re passionate about strengthening cultural safety and inclusion across early childhood settings. You bring proactive thinking, cultural insight, and practical problem-solving skills to build relationships and mechanisms that are inclusive and that achieve positive outcomes for First Nations learners and educators

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of a national stakeholder engagement plans with a specific focus on consultation with Aboriginal community members, Aboriginal controlled organisations, and Aboriginal educators and teachers throughout Australia.
• Undertake multiple Aboriginal Community consultations and other core role responsibilities in a timely manner to meet contract deliverables.
• Develop yarning and engagement plans aligned with the goals of the Centre of Excellence and its initiatives.
• Coordinate and facilitate in-person and virtual gatherings and consultations ensuring accurate recording and reporting of stakeholder feedback.
• Aid in analysing data and feedback to assess the effectiveness of engagement activities and identify areas of success and for improvement.
• Support the development innovative training solutions to support the ECEC sector and First Nations communities.
• Provide high-quality specific advice and recommendations in relation to ECEC issues for First Nations Australians and communities.
• Remain abreast with developments in the sector that may affect own or team’s activities.

Key Selection Criteria:

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, including the capacity to build relationships.
• Excellent organisational skills and demonstrated capacity to manage projects and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating/facilitating community consultation.
• Experience in a similar stakeholder engagement role requiring cultural expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across a multi-disciplinary team
• Sound knowledge of the vocational education and training (VET) and higher education sectors.
• Knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal Culture and Community.

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). 

• Some out of hours work will be required.

• Some intrastate/interstate travel and overnight absences may be required.

• Incumbent will be required to participate in the department’s Performance Development Program

• Eligibility to work in Australia.

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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

Camille Furtado
Manager, Communication and Engagement
E:  [email protected] using the subject line: First Nations Liaison Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.