Environmental Sustainability Traineeship

**Benefits**:

- Gateway into a Local Government career
- Grow knowledge in environmental sustainability and waste management
- Earn while you learn with no study debt
- Open career pathways in environmental sustainability

**Your Host Employer**:
The City of Burnside, located in the South-Eastern corner of Adelaide and just 10 minutes from the CBD, covers 28 suburbs and has a residential population of over 45,000 people.

Your host employer, the City of Burnside will give you an amazing, supportive team to work with, a beautiful area to contribute to, a great culture, and the knowledge you’re delivering things that improve the quality of life for people who live, work and visit our Council area.

Environmental Sustainability is an area of high strategic importance at the City of Burnside. The Council’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy is focused on healthy habitats, resource conservation and corporate action. Working in the Environmental Sustainability team will give you a chance to contribute to constructive environmental action.

**The Role**:
Maxima, and the City of Burnside, are looking for a motivated individual to undertake an Environmental Sustainability Traineeship at the City of Burnside.

The position has a focus on waste management, including community engagement, education, administrative task and project support to the Environment and Infrastructure Department.
The trainee will also have the opportunity to support a range of environmental sustainability initiatives in line with Council’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy.

Throughout this 18-month, fulltime opportunity you will gain hands-on experience in Local Government and Environmental Sustainability, paid training and continuous mentoring towards gaining a nationally recognised **Certificate III in Business**. This certificate will give you a grounding in the administrative processes that are necessary in any organisation.

**Duties Include**:

- Assist with key waste management and environmental sustainability projects and initiatives
- Assist with waste management and environment sustainability education programs for community, business, schools, staff and other stakeholders to ensure a high level of knowledge, understanding and engagement
- Contribute to Council’s operations including liaison with providers of waste collection and processing services
- Raise and receive purchase orders, receipt invoices, and record data from invoices
- Respond to community requests
- Undertake research and keep up to date on relevant industry trends, legislation, practices or technology within waste management

**About You**:

- Passionate about environmental sustainability and waste management
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong work ethic; punctual and reliable
- Great time management and organisation skills
- Ability to multitask to meet deadlines
- Thrives working with team environments and independently

**Role Requirements**:

- Current drivers licence and reliable vehicle
- National Police Check (or willing to obtain)
- Previous customer service experience (desirable)
- Strong computer knowledge including Microsoft Office

**How to Apply**:
Recent school leavers are encouraged to apply.

National Traineeship wages and conditions apply.

**About Maxima**:
Maxima is a leading Group Training Organisation - we manage recruitment, placement and ongoing support of trainees and apprentices on behalf of our host employers. We aim to help you kick-start your career into the job or industry of your choice, boost your employment credentials and equip you with the skills and knowledge to be able to succeed in the future.

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