Parkes Shire Council

Work, Health and Safety Trainee

About this opportunity as a Work, Health and Safety Trainee

Parkes Shire Council is offering traineeship opportunities for highly motivated and enthusiastic people looking to gain on-the-job experience and practical knowledge whilst being paid and working towards a nationally accredited qualification. This will definitely kick start your career in your chosen profession.

Are you passionate about creating safe and healthy workplaces? As a WHS Trainee, you will gain valuable experience and qualifications while supporting our team to maintain and improve workplace safety standards. This is an exciting opportunity to develop practical skills and knowledge while undertaking a qualification in Work, Health and Safety.

You will gain a nationally accredited Qualification over a two year period while working and being paid under the traineeship band of the Local Government (State) Award.

Position Description

Position Description

Benefits of working at Council

Council currently offers the following benefits to our Cadets, Apprentices and Trainees:

• 100% of training and study costs paid for by Council
• Dedicated support and mentoring from experienced professionals
• Fortnightly Rostered Day Off (RDO)
• Social Club
• Work Life Balance
• Four weeks Annual Leave per year
• Access to salary packaging options through Salary Packaging Australia (SPA)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program
• Superannuation (currently at 11.5%)
• Relocation assistance if applicable

About our Cadet, Apprentice and Trainee (CAT) Program for 2025

Parkes Shire Council is offering cadetship, apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities for highly motivated and enthusiastic people looking to gain on-the-job experience and practical knowledge whilst working towards a nationally accredited qualification through a Registered Training Organisation. 

The CAT Program provides you with the opportunity to gain on-the-job training, coaching and mentoring from experienced professionals, with all training and study costs paid for by Council. The programs run from two (2) to eight (8) years in duration, depending on the level of qualification being undertaken. 

About You

Parkes Shire Council are looking for these skills and qualities

• Motivated and willing to learn
• Reliable, trustworthy and punctual
• Flexible team player with good communication skills
• Ability to problem solve and use self-initiative
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Good communication, organisational and time management skills
• Have a genuine interest in the role for which you are applying

 Licences

You must hold the following:

• NSW Provisional or Full Driver's Licence
• Willing to obtain a SafeWork NSW Construction Induction (White Card) 

 Remuneration

As a trainee you will be employed under the Traineeship Band of the Local Government (State) Award 2023.  The commencement level will be based on age and any prior qualifications/experiences.  You will progress through the traineeship band on an annual basis dependent on satisfactory work performance and course progression. 

About Parkes Shire Council

Parkes Shire Council is a progressive and innovative organisation that embraces new ideas and has adopted a philosophy of continuous improvement. Council is committed to delivering progress and value to our community through living our corporate values of Community, Innovation, Integrity, Respect, Safety and Teamwork. 

Council values our position as a progressive, cohesive and well respected employer of choice.  We are proud of our corporate values which guide the work we do, the choices we make and how we interact with each other and the community. For our employees we provide career development and succession planning opportunities across a large range of trades and professions.

Council embraces a LEAN philosophy across its operations in an effort to maximize the value and service we deliver to our community with a commitment to best practice work health and safety for our staff and stakeholders. In our quest for improvement Council has achieved formal accreditation under  ISO45001:2018 framework for our Work Health and Safety Management System.  This highly regarded accreditation recognises the dedication and commitment from Council staff to ensure safety management systems are robust and efficient and more importantly that a safe workplace is provided for our staff, contractors, visitors and volunteers.

Find out more about working at Parkes Shire Council and why Parkes is a smart move:

About the Parkes Region

The Parkes Region is a great place to live and raise a family with affordable housing and lifestyle properties, diverse employment opportunities, modern health services, quality educational facilities, a strong sporting culture and first class community facilities.  You can download the Relocate Brochure for all you need to know about benefits of relocating the Parkes Region.

Interview Process

Applications will be shortlisted as they are received. You will be contacted by phone if you have been selected for interview.  You will be required to bring with you a copy of all relevant certificates and qualifications. The interview panel will consist of a panel of three.

If you have not been selected for interview you will be advised by email. 

Pre-employment Screening

In the event you are shortlisted for an interview, and are then selected to progress to the next stage following interview, you must be prepared to undergo the following pre-employment screening processes as part of the selection process:

• A pre-employment physical examination (at Council's expense), including a hearing and drug and alcohol test
• Please include two work related referees in your resume for reference checking purposes - please ensure your referee details are current
• Undertake any other applicable screening that may be relevant to the role
• Council may also check authenticity of certificates and qualifications

Privacy Statement

As part of the recruitment process, Parkes Shire Council will be collecting information about you. This information is private information for the purposes of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act. This information will be included in the recruitment file, and accessed by Council Records Staff and members of the Recruitment Selection Panel. Applicants may request their information be returned to them at the conclusion of the recruitment process.

Other Important Details

For further information or if you need assistance in applying, please contact our Human Resources Team on (02) 6861 2333 or via email at hr@parkes.nsw.gov.au

PLEASE NOTE THAT ONCE YOU START TO COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION, YOU CANNOT SAVE IT AND RETURN TO IT LATER.

Closing Date: 11.59pm AEST on Sunday, 26 January 2025.

Good luck and we look forward to receiving your application!