Roads and Drainage Administration Trainee – Infrastructure Services

Customer Service / Roads and Drainage

Temporary/Full Time – 12 months

Location – Bowen Office

Wage dependent on age and level of school 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 organisation for a Roads and Drainage Administration Trainee in Bowen. In the role of Roads and Drainage Administration Trainee you will undertake tasks including but not limited to providing administrative support to the Roads and Drainage Team. Tasks will include, but are not limited to filing, answering phones, customer service duties to internal and external customers and the use of computer systems including the Microsoft suite.

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; and
• possess a current drivers’ licence (provisional licences are acceptable).

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

• 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 refuge 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.

What’s in it for you?

• 9 day working fortnight;
• 12 months paid employment;
• Nationally recognised qualification;
• Mentoring and support;
• Paid study time

Apply Now

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