Careers at Council
The community highly values our work in this area. Managing and maintaining our parks and sports facilities means you’ll be helping to encourage and enable community involvement and wellbeing.
Manage and maintain:
Read here how Casey started her career at council and why she loves her role looking after councils open spaces.
Educational requirements vary according to the role but degree qualifications appropriate for senior roles in the maintenance of parks and sports facilities include Applied Science (Parks Recreation and Heritage). For the management of facilities, degrees may be sought in business or sports management.
Vocational education and training (VET) qualifications are usually required for most of the roles listed above. Some are available as apprenticeships and traineeships.
Relevant VET qualifications for maintenance roles include:
Relevant VET qualifications for administering, delivering or managing sports programs include:
For more information about university courses visit The Universities Admission Centre.
For more information about VET courses and training providers visit My Skills.
The scale and diversity of work on offer in Local Government is impressive as is the direct and positive impact this work has on the communities we serve.
Local Government’s 189,000 employees have many different skills and backgrounds, but together they share certain values and attributes that enable them to succeed at Council.
