Library Assistant Trainee

Location – Cannonvale

Temporary / Full Time (18 months)

$20,488 to $49,296 per annum

(Wage dependent on age & level of school completed)

The Whitsunday Regional Council is situated at the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. The region encompasses the 74 tropical Whitsunday Islands, the coastal towns of Cannonvale, Airlie Beach, Jubilee Pocket, Shute Harbour and Bowen along with the rural towns of Proserpine and Collinsville. The Whitsunday region offers a dynamic environment and is perfectly placed to live, work, play and invest.

Become a Library Assistant Trainee in Cannonvale!

Are you motivated, enthusiastic, and passionate about helping the community? Council is offering an exciting 18-month year traineeship to kickstart your career at the Cannonvale Library, commencing late February/early March 2026.

The Opportunity:

You will earn a wage while achieving a nationally recognised Certificate III in Library Information Services.

What You'll Do:

• Be the face of the library, providing excellent customer service and helping the public use library resources.

• Gain hands-on experience with core library operations, including circulation (checkouts/returns), shelving and handling reference enquiries.

The Benefits:

• 18 months of paid employment working a 9-day working fortnight.

• Dedicated mentoring, support, and paid study time.

This position is funded by the Skilling Queenslanders for Work Initiative (First Start Program) to help young people and disadvantaged Queensland job seekers gain experience and a qualification. 

Note: Continued employment after the 18 months is not guaranteed.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must be:

• aged 15 years or older and no longer at school; and

• able to meet citizen, residency and visa requirements to undertake an apprenticeship.In addition to the above, to be eligible you must be able to identify with at least one of the following:

• A young person (aged 15-24 years), including those in and transitioned from out of home care;

• A long-term unemployed job seeker;

• A mature age job seeker (aged 45 years or older);

• An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person;

• A migrant or refugee from a culturally and linguistically diverse background;

• A person with a disability;

• A displaced worker (retrenched or redundant);

• A woman re-entering the workforce;

• A veteran, ex-ADF personnel or their family member.

Essential Requirements

1.  Basic literacy, numeracy and oral communication skills sufficient to complete a relevant Certificate III in Library and Information Services.
2. Sound ability to proactively study and complete assessments within set timeframes.
3. Sound ability to work in a team environment (work, school or extra-curricular activity) and demonstrate sound communication skills.
4. Sound ability to learn and develop new skills.
5. Sound ability to prioritise and manage individual workload to meet deadlines.

Desirable

1. C Class Manual Drivers Licence.
2. Ability to obtain Blue Card (Working with Children Check for Queensland).

Apply Now

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button above. For any further information regarding this role, please contact a member of our Human

Resources Operations team on (07) 4945 0235.

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