QLD Council Jobs

You will find some council jobs on the QLD smart jobs site but the best method of finding council jobs in QLD is to monitor local council job sites in regions you are interested in or better yet subscribe to their email list.
There are 77 councils in QLD, most don’t look past Brisbane and the Gold Coast but there are plenty of opportunities outside of those regions and they are in a beautiful part of Australia and often are not as competitive as jobs in the larger population centers. As
Don’t forget to make sure you tailor both your application and resume to the job you are applying for to give yourself the largest chance of success and like any public sector job be prepared to wait a while post application submission. These days recuritment is largly managed by the line manager with process assistance from a recuritment co-ordinatior.
Metro QLD Councils
These are a few of the very largest councils, due to their size often there is higher competition, a more structured hiring processes and you will be working for a larger corporate team.
- Brisbane City Council ttps://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/working-brisbane-city-council
- City of Gold Coast https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/Council-region/About-our-city/Careers
- Sunshine Coast Council. https://careers.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/
- LiveCity of Moreton Bay https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/Jobs
- Logan City Council. https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/careers
Regional & Rural QLD
Now we can take a look at the QLD regional and Rural councils. These provide some of the best, think areas with lower housing costs, easy and often free parking at work, less competition for positions and dependent on the position a broader role.
- Lockyer Valley Regional Council. https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/work-for-council
- Western Downs Regional Council. https://www.snowymonaro.nsw.gov.au/Careers
- Cairns Regional Council. https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/council/employment
- Bundaberg Regional Council. https://www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/careers
- Toowoomba Regional Council. https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/about-council/careers
Of course there are many other rural councils and if you are willing to work regionally, you will increase your chances of landing that perfect job.
