• Casual opportunities available, including administration support for exams, including occasional relief work for the team
• Location: principally Tocal College, Tocal, plus other locations around the lower Hunter as required
• Salary from $53 per hour (including loading) plus super

NSW Resources Regulator (a division of NSW Resources) is the state’s Work Health and Safety regulator for mines and petroleum sites. The Regulator also undertakes compliance and enforcement activities in relation to the Mining Act 1992, with a key focus on mine rehabilitation activities.

At the Resources Regulator we understand that work can be one of the biggest parts of people’s lives and we are building a team that has inclusion and passion at the heart of everything we do ensuring our values, social initiatives and culture resonate with our evolution and constant growth.

About the Role

As a casual Exam Supervisor, you will work as part of a small team to supervise and support written certificate of competence exams for the NSW Resources Regulator – Mining Competencies and Authorisations Unit.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Unpacking and setting up the exam room with materials to facilitate exam (no heavy manual handling with furniture)
• Supervising exams for periods of up to 3.5 hrs each, possibly across a day morning or afternoon, by communicating and applying requirements
• Completing exams by facilitating the submission of exam papers and packing up materials.

To be successful you’ll need to be someone who possesses the personal attributes of punctuality, reliability, discretion, tact, and attention to detail. You will also be committed to upholding fairness and equality, be able to follow procedures, as well as be dedicated to maintaining confidentiality and the security of information.

Previous exam supervision or similar such as working in administration roles or government type processes would also be ideal.

For more information on the Certificate of Competence exam calendar for 2026 visit our website.

Please note:

• Compliance with pre-employment probity screening is mandatory and a condition of engagement.
• A minimum of 2 supervisors are employed on each day to manage an exam, depending on number of people (candidates sitting).
• Actual working hours vary according to number of examination papers types to be completed, resulting in a second half day of employment for some certificates.

Sounds interesting?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply with an (ideally no more than one-page) cover letter outlining your suitability and interest in this role, with your resume (ideally no more than three pages) by Thursday 11th December 2025.

For further information about the role please contact Andrew Palmer, Manager Competencies on 02 4063 6405 or via andrew.palmer@dpird.nsw.gov.au.

Please find the role description  here.

If you require adjustments in completing your application, interviewing, completing any pre- employment testing, or otherwise participating in the recruitment process, please let us know so we can assist. Send an email to talent.advisory@dpird.nsw.gov.au and a member of the team will contact you for a confidential discussion. 

About Us

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is the department dedicated to growing primary industries and supporting regional economic development to deliver long term benefits to the state. Our focus is to protect, support and develop our primary industries, mining sector, and regions. 

DPIRD brings together Agriculture; Biosecurity; Forestry and Fishing; Local Land Services; NSW Resources; Regional Development and Delivery; the Regional Growth NSW Development Corporation; NSW Public Works and Soil Conservation Service. 

We have nearly 5,000 employees, with almost 80 per cent of us living and working in regional NSW. 

NSW Resources is responsible for supporting and growing safe and sustainable exploration and mining in NSW. NSW Resources sets the strategic policy for the state’s mineral and petroleum resources, assesses and determines applications for mineral and petroleum titles for exploration activities and extractive uses, provides high-quality geoscientific information to support decision making and investment, and regulates work health and safety and mine rehabilitation to ensure safe and environmentally sustainable mining.

Additional Information

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing, temporary, and casual positions of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months.