45538

Closes: 30 September 2026

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 4
Salary: $86,750 - $93,416 plus superannuation
Position No: 45538
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 23 September 2026
Contact Officer: Miranda Farmer on Miranda.Farmer@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 9470

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Details: Are you well organised, motivated and experienced in administration or community engagement?

ACT NoWaste is looking for a Waste Education Coordinator to deliver a range of administration and engagement activities to support the Waste Education and Partnerships team.

The role will include:

• assisting with the implementation of waste education activities, including venue bookings, and engaging with the general public at presentations and event information stands.
• applying high quality and responsive customer service to community and stakeholders.
• assisting with the shared customer inbox and hotline, updating frequently asked questions, and preparing responses to resident enquiries.
• Researching and drafting content for waste education materials, such as A-Z Guide web pages.
• administering various tasks for production including financial administration, small procurement and stock management.

If you love being in a public-facing role where you have the opportunity to bring your administration expertise, then this role could be for you!

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other requirements:

• This position is required to work in a public-facing role in the ACT delivering community engagement activities.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra (act.gov.au)
• This position requires a current Driver’s licence.
• This position requires a First Aid Certificate or the ability to obtain one.

Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately for six months with the possibility of extension for up to less than 11 months and/or permanency. An order of merit will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months. This position will be in a workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk. Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, flexible start, and finish times.

How to Apply: To apply for this role, provide a two-page submission addressing the selection criteria and specifics of the role, a copy of your curriculum vitae and contact details of two referees. Applications should be a maximum of two-pages and be in minimum 10-point font size.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Note

This is a temporary position available immediately for six months with the possibility of extension for up to less than 11 months and/or permanency.