Government Jobs

Graduate Opportunities for 2011 – Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

We’re seeking motivated individuals with a range of skills who can promote the economic and environmental wellbeing of Australia’s primary industries....

  • Make a real difference
  • Ongoing training and development
  • Flexible remuneration

Canberra & ACT, ACT | Department of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry / DAFF

Executive Officer to Divisional Manager City Business

Broaden your skill base as you provide high level professional support, process management and strategic advice to the Divisional Manager....

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Free gym and wellness centre
  • Award-winning superannuation fund

Brisbane Metro, QLD | Brisbane City Council

$91,176 - $98,956

Operations Manager x 2 Positions

OPERATIONS MANAGER (2 positions available) Excellent opportunity based in Adelaide Interesting, challenging rewarding work with regional interstate......

  • Indigenous Land Corporation
  • Adelaide SA

Adelaide CBD 5000, SA | Australian Government

$83,000 - $91,000

Indigenous Ranger Operations

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Job Type: Ongoing, Full-time Classification: APS Level 3 Position No: 26588 Job......

  • Parks Australia - Parks Operations and Touris
  • Yulara
  • NT
  • $49,289 - $54,206

Yulara 0872, NT | Australian Government

$49,289 - $54,206+

Park Trainee (Specified Indigenous)

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Job Type: Non-ongoing (Temporary), Full-time Classification: Cadet APS Position No:......

  • Parks Australia - Parks Operations and Touris
  • Jabiru
  • NT
  • $13,764 - $29,559

Jabiru 0886, NT | Australian Government

$13,764 - $29,559+

Park Interpretation Officer

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Job Type: Non-ongoing (Temporary), Full-time Classification: APS Level 5 Position No:......

  • Parks Australia - Parks Operations and Touris
  • Jabiru
  • NT
  • $60,621 - $65,409

Jabiru 0886, NT | Australian Government

$60,621 - $65,409+

Paralega

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Job Type: Ongoing, Full-time Classification: APS Level 6 Position No: 2386 Job......

  • Heritage and Policy, Indigenous Heritage Law
  • Canberra
  • ACT
  • $68,229 - $76,199

Canberra & ACT, ACT | Australian Government

$68,229 - $76,199+

Customer Service Advisor

Department of Human Services Job Type: Ongoing, Full-time Broadband: Centrelink Broadband APS3/4 (APS Level 3, APS Level 4) Classification: APS......

  • Centrelink - Area Sydney East
  • Sydney
  • NSW
  • $47,421 - $58,949

Sydney Metro, NSW | Australian Government

$47,421 - $58,949+

Customer Service Advisor

Department of Human Services Job Type: Ongoing, Full-time Classification: APS Level 2 Position No: 0910/76 Job Description Duties 1. Deliver......

  • Centrelink - Area Sydney East
  • Sydney
  • NSW
  • $41,635 - $46,168

Sydney CBD 2000, NSW | Australian Government

$41,635 - $46,168+

Social Worker

Department of Human Services Centrelink Job Type: Ongoing, Non-ongoing (Temporary), Full-time, Part-time Broadband: Centrelink Professional 1 (APS......

  • Indigenous & Remote Servicing Division Area N
  • Various
  • NT, WA
  • $59,337 - $73,351

Top End, NT | Australian Government

$59,337 - $73,351+


Government Jobs

Australian Government jobs, or the Australian Public Service, can be viewed as very different to private or community sector employment.

Australias government jobs sector is a multi-faceted sector with many varied jobs opportunities. The government sector is broken up into local, state and territory and federal government agencies with the Australian Public Service falling into the federal public service category and consisting of a large number of organizations.

Each of these organizations contain specific areas such as communication, defence, finance, environment, education and training, health and community services, workplace relations, immigration, science, tourism, and transport. This range of categories allows for a huge array of jobs that you can qualify for.

Government jobs are well renowned for the excellent working conditions with good wages. In fact, working within a government job means employees also have the option of negotiating work hours and flexible work practices.

Government jobs also boast the opportunity for employees to change their career path while staying within the government jobs sector through its support of professional and personal development, further study, and career and leadership development.

Further benefits of government jobs include the opportunities for national and global transfers into other departments with the government sector.

Potential employees are judged based on their merit for government jobs, meaning that the interviewer will compare and weigh-up the skills, experience and abilities of each applicant. This knowledge is learnt through written applications, interviews and work-sample tests which may be far more rigorous than most job interviews for private companies.

When searching for government jobs, jobs searchers should be aware that jobs may be advertised as individual positions, multiple positions within an agency, anticipated positions, cadetships and graduate positions, traineeships and school leaver programmes or temporary employment. Often government jobs will be filled using a governments own recruitment agency and on their websites.

Government jobs cover a large range of jobs corresponding to different roles and levels of responsibility which is sorted into classifications. These classifications include service delivery and advice to the public, policy advice, programme design, implementation, stakeholder management, corporate services such as information technology and technical and professional jobs such as lawyers and journalists. Furthermore, there are a range of administrative support positions.

Overall, government jobs provide an excellent environment for employment with significant benefits, good wages and the ability to experience a range of jobs.