UNPAID ENVIRONMENTAL UNI STUDENT PLACEMENT - 2024
Closing Date: 13 October 2024 at 11.00pm AEST
Gympie Regional Council is seeking an EOI from 3rd or 4th year students who wish to access an unpaid workplace learning experience in our Work experience and vocational placement program. This would be a requirement of the University Coursework or other Programs offered by a University, and Councils Vision for embracing and maximising opportunities in a balanced and sustainable way, supported by our natural assets, maintained and developed to cater for current and future needs.
Projects you may be involved with would include:
Gympie Council has a variety of expert professionals in their field undertaking best and leading practice activities, which a student can contribute to and learn from, exposing them to real world experience and industry networks. Council are looking to engage students with completed coursework or a strong desire to learn environmental management systems, environmental strategy development and report writing, and a variety of other environmental education and community engagement activities.
If you are a passionate about environment studies and practice, please provide Council a copy of your current CV, Academic Transcript to date, and a cover letter outlining how you will contribute to your own academic and professional development and that of Council in our unique region. Where Council identifies a relevant placement for your desired professional development, you may be contacted for interview.
To be eligible students must be:
Placements may be for a consecutive period or on a regular work pattern (e.g. Monday to Friday or every Wednesday).
Please contact your University's placement advisor to confirm your eligibility for a placement and ability to provide a formal workplace learning or other student placement agreement from the University, and certificate of currency for public liability and worker’s compensation/personal accident insurance. Council will require copies of this documentation at least two weeks prior to the commencement of the placement.
What we are looking for?
Applicants should be able to demonstrate their ability to enthusiastically engage in learning, and understand the importance of maintaining confidentiality. Applicants are also asked to provide examples of how they demonstrate our values in their current learning environment.
Our Values
For a full explanation of our values please click here.
How to apply
Keen to apply? Simply follow the instructions below:
1) Complete the information below, as requested (please use an individualised email address as using another person's may effect your application, if you do not have one please follow this link to create a Gmail account)
2) Click 'APPLY'
3) Attach your resume (required), and covering letter (optional)
5) Click 'NEXT' and 'CONFIRM'
Please note before continuing: It is advisable that you prepare your responses in a separate word or text document, saving your work as you go and that you then copy and paste this prepared information in the form before completing the application process.
Applications close on 13 October 2024 at 11.00pm AEST.
Monthly based
Gympie Regional,Queensland,Australia
Gympie Regional,Queensland,Australia