Vacancy Details

Business Administration Trainee - (Certificate III Business – 12 months)

Livingstone Shire Council is all about giving community members like you a chance to kickstart their career with a traineeship. It’s an awesome way to learn from experienced mentors, get hands on experience and earn while you learn! Once you complete your traineeship, you’ll hold a nationally recognised qualification, setting you up for a rewarding career in the field of business and administration!  

Whether you’re a recent school leaver, considering a career change, or looking to re-enter the workforce, the below traineeship opportunity maybe what you are looking for! Council is now accepting applications for the below opportunity to commence in 2025.  

What makes Livingstone Shire Council a great place to complete this traineeship?

  • Gain practical hands on experience working alongside professionals.
  • Learn from experienced mentors who are dedicated to helping you succeed in the industry.
  • All uniforms, personal protective equipment and training costs associated with your qualification are paid by Council. 
  • Work life balance with a fortnightly RDO. 
  • Discover more about your local community and make a positive impact.

What you’ll need to succeed as a Trainee at Council?

  • Commitment to safety in the workplace.
  • Commitment to learn and complete the traineeship.
  • Sound level of numeracy and literacy skills.

With support of the Skilling Queenslanders for Work – First Start Program Government funding, Council is offering the below Business Traineeship, commencing in 2025.

To be considered for this traineeship, applicants must:

  • Be aged 15 years or older and no longer at school (at time of commencement of apprenticeship or traineeship).
  • Be able to meet citizenship, residency and visa requirements to undertake an apprenticeship or traineeship.
  • Not currently registered as an apprentice or trainee with another employer.
  • Not have a qualification that is equal to or higher than the qualification you would receive by undertaking Council’s apprenticeship or traineeship.
  • Not hold a Certificate III or higher in an unrelated field completed within the last 7 years (unless obtained during high school).

In addition, under the program applicants are encouraged to apply from the below identified disadvantaged groups:

  • Young people (aged 15-24 years)
  • Long term unemployed jobseekers.
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  • Mature-age job seekers (45 years or older).
  • Migrants and refugees from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
  • People with disability. 
  • Displaced workers.
  • Women re-entering the workforce.
  • Veterans, ex-ADF personnel and their families. 

Over the course of 12 months as a Business Administration Trainee you will learn and develop a range of skills to confidently communicate with a range of people and understand administrative operations of an organisation. This traineeship offers you a foundation in front-end business operations, customer relations and providing administrative support.

The skills and knowledge you develop during the course of this traineeship can lead to a rewarding career in clerical or administration roles. 

 

Applications close Monday, 25 November 2024 at midnight (AEST). 

Livingstone Shire Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.