About the role

Are you interested in kick starting a career in Business Administration?

Penrith City Council is looking to employ committed, enthusiastic and passionate individuals to undertake a 12-month traineeship in Business Administration. Your positive attitude, willingness to learn and strong customer focus will ensure you are successful in securing one of these exciting opportunities

As a Business Administration Trainee you will complete a Certificate III in Business, whilst gaining valuable information and industry experience in a supportive environment. The traineeship will commence in early 2025.

Business Administration Trainees undertake a range of functions to make sure the administration activities within our organisation run smoothly and effectively. We offer a number of Business Administration Traineeship positions in the following areas:

• Children's Services
• Community Facilities and Recreation
• Engineering Services
• Financial Services
• Future Directions and Resilience
• Governance
• Information Management
• Legal Services
• Library Services.

Essential criteria

• Ability to commit to the completion of required study (including attending TAFE and submission of coursework) and work at the same time
• Willingness to take on tasks as directed by supervisors
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Demonstrated experience in being pro-active and taking initiative in the workplace
• High level written and verbal communication skills
• Basic computer and clerical skills such as Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• Driver’s licence is required for some Departments (provisional licence is satisfactory)
• Not hold a Certificate III or higher in the field of Business

Commencing salary: $827.40 - $947.70 per week, plus 12% Superannuation.

You will be required to undertake employment checks, which may include a Criminal History Check, Qualification Check, Working with Children Check, Medical Declaration and/or a Functional Test, as relevant to the position for which you have applied. Where a Criminal History Check is required and has returned a result that indicates disclosable court outcomes, you will be required to provide a copy of the report to Penrith City Council, for review, in order to progress through the recruitment process.

Visit careers.penrith.city to view the position description and to find out more information about employment with Penrith City Council. To submit your application, please apply online using the link below.

In addition to a cover letter and resume, applicants are required to submit comprehensive responses to the selection criteria (listed above) as a part of their initial application. Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will not be considered.

Completed applications must be received by 11.55pm on the 8 October 2025. Please allow 4 weeks from the closing date for the processing of your application.

For further information about the position, please contact Lauren Griffiths, Human Resources Business Support Officer, on 4732 7582.

Council is a Child Safe Organisation, for more information about this please see our website.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position.

About us

At Penrith City Council, we’re passionate about people; in our community and in our workplace. We want you to be able to be your best self and we get that work is just one part of your life, so we’re here to support you in the moments that matter. As the winner of the 2020 Local Government Excellence in People and Culture Award and an Excellence Award winner in the 2020 Australian HR Awards, you can be confident in joining a workplace that offers truly outstanding benefits, including:

• A range of flexible work arrangements
• 18 weeks paid maternity leave
• Health and wellbeing leave
• 15 days personal leave
• Significant financial and leave support for undertaking further education
• Diverse salary packaging
• Free access to all Ripples venues
• And much, much more!