Library Assistant Trainee
Whitsunday Regional Council
Location – Bowen
Temporary / Full Time (2 Years)
$20,488.00 to $49,296.00 per annum
(Wage dependent on age & level of schooling completed)
Become a Library Assistant Trainee in Bowen!
Are you motivated, enthusiastic, and passionate about helping the community? Council is offering an exciting two (2) year traineeship to kickstart your career at the Bowen Library, commencing February 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:
- Two (2) year 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 12-month traineeship is not guaranteed.
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 refuge 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.
How to apply:
To view the position description please click on the job attachments tab above. To apply, click the ‘Apply’ link.
For any further information regarding this role, please contact a member of our Human Resources Operations team on (07) 4945 0235 or (07) 4761 3613.
07-Dec-2025 11:30 PM | APPLY
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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.