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“These roles provide young people with an
opportunity to mix ongoing training with paid
employment and a real insight into the nature of the
job they have selected, possibly a long term career,”
said recently appointed Port Adelaide Enfield
Director Corporate Services, Kate Kroon.
Council is a large employer and we take our
responsibility for providing opportunities for
young people very seriously. Both parties gain
from the experience.
“More experienced staff in the Council have the
opportunity to pass on their skills and knowledge of
their professional areas and enjoy seeing those new
skills being used by the younger employees in a real
work situation.
Younger staff also provide benefits to the workplace
including willingness to learn and listen, new skills
acquired during their learning program and an air of
‘can do’, enjoyment and anticipation regarding their
work,” Ms Kroon added.
Council’s job creation activities also extend further
into the community. For example, recognising the
need to address the region’s unemployment rate,
it has entered into a partnership arrangement with
Northern and Western Futures to provide free career
advice in Kilburn and Port Adelaide.
In another partnership, this time with DFEEST,
Housing SA, TAFE and Infuse Training, it has helped
create the Kilburn Blokes on the Block project, an
employability skills program at Kilburn Community
Centre targeting unemployed men who live in the
Kilburn/Blair Athol region.
Council trainees Georgia Humphreys and Kahlia Dixon