The Department for Education offers employment through traineeships and graduate positions.

Traineeships

Traineeships provide structured learning and paid employment to achieve a nationally recognised qualification at the certificate III level. They are for a specific period of time.

Traineeship positions may be full time or part time.

Trainees are paid according to the entry-level salary of the position.

Roles available

Traineeships are available in a number of units across the department, including:

• information technology
• office administration
• sport and recreation
• grounds work and maintenance
• early childhood education and care
• education support.

Traineeship eligibility

To be eligible you will be: 

• aged between 17 and 30 years; or up to 35 years if identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or as having a declared disability
• a South Australian resident
• an Australian citizen, or have an appropriate work visa
• willing to undertake Responding to Abuse and Neglect (RAN) training
• required to gain a Department of Human Services (DHS) Child-Related Employment Screening prior to being employed
• without vocational education and training (VET) (higher than certificate III level) or tertiary qualifications.

In addition, you must:

• have not completed a traineeship within the South Australian Public Sector previously, or one hosted by the South Australian Public Sector
• not be a current South Australian Public Sector employee or were once a South Australian Public Sector employee who accepted a TVSP.

Graduate employment opportunities

Graduate employment is for people who completed a university qualification within the last 3 years or are a final-year student who will be conferred before the employment starts.

There are a number of graduate roles available across the department, such as:

• care support worker
• support worker
• finance officer
• information technology officer
• laboratory assistant
• HR administrative officer.

Graduate eligibility

To be eligible you will be:

• a final-year student and will be conferred before employment commences or have completed a university qualification within the last 3 years
• a South Australian resident
• an Australian citizen, permanent resident or have an appropriate work visa
• willing to undertake Responding to Abuse and Neglect (RAN) training
• required to gain a Department of Human Services (DHS) Child-Related Employment Screening before being employed.

In addition, you must:

• have not completed a graduate program within the South Australian Public Sector or Commonwealth Government previously, or one hosted by the South Australian Public Sector
• not be a current South Australian Public Sector employee or were once a South Australian Public Sector employee who accepted a TVSP.

Apply for a traineeship or graduate position 

Available traineeship and graduate positions are advertised on the I work for SA website.