Roads and Drainage Administration Trainee

4 days ago

Bowen Queensland, Australia Whitsunday Regional Council Full time $20,000 - $50,000 per year

Roads & Drainage Administration Trainee

Location – Bowen

Temporary / Full Time (12 months)

$20,488.00 to $49,296.00 per annum

(Wage dependent on age & level of schooling completed)

The Whitsunday Regional Council is situated at the heart of the Great Barrier Reef.  The region encompasses the 74 tropical Whitsunday Islands, the coastal towns of Cannonvale, Airlie Beach, Jubilee Pocket, Shute Harbour and Bowen along with the rural towns of Proserpine and Collinsville.  The Whitsunday region offers a dynamic environment and is perfectly placed to live, work, play and invest.

The Role

An exciting opportunity exists within our Infrastructure Services directorate for a Roads & Drainage Administration Trainee.Council is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic person to undertake a Traineeship in Business Administration.  This traineeship qualification has a nominal duration period of 12-months.  Continued employment beyond the 12-month traineeship period is not guaranteed.  In the role of Roads and Drainage Administration Trainee, you will undertake tasks such as general administration duties for the Roads and Drainage area, including data entry, document recording, preparation for meetings and functions and minute taking and distribution.

What's in it for you? A 9-day working fortnight, 12 months paid employment, a nationally recognised qualification, mentoring and support as well as paid study time

Funding for this position has been provided to Council through the Skilling Queenslanders for Work Initiative – First Start Program.  The program aims to provide young people and disadvantaged Queensland job seekers with opportunities to gain a nationally recognised qualification and 12 months on the job experience.

To be eligible, you must be:

  • Aged 15 years or older and no longer at school; and
  • Able to meet citizen, residency and visa requirements to undertake an apprenticeship.

In addition to the above, to be eligible you must be able to identify with at least one of the following:

  • A young person (aged 15-24 years), including those in and transitioned from out of home care;
  • A long-term unemployed job seeker;
  • A mature age job seeker (aged 45 years or older);
  • An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person;
  • A migrant or refugee from a culturally and linguistically diverse background;
  • A person with a disability;
  • A displaced worker (retrenched or redundant);
  • A woman re-entering the workforce;
  • A veteran, ex-ADF personnel or their family member.

Essential

  1. Basic literacy, numeracy and oral communication skills sufficient to complete a relevant Certificate III in Business.
  2. Sound ability to proactively study and complete assessments within set timeframes.
  3. Sound ability to work in a team environment (work, school or extra-curricular activity) and demonstrate sound communication skills.
  4. Sound ability to learn and develop new skills.
  5. Sound ability to prioritise and manage individual workload to meet deadlines.

Desirable

  1. C Class Manual Drivers Licence.

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