Placement Areas
// Ticket ID - 96289 The information below details the requirements for placements in the areas which the City regularly facilitates. All applications must include a cover letter detailing why it is you are interested in completing work experience here at the City of Wanneroo.
Students should be aware that where a nominated placement area falls outside of those listed below, there is a reduced likelihood of an application being successful due to the City’s capacity to facilitate the placement.
Applications can only be considered for a nominated placement area when the intake is open. Applications received outside of the application dates will not be considered until the next intake is open.
For further queries please contact our Learning and Development team by emailing workexperience@wanneroo.wa.gov.au
This placement gives students enrolled in a Pool Lifeguard Course the opportunity to complete their practical hours at Wanneroo Aquamotion.
Location(s): Wanneroo Aquamotion
Placement Length: 3 x 5 hour sessions
Course requirements: Completed the Royal Life Saving Society’s Pool Lifeguard Course
Physical Requirements of role: High Impact
This placement sees students spend time within the Community Development service unit, gaining insight into the development and implementation of community development activities and capacity building initiatives. This placement ranges across childhood and youth services, community capacity building and engagement, access and inclusion, multicultural communities, vulnerable cohorts, reconciliation and age friendly and other community development areas of focus.
Location(s): City of Wanneroo Civic Centre
Placement length: 100 hours (flexible to suit student requirements)
Course Requirements: Enrolled in Community Development (Murdoch) or Human Services and Community Work (ECU) degree or similar
Physical Requirements of the role: Low Impact
Additional: Students may be required to hold a Working with Children Check to be considered for this placement
This placement sees students spend time with the Cultural Services team, gaining insight into the management of arts and cultural facilities including the Wanneroo Regional Museum, Wanneroo Regional Gallery, Community History Centre, as well as two historic state listed heritage houses which operate as community museums; Cockman House and Buckingham House. Students will have the opportunity to gain insight into the conservation, maintenance and management of public art and city art collections, museum and community history collections, heritage site management and protection, exhibition development and delivery, as well as a diverse range of community arts, heritage and education programs, activities, and events.
Location(s): Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, Cockman House, Buckingham House, with public artworks and activities/events held at various locations throughout the City of Wanneroo.
Placement Duration: Flexible to meet student requirements.
Course Requirements: Enrolled in a relevant tertiary education course such as Curatorial studies, Museum studies, Masters of Museums and Heritage, Library and Information Services, Record Keeping and Archives, Visual Arts, Art History, Arts Management, Bachelor of Education or similar.
Physical Requirements of role: Low-medium impact (potential to be involved in exhibition or event bump in/out which involves manual handling, frequent standing).
This placement gives students enrolled in a relevant Environmental Health degree the opportunity to complete their practical hours here at the City as a part of the Health & Compliance team.
Location(s): City of Wanneroo Civic Centre
Placement Duration: 200 hours (per course requirements)
Course Requirements: Enrolled in a Health, Safety and Environment (Curtin) or Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety (ECU) Degree or similar
Physical Requirements of role: Medium Impact
Additional: This placement involves off-site visits and as such students are required to have a Safety Induction Whitecard and Steel Cap Boots.
This placement gives students studying a course in Library Services the opportunity to complete their practical hours here in one of the City’s three community libraries.
Location(s): Wanneroo Library, Clarkson Library, Girrawheen Library
Placement Duration: 12 Days (flexible to suit student requirements)
Course Requirements: Enrolled in a Library & Information Services Course (or similar) with a TAFE or University
Physical Requirements of role: Low Impact (Frequent Standing & Lifting of Small Objects)
This placement provides an opportunity for students pursuing a career in property or law to gain practical experience with the City’s Property Services division. This team provides coordination and administration of City land holdings as well as to design and optimise land use via leases, development and management.
Location(s): City of Wanneroo Civic Centre
Placement Duration: 10 Days (flexible to suit student requirements)
Course Requirements: Enrolled in a Property related degree or a Business/Law degree with an interest in property
Physical Requirements of role: Low Impact
This placement provides students studying a Sport and Recreation degree/diploma the opportunity to complete their practical hours with the City at Kingsway Indoor Stadium.
Location(s): Kingsway Indoor Stadium
Placement Length: 20-30 hours (flexible to suit student requirements)
Course requirements: Enrolled in Sport & Recreation degree or similar
Physical Requirements of role: Medium Impact
This placement provides students studying an Engineering qualification with an interest in traffic the opportunity to gain practical experience with the Traffic Services team at the City.
Location(s): City of Wanneroo Civic Centre
Placement Duration: 10 Days (flexible to suit student requirements)
Course Requirements: Enrolled in Certificate III in Engineering, Diploma of Civil Engineering or similar
Physical Requirements of role: Low Impact