December 4, 2015
The South Burnett Regional Council today made good on a promise in its 2015-16 Budget to create eight new traineeships.
The Council will employ the trainees under the Queensland Government’s “Skilling Queenslanders For Work” employment initiative, which will pay $13,750 towards the cost of employing each trainee.
Mayor Wayne Kratzmann said the program would give eight local residents a start in their careers.
“As one of the largest employers in the South Burnett, we want to lead the way in developing our youth so that they are trained for our jobs in the future.
“Opportunities for apprentices and trainees are key to skilling the South Burnett workforce, and Council has a diverse range of employment opportunities to offer.”
The Council’s program is aimed at school leavers and the unemployed, particularly within the following groups:
- Young people aged 15-24 years
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Mature-age job seekers, 45 years or older
- Migrants and refugees
- People with a disability
Today the Council began advertising for the following vacancies, which are each for a fixed term of 12 months:
- A Water & Waste Water Treatment Trainee, who will qualify with a Certificate 111 in Water Operations. The location will be dependent on the successful applicant.
- A Water & Waste Water Construction Trainee, who will qualify with a Certificate 111 in Civil Construction (pipe-laying), location Nanango/Kingaroy.
- An Administration (Water & Waste Water) Trainee, who will receive a Certificate 111 Business Administration, Nanango.
- A Civil Construction (Concreting) Trainee, Certificate 111 Civil Construction, Kingaroy.
- A Civil Construction (Roads) Trainee, Certificate 111 Civil Construction, location dependant on successful applicant.
- A Warehousing Trainee, Certificate 111 Warehousing Operations, Kingaroy.
- Two Horticulture Trainees who will qualify for a Certificate 111 Horticulture, and be based in Kingaroy.
Position descriptions and information about how to apply is available from Council’s website, by visiting Council’s Customer Service Centres, or contacting Human Resources on 07 4189 9154.
The closing date for applications is 5:00pm on Friday, January 15.
- Related article: ‘A Budget For The Future’
