This position is a full time clerical based traineeship located within an office of a Member of Parliament. The traineeship will be for a maximum period of 12 months and will involve on the job training at the Member of Parliament’s office as well as the mandatory attendance and completion of Certificate 3 in Business at TAFE.

The duties of a trainee may include meeting and greeting members of the public, mail outs, filing, word processing, photocopying, answering the phone and general administrative duties. The unit is a small team of people responsible for providing an administrative service to support the Member of Parliament.

Please note, that although you will be working within the Office of Mark Parnell MLC, your employer will be the Department of Treasury and Finance.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

To apply for this position you must be between the ages of 17-24 (inclusive). You can be between the ages of 17-30 (inclusive) if you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, have a declared disability, are deemed long term unemployed (12 months or more), or are currently or have been under the Guardianship of the Minister for Families and Communities.

You can only do one State Government traineeship, and you must not have taken a package from the state government within the last three years. You must be a South Australian resident and must not be a state government employee.

The applicable award for the traineeship is the SA Public Sector Salaried Employment Interim Award. The fortnightly salary for trainees will be based on the highest year of schooling completed.