New council recruits
CASSOWARY Coast Regional Council’s annual recruit intake has got underway again with 12 young people joining the Far North workforce.
An induction ceremony was held on February 11.
Four apprentices have been engaged through group training organisation TORGAS and eight trainees through group training organisation Skill360 and the Queensland Government-funded First Start program.
It is the council’s single biggest intake of trainees and apprentices and brings the total number of apprentices currently employed by Council to 12. The apprentices will support Council’s workshop, fleet and water teams on a four-year engagement.
Mayor John Kremastos welcomed the new recruits to the Cassowary Coast Regional Council team and said the organisation was proud to provide jobs and training for local young people.
“Our young people are our future and providing training and stable employment will help encourage them to stay on the Cassowary Coast and continue to contribute to a vibrant and prosperous Cassowary Coast community,” Cr Kremastos said.
“We are proud to provide a start in their work life and an opportunity to fulfil their potential. I wish each of them the very best.”
Innisfail apprentice Boilermaker Megan Nellist is undertaking a Certificate 111 in Engineering — fabrication trade; Izaac Stephenson Apprentice Fitter, also from Innisfail has started a Certificate 111 in Engineering — mechanical trade; and Apprentice Carpenters Noah McIntyre, from Tully and Ayden Kris, from Innisfail, are completing a Certificate 111 in Carpentry.
The eight trainees are pursuing careers in business, business administration, customer service, information technology and horticulture and will support the council’s libraries and customer service department, finance section, information services and parks and gardens teams for 12 months.
Innisfail’s Nicolas Del Sal will gain skills in IT while studying his Certificate IV in Information Technology (Support) while Tully’s Travis Holt will help formalise his qualifications in horticulture.
Hannah Spinella and Thalia Cook will work in local government trainee customer service and Storm Romelo will join the library team.
Maddie Crema from Tully will work with the procurement team and Ashlea Hepburn, also from Tully, will be mentored by the staff in payroll. Natasha Sayers from Innisfail will also gain skills with the council while completing a Certificate 111 Business Administration.