About Maxima:
Maxima is a leading Group Training Organisation – we manage recruitment, placement and ongoing support of trainees and apprentices on behalf of our host employers. We aim to help you kick-start your career into the job or industry of your choice, boost your employment credentials and equip you with the skills and knowledge to be able to succeed in the future.
Your Host Employer:
At Ipswich City Council, you’ll be part of a team that helps shape the future. Our teams operate across various industries delivering services to the community, and work together to support a liveable, inclusive and sustainable city for our thriving community.
Guided by our values of communication, collaboration, integrity, efficiency, safety and wellbeing and leadership, you’ll be supported to learn, grow and build your career.
The role:
We are seeking a Business Trainee – Workplace Safety and Wellbeing
Location: Ipswich
Duration: 12-Month traineeship, February 2027 intake
As a Business Trainee, you will undertake administrative, clerical and customer service tasks that require technology and business skills. The role is highly involved with the administrative function of the Workplace Safety and Wellbeing team; the role also acts as the contact point for all safety related inquiries from every area within council. During the 12-month paid traineeship, you will gain real world experience while completing a Certificate III in Business.
You will work alongside experienced professionals while earning a qualification, giving you the skills and confidence to launch your business career.
What are 5 key aspects of this role you’ll learn?
1. Managing the substantial amount of Workplace Safety and Wellbeing team administrative information
2. Developing and distributing simple safety related information
3. Assisting with and helping to deliver large wellbeing events right across council.
4. Assisting in workers compensation claim management
5. Developing strong networking, collaboration and communication skills
What are 3 challenges of this role and how you will be supported?
1. Exposure to a large number of different work units
– How we manage this
Trainee’s will be supported by experienced mentors and 1 on 1 training
2. Adjusting to fast paced work
– How we manage this
Trainee’s will have tasks slowly introduced, gradually increasing workloads
3. Trainee’s may face challenges in balancing study and work commitments
– How we manage this
Trainee’s will be supported by a dedicated Maxima field officer as well as support from the Ipswich council team and the Registered Training Organisation.
What makes this job rewarding?
You could be in the office one day, and on a major road construction project the next. In the morning you could be helping our customer service teams to address psychosocial risk, and in the afternoon, you might be at the pound (Animal Management Centre) cuddling cute animals and helping our Animal Management staff look at ways to control risk. You will have a key involvement in making people’s lives better, from seeing them at their worst if they are inured, to seeing them recover and get back to work. There is a tangible link between the work you will help with and the end result.
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Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted directly
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