Business Trainees

Your Opportunity

The Business Trainee will be provided wit­­h onsite training and mentoring while completing a Certificate III in Business Administration. This is an excellent opportunity to join Local Government within the Southern Downs and Granite Belt Region.

We have Business Trainee positions available across Council. On the job training and formal training will be provided within paid work time.

This training is proudly funded by the Queensland Government through its Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative. Successful applicants would need to start by 31st October 2025.

Term:  Temporary Full time, up to 12 months (for the term of the traineeship)

Hours of Work: hours per fortnight, 9 day fortnight

Pay Level:The pay level for these positions is dependent on the age and prior education of the successful candidates.

Indicative salary levels are between$1,128.00 to $2,122 per fortnight, plus superannuation and leave loading, in accordance with Council's Enterprise Agreement and the relevant Award.

Employment Base: Warwick, Queensland

Eligibility:

These positions are funded under the Government's First Start program. To be eligible you must meet one of the below options

• over 15 years of age;
• have valid Australian working rights;
• have not previously been employed in a First Start funded role; AND
• qualify as of the categories below:
• Young person (aged years)
• Mature age job seeker (45 years or older)
• Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
• Long term unemployed job seeker
• Migrant or refugee from a culturally and linguistically diverse background
• People with disability
• Women re-entering the workforce
• Displaced worker
• Veterans, ex-ADF personnel and their families

Applications Close: 11:59pm Tuesday 7 October 2025

What You Will Do

For full details of this position, please ensure you download the Position Description below.

(Note: For applicants viewing this job vacancy through , you will be able to access the Position Description by clicking on the "Apply" button, or by visiting the job advertisement on our website at ).

The complete Key Responsibilities of this role can be found in the Position Description.These include (but are not limited to):

• Provide accurate and administrative support within the department;
• Provide supportive and positive internal and external customer service on the telephone, electronically and in person;
• Proactively complete the units within the business administration traineeship in a timely manner

What You Will Need

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• The legal right to live and work in Australia
• Possession of a current open "C" class licence (Car) if meet age requirements.
• To be able to demonstrate your competence in relation to all of the Selection Criteria as detailed in the Position Description

What We Offer

At Southern Downs Regional Council, we know that that our people are our strength. With this front of mind, we provide a wide range of benefits and a holistic approach to supporting our employees, including:

• Competitive wages, conditions and allowances
• Salary packaging and remote area benefits available, which can significantly increase tax savings and take-home pay
• Discounted corporate health insurance plans
• Improved work-life balance opportunities, such as a 9-day work fortnight and consideration of other flexible work options
• Generous leave provisions including Special Family Leave, Cultural Leave and 17.5% annual leave loading
• Access to a wide range of health and wellness initiatives, including free, skin checks, flu vaccinations and wellness medicals, and discounted gym memberships
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families (24/7 access). This service includes counselling, financial coaching, nutritional support and legal referrals, as well as access to specialised wellbeing support for LGBTIQA+ individuals, First Nations people, and individuals experiencing domestic and family violence through dedicated helpline
• Opportunities for on and off the job personal and professional development (study assistance available in accordance with policy)

To view comprehensive details of our employee value offering, please click HERE.(Note when viewing this job vacancy through - you will be able to access this link once by clicking on the "Apply" button, or by visiting the job advertisement on our website at )

Further Information

For further information about this role and working for Southern Downs Regional Council, please refer to the documents below:

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• Position Description
• Join Southern Downs Regional Council (detailed employment information, including employee benefits)
• Our Values
• Living on the Southern Downs

If you have any additional enquiries in relation to this position, please contact People and Cultureon

Apply Now

At SDRC, we believe that diversity enriches our workplace, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes. We welcome applications from qualified people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and abilities, who have applicable working rights in Australia.

To apply for this opportunity, you will be asked to complete an online application form and provide:

• Your current CV or Resume.

When you are ready to begin your application, please click on the "Apply" button below to be taken to our online application portal. Please ensure you provide all of the information requested and that your application is lodged by the closing date (as shown above). Should you have any difficulty lodging your application online, please contact our People & Culture team on ph for assistance.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Southern Downs Regional Council – A Great Place to Work

What we do at SDRC is more than just a job to us. Whether it's maintaining our clean water supply, keeping our parks and gardens beautiful, servicing our plant and vehicles, providing contemporary library services, responding to natural disasters or showcasing our region's immense natural beauty and economic strength, every Council employee strives to make a real difference for our local community.

Few employers combine so many diverse disciplines (eg engineers, childcare workers, trades such as mechanics and plumbers, safety specialists, project managers, plant operators, finance experts, IT specialists and urban planners to name a few) in one organisation. At SDRC, we work together towards the same goal. By integrating a multi-disciplined workplace with collective ideas and skillsets, we provide unique opportunities for our people to develop and grow within their chosen career.

We are passionate about aligning business, community and government to achieve social, economic and environmental outcomes. We believe this is best realised when people are invested in the long-term outcomes of where they live and work. If this sounds like you too, then working in local government at SDRC may be right for you.