• Traineeship - Certificate IV in Community Services
• Do you live in the City of Greater Dandenong?
• Are you interested in a full time traineeship?
• Gain a Certificate IV in Community Services along the way!

About the organisation

TaskForce is committed to creating positive outcomes for people disengaged or living on the margins of the community. Whether they have been born into poverty and disadvantage, overwhelmed by a major crisis, trapped by addiction, mental health, circumstance or are simply seen by some as "too difficult to deal with", it is our goal to help provide them with the life changing opportunity to meet their full potential no matter how tough the circumstances.

About the traineeship

We have an excellent opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic, customer-focused person to kick start their career in the community services sector and administration. This traineeship will be completed in sites in Bayside / South East over a 12 month period with the outcome of a Certificate IV in Community Services.

Key responsibilities of the role include assisting the main receptionist with answering a busy switch board, greeting customers in a professional manner, providing service information to customers, arranging appointments for TaskForce counsellors and providing administrative support to the counselling and corporate staff.

About you

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• A professional attitude
• Customer service or administrative experience
• The ability to prioritise tasks
• Enthusiasm to work in a team environment
• Good attention to detail

Important criteria

To be eligible for a Traineeship, you must meet the following Criteria:

• Be a Victorian Job Seeker – a person who is unemployed and a resident in Victoria who is either an Australian citizen, a permanent resident or a person seeking asylum who holds a temporary visa with work entitlements;
• Aged between 15 and 24 years;
• Be a resident of the City of Greater Dandenong;
• Without tertiary qualifications; and
• Not enrolled or engaged in any form of education, employment or training. Note – this can include young people working less than 12 hours per week on average who are seeking additional work.

In return you will gain a Certificate IV in Community Services, work in a great team environment and make a difference to the lives of clients.