Exhibitions Support Officer

• Installation, creating and maintenance of Museum & Library exhibitions.
• 12-month fixed term role - Jan 2025 to Jan 2026.
• Part Time - 28 hours per week.

City of Newcastle (CN) is seeking an Exhibitions Support Officer to join our Exhibitions and Cultural Collections team within the Museum Archive Libraries & Learning (MALL) service unit in this temporary, part time opportunity, working 28 hours per week Monday to Thursday until January 2026.

As our Exhibitions Support Officer, you will support the Exhibition & Cultural Collections team with the installation, creation and maintenance of our exhibitions. From the Supernova Science Centre modules to temporary and permanent social history exhibitions and from incoming/outgoing travelling exhibitions of all sizes and themes to the large-scale theatre of the BHP sound and light show, this hands-on role is the build, install and maintenance position of the exhibitions team.

To be successful in this role, you will be safety focused, conducting yourself in a safe and respectful manner, ensuring safe work practices are consistently and continuously followed. Excellent communication skills are also imperative as you promote and enhance the professional image of MALL within and external to CN by providing a high standard of customer service through a strong community, business and media support network.

Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here.

Why join CN?

• 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment 
• Paid parental leave for primary carers
• Industry leading employment conditions
• Corporate Fitness program from as little as $6.45 per week
• Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers
• Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities
• Leading the CN Way leadership program
• Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives
• Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist, Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups

Life at CN

At CN, we value our employees, and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for what's important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance.

We are focused on making a real difference in our community and achieving our vision of creating a smart, liveable, and sustainable global city.  We are proud to deliver services valued by our community. 

We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued, and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected.

People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, carers, and veterans) are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 10 November 2024.

Remuneration: $56,762.70 + 11.5% Superannuation per annum for a 28-hour week.

Contact: David Hampton - Head of Exhibitions and Cultural Collections - 02 4974 2483.

If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact recruit@ncc.nsw.gov.au for a confidential discussion.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

CN do not accept unsolicited resumes and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.