About the opportunity

Calling all school leavers and people under 21 years of age! Still trying to figure out what you want to do as a career? Or how to get started? This could be just what you need to help you on your journey.

We have Traineeships up for grabs for two enthusiastic young people to undertake a business traineeship under our Youth Employment Traineeship Scheme (YETS). We’re calling it a career sampler. It’s designed to give you exposure to different possible careers whilst building valuable and highly transferrable administrative skills.

To view the full salary information, list of duties and prerequisites, please view the Information Package.

What you'll learn

This two year Business traineeship will see you rotate through two teams – a year spent in each. The two teams are:

• People and Safety (HR)
• Technical Services – Infrastructure Support

These rotations will give you a good mix of administration skills, including:

• general customer service skills – responding to calls, emails, letters and other correspondence
• file and record maintenance
• data input and analysis
• events and project management
• a range of Microsoft applications

As you build these skills, you will put them into practice in different ways for the different teams you work in.

You might be exposed to a career that lights a spark for you – that you hadn’t even considered. The traineeship will run for two years, and you will complete a Certificate III Business with TAFE (one day a week) in your first year, and a Certificate IV Business in your second.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this traineeship, you must:

• Be under 21 years of age at the commencement date
• Provide your most recent school report. Please upload this in the online application under "Any Other Supporting Documents" section.

About us

The beautiful Eurobodalla Shire is located on Yuin Country on the far south coast of NSW and offers an enviable coastal lifestyle with easy access to Canberra and Sydney. From our beaches to our bushlands, rivers and mountains, the Eurobodalla is a place of inclusive communities embracing sustainable lifestyles.

With 143km of coastline, 83 beaches, 20 lakes and four major river systems, Eurobodalla is known as the land of many waters. Over three-quarters of our land area is open space, consisting of 10 national parks and 15 state forests.

Over 40,000 people call the Eurobodalla Shire home, and we attract over 1.2 million visitors every year.

What we offer

We promote equal access to opportunities and pride ourselves on creating a safe and engaging working environment that fosters wellbeing. We are dedicated to looking after our staff, knowing our people are our biggest asset, to ensure we are best placed to look after our community. Including benefits such as:

• 35 hours per week for administrative staff and 38 hours per week for operational staff.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including access to free counselling through our Employee Assistance Program, TELUS Health One App, Fitness Passport, Social Club and flu vaccinations.
• Up to 3 days leave to cover Council closure at end of year period.
• 9 weeks Council provided paid maternity leave (conditional).
• Generous leave provisions including Long Service Leave after 5 years of continuous service, study leave and 3 weeks sick leave annually.
• Annual Award increases, performance reviews and a rewards and recognition program.
• Salary packaging program.

Application process

Eurobodalla Shire Council follows a merit based recruitment and selection process. For help and guidance on how to apply for jobs at Council, please visit our website www.esc.nsw.gov.au or The Job Shop.

To learn more RSVP for an information session:

• In person: Thursday 22nd January 2026, 3:00pm to 4:00pm at The Job Shop
• • Shop 1/7 Mirrabooka Avenue, Moruya
• Online: Thursday 22nd January 2026, 5:30pm to 6:30pm

Bookings are essential so please RSVP by contacting Amy Kovacs on 4474 7380 or amy.kovacs@esc.nsw.gov.au to reserve your spot.

• Provide your resume detailing your previous work experience
• Provide your cover letter highlighting your skills and experience (OPTIONAL)
• Provide your most recent school report
• Address the screening questions in the form below.

If you found this vacancy via a job search website, please go to the Eurobodalla Shire Council Vacant Positions website page to fill in the application form.

If you have any further questions about the roles, please contact Trinity Ladmore on 02 4474 1285.

Applications close: Tuesday 3 February 2026 at 11:00pm.

Confirmation of personal identity and working rights:

As part of the recruitment process, should you be successful in obtaining an interview, you will be required to bring with you an original Government issued photo ID for the interview Panel to sight.

Eurobodalla Shire Council embraces diversity and encourages applications from people with disability. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, supportive recruitment process. Please contact us on 02 4474 7378 or via positions@esc.nsw.gov.au for confidential support to ensure an equitable application process.

Eurobodalla Shire Council is committed to building an inclusive culture where diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and identities are celebrated. We know we perform at our best when we are empowered to be ourselves, and that this, in turn, enables our future success as an organisation.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and address the advertised selection criteria demonstrating their suitability for the role.