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How do I create a new non-DoE staff member? - NSW Department of Education

If Sentral is nominated as your school’s master data source, you can manage non-DoE staff within Sentral.

DoE Staff - Sentral will continue to sync down official DoE staff members from department systems.


Use this information to record staff members that aren’t official DoE staff, such as gardeners or casual assistants in Sentral. Sentral will push this information to the department system.

To create a new non-DoE staff member:
1. Select Setup | Administration Data from the menu bar.
2. Select Staff from the left menu. The Staff screen displays with the Active tab selected.
3. In the Staff screen, select Add Staff.



4. Enter information for the non-DoE staff member.
    a)   Surname – (mandatory) Enter the surname in Title Case. E.g., Smith rather than SMITH.
    b)   Given Names – (mandatory) Enter given name(s). E.g., John, Sarah-Jane
    c)   Pref Surname – Either leave blank or enter a preferred surname.
    d)   Pref Name – Either leave blank or enter a preferred name.
    e)   Gender – Either leave blank or enter gender as M or F.
    f)    Timetable Code – Either leave blank or enter a code for the staff member.
    g)   Title – Either leave blank or enter an abbreviated title to be used. E.g., Miss, Ms, Mrs, Mr, Dr, Prof.
    h)   Pref Title – Either leave blank or enter a preferred title.
    i)    Dob – Either leave blank or enter date of birth in the format DD/MM/YYYY.
    j)    Mobile Phone – (mandatory) Enter the mobile phone number with spaces included. E.g., 0401 234 567.
    k)   Username – Either leave blank or enter a user name in your school’s preferred format.
    l)    Photo Filename – Either leave blank or enter the filename.
    m)  Employment Status – (optional) Select from the list.
    n)   Status – (mandatory) Select from the list. This is set to Active by default.
    o)   Email – (mandatory) Enter an email address.
    p)   Email Type – (mandatory) Select from the list.
 5. Select Save

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