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Questacon is a great place to work and we invite you to apply for any positions that you are suitably qualified for.

If you have some spare time and a love of science, we'd also encourage you to consider joining our team to gain Work Experience, as a Student Explainer or Volunteer Explainer.


Current Vacancies | Eligibility | How to Apply

Current Vacancies


APS Level 5/ APS Level 6 - Technology Support Officer


Position Number 87019
Closes: 6 April 2010
Salary: $56,215 - $69,507
Contact Officer: Mr Troy Arnould on  (02) 6270 2853

Duties:  The primary focus of this position will be to provide support to Questacon's staff using the organisations information technology system.
The successful applicant will have high quality customer service skills, and demonstrated experience in Windows and OSX including server storage networks, desktops, laptops and printers, also multimedia capabilities, video conferencing capability and video capture and editing..

Details of Employment: This is an ongoing full time position, working Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week, with flexibility provided by the Questacon Collective Agreement.

Note:
- The position includes periods of 24 hour on-call
- The candidate must have a current driver's licence and will need to undergo DIISR security vetting process to achieve a 'highly protected' status during employment.
- This position may require Australian domestic travel

There is one vacancy currently available at the APS 5 or APS 6 level. Positions will be offered in accordance with the applicants skills, knowledge and experience. An order of merit will be created to fill any vacancies that become available in the next 12 months.

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EL1 - Outreach Operation Manager - Sydney


Closes: COB 18th March 2010
Salary: $79,726 - $85,854
Contact Officer:  Mr Allen Rooney (02) 6126 2280

Duties:  The primary focus of the Operations Manager is to manage, develop, co-ordinate, promote and present the Questacon Science Squad in the Sydney metropolitan area, and the Questacon Science Play early childhood program in regional and remote Australia.  Please see attached Role Statement for more details.

Employment Details: This is a non-ongoing full time position for a period of 12 months, working Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week, with flexibility provided by the Questacon Collective Agreement.

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APS4 - Education Officer - Sydney


Closes: COB 18th March 2010
Salary: $51,745 - $54,683
Contact Officer:  Ms Kelly Osowski on (02) 9209 4110

Duties:  The primary focus of this position will be to deliver science and technology based performances in school, preschools and other venues to a range of audiences, within the Questacon Science Squad and Questacon Science Play programs, and may also extend to other Outreach projects.

Employment Details:  This is a non-ongoing position for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension.  It is a full time position working Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week, with flexibility provided by the Questacon Collective Agreement.

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Eligibility

Jobs listed here are open to all Australian citizens. Applicants who have recently received a voluntary redundancy from an APS agency or from the Australian Parliamentary Service need to be aware of waiting periods that may affect their eligibility to apply. In addition, former employees of the Murray-Darling Basin Commission (MDBC) who did not accept an offer of APS employment made under s.72(1)(d) of the Act and who received a redundancy benefit from the MDBC are also covered. Additional jobs available in the APS may be found at the APS Employment Gazette.

How to Apply

  1. Ensure you meet the required qualifications outlined in the job's Role Statement;
  2. download and read the Advice to Applicants; and,
  3. call or e-mail the contact officer to discuss the particulars of the position, the proposed selection process, the work environment and any other matters.

Once you have done that, prepare your application, including:

  • a document detailing how you meet each selection criterion;
  • a completed Personal Details of Applicant form;
  • a curriculum vitae or résumé outlining your qualifications and employment history;
  • the name, location and daytime contact numbers of at least two referees who can provide comments on your work performance against the selection criteria.

Finally, submit your application, either:

  • by e-mail
    Files may be attached to your application as either Word (.doc), rich text (.rtf) or Portable Document Format (.pdf). Note we cannot process Office Open XML (.docx or .docm) files from Office 2007. Additionally our spam filter occasionally deletes e-mail sent from Hotmail and similar web based e-mail accounts. To ensure your application was received, check your inbox as we will reply within a day or so to confirm receipt of yor application.
  • or by post.
    Human Resources (Loc 920)
    Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre
    PO Box 5322
    KINGSTON ACT 2604

All applicants will be advised of the selection process outcome once it has been completed.

Any enquiries regarding the job you are interested in should be directed to the Contact Officer named in the job ad.

For more general information about applying, contact our Human Resources Team.

E-mail: recruitment@questacon.edu.au
Phone: 02 6270 2886