Help Shape the future workforce of Tweed Shire Council.
Tweed Shire Council is seeking a motivated and people-focused TSC Academy Coordinator to lead the coordination and continuous improvement of our early career programs, including cadets, apprentices, trainees and work experience placements.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about developing talent, supporting meaningful learning experiences and helping build a strong, capable workforce for the future.
About the role:
* Coordinate the full program lifecycle, from funding submissions and recruitment through to onboarding, rotations, training contracts and ongoing support
* Work closely with leaders, participants and external partners to ensure each placement is meaningful, well supported and aligned with Council’s long‑term workforce needs
* Maintain accurate program records, including training plans, qualifications and contract milestones
* Monitor and report on key program metrics such as participation, diversity, completion and retention
What's on offer:
* 31 hours per week
* a base salary ranging from $40.81 per hour with competency-based increments up to $47.92 per hour, plus 12% super
* a maximum-term contract up to 24 months, with the possibility of extension or permanency subject to performance, funding and operational need
* training and development opportunities
* flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
* generous employment conditions (we have too many to list -
We are seeking:
* A proactive, organised and people focused mindset, with a passion for supporting individuals at the start of their careers
* Experience coordinating early‑career, VET or similar training programs
* Strong administrative, organisational and planning skills
* Experience navigating funding programs, training contracts and compliance requirements
* A commitment to continuous improvement and building policies and frameworks to support the TSC Academy Program into the future
About us:
* Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
* The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
* Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
* Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 and 2025 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.
Where it's located:
This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.
Position closes:
Friday 24 April 2026 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.
Pre-Employment Screening:
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.
Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:
* Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
* Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.
Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.
How To Apply:
You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.
Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later.
* Have your Resume document ready to go.
If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:
Selection Criteria:
* Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
* Describe your experience coordinating or supporting apprenticeships, traineeships, cadetships, graduate programs or work experience placements.
* Provide an example of a time you used strong communication and stakeholder management skills to support a diverse group of participants, supervisors or organisational units.
* Describe how your planning, administrative and systems skills (including experience with HRIS and Record Keeping Systems) have supported effective program coordination.
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