Administration Trainee - Waste & Environment

The Administration Trainee will assist the Business Support Staff, Management and Supervisory Staff in Waste & Environment providing general administrative support and customer service in a timely manner, while completing their traineeship in Administration. 

The role involves attending to telephone and counter enquires, various data entry tasks, customer service requests, purchase orders and invoices, updating various reports, prepare agendas and take minutes for meetings, input timesheet data for payroll as required and to carry out other tasks as required.

Key Selection Criteria

• Interest or understanding in the provision of customer service specifically incorporating organisational skills.
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills as well a knowledge of Microsoft based computer packages.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate with a broad range of people and work as part of a team
• Knowledge and understanding of health and safety issues relevant to work activities and work area.

To Apply:

To apply for this position please click on the Apply button and submit your application. The closing date for this position is COB Wednesday 4th June 2025.  Please ensure that you provide a cover letter, current resume and answer screening questions based on the key selection criteria.

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a full employment medical and police check.

Contact:

For further information on this position please contact Ruby Ogier, Supervisor Business Support – Waste & Environment on 5320 7400 or rubyogier@ballarat.vic.gov.au

The City of Ballarat is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe and inclusive working environment that embraces and values diversity, flexibility and child safety. We welcome applications from all walks of life and celebrate the diversity and richness this brings to our workplace and reasonable adjustments will be made to the process to ensure equitable access.  We undertake an employment screening process to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate holds a valid working with children check and satisfactory criminal history record check.