Records & Information Cadet – Council Role

About the role

Start your career in records and information management with Georges River Council. The Records & Information Cadet will work within the council’s Records and Information Management team, gaining hands‑on experience in handling correspondence, maintaining electronic and hard‑copy records, and supporting governance and legislative compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Process incoming mail: open, sort, scan, register and distribute correspondence.
• Register, classify and maintain records in the council’s Electronic Document and Records Management System (Content Manager).
• Apply records‑management policies and the State Records Act to ensure accuracy, security and confidentiality.
• Retrieve, store and coordinate off‑site storage of hard‑copy records.
• Provide customer service by responding to enquiries and help‑desk requests.
• Assist with projects such as digitisation, back‑scanning and records disposal.

Required profile

• Motivated, detail‑oriented individual eager to build a career in records, information governance or public‑sector administration.
• Currently enrolled in a qualification related to Records and Information Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, Library and Information Studies or a similar field.

Required skills

• Experience or training with an Electronic Document and Records Management System (e.g., Content Manager).

What we offer

• Paid, hands‑on learning support.
• Flexible part‑time hours (21 hrs/week over 3 days).
• Foundation for a career in local government administration.