b'06 NOVEMBER 18, 2022 The Great Eastern MailYour career in health starts at GLCHI F youre a school leaverit because coming out of and are consideringhigh school, it was very working in health,overwhelming trying to Gippsland Lakes Completefind a job and I never really Health has an opportunity forconsidered a traineeship until you! I looked at this one at GLCH,Library Kick-start your career in theshe said.health sector with a GLCHAnd now the traineeship traineeship that offers on-the- is greatIve had so much job training and a nationallysupport, so much help, its avictoryrecognised qualification at thevery supportive community.same time. Allied health trainee and Working in health isnt justsocial support worker Harri about doctors and nurses Sheehan said she would its also about working withlove to stay and keep doing people in allied health andGLCH trainees Katie Crees, Kobe Stephenson and Kira Skinder are dedicatedwhat Im doing when herO N 8 November, at thepresented to the Council support services, businesstraineeship wraps up in theEast Gippsland Shireby Cr. Jane Greacen, which administration, finance,new year. Council meeting, thewas seconded by Cr. Kirsten customer service, early learningmembers of our Childrens Centre team, and say they are loving theApplications for the 2023Service Centre and LibrariesVan Diggele and supported and community service. challenges and rewards that come with working with our youngest and mosttrainee intake open onReview proposal wasby Cr. Sonia Buckley, Cr. Trainees will also receiveprecious community members. Wednesday 16 November and hands-on education andCertificate IV Business think its important for GLCHclose on Friday 16 December. addressed.John White, Cr. Tom Crook. a dedicated supervisor forCertificate IV Leisure andto provide opportunities forApplying couldnt beThe proposal was forDeputy Mayor Arthur Allen support, plus the chance toHealth (social support) people looking to start a careersimpler. Just email GLCH aLakes Entrance, Orbostand Cr. Mandy Urie and Cr. explore and work in GLCHsDiploma in Communityin the health industry andcover letter, brief resume andand Paynesville LibrariesTrevor Stow voted against. five business units that serviceServices. being paid to learn is a greatcontact details to get started. to operate on Mondays andThis outcome means maternal and child health toGLCHs human resourcesway of doing that. People from the Aboriginal,Fridays from 9am to 2pmthat for the next 12 months aged care and everything inmanager Paul Hopkins saidThis years trainees haveLGBTQI+ and disabilityand Tuesdays, Wednesdayour local libraries in Lakes between. GLCHs trainee programgained a world of experience incommunities and people whoand Thursdays from 9amEntrance, Paynesville and GLCH will pay traineeswas so popular the first timetheir time on the job so far. speak languages other thanto5pm.Orbost will remain open wages, cover the financial costsaround, it will be back biggerKatie Crees, who startedEnglish are encouraged toA small group of peoplefrom 9am to 5pm, Monday to of their vocational course andand better next year. work at GLCHs Childrensapply.from Friends of the EastFriday?provide paid study time eachAfter a successful pilotCentre in February, said sheSuccessful candidatesGippsland Libraries attendedThe Friend of East week. year in 2022, GLCH is pleasedworks with a caring, supportivewill start work at GLCH onthis meeting with membersGippsland Libraries wish Traineeships in theto offer a new round ofteam in a sometimesMonday 13 February 2023. Lynn Wintergreen andto thank everyone who following fields have alreadytraineeships starting in 2023,challenging but extremelyFor more details, contactCosette Murphy addressingsupported this campaign and been confirmed for 2023:he said. rewarding role in earlyGLCH at humanresources@ the Councillors prior to themencourage every resident Certificate III EarlyAs a well-known andchildhood education. glch.org.au or to apply, visitvoting.to please use our wonderful Childhood Education trusted local employer, weI would recommendglch.mercury.com.au. A new proposal waslibraries as often as possible.Gini Eynstone loading up an East Gippsland Water vehicle.Omeo and outdoors right mix for GiniA N outdoor lifestyle inMy background is retailWorking in Dinner Plain the high country ismanagement, but Ive alwaysand Omeo, you get to work the right mix for Giniwanted to work outside, and Iin the snow in winter, which Eynstone, operations andlove it up here. people say must be great and maintenance trainee at EastGini explains that workingit isuntil you have to do it!Gippsland Water in Omeo. in a remote area, you becomeThe problem with working Gini made the movea jack-of-all-trades, which shein the snow is that things from Bairnsdale earlier thisenjoys. freeze constantly!year and works from EastWe have a team of fourWater meters freeze and Gippsland Waters Omeoin the Omeo depot andthen things explodeat times depot. She has an affinitybecause its such a small team,its very challenging.with remote East Gippsland,I get to do everything fromThe towns of Omeo and spending her younger yearswater treatment to networkDinner Plain are also close to in ghost town Cassilis. services, she said. Ginis heart, where she values Gini had earlier completedI get to learn everything, sobeing part of the community.a Diploma in Conservationthere is lots of variety whichBeing in such a small town, Management, so knew sheI love. the community gets to know eventually wanted to work outThey are a great little teamyou, which is great, she said.in the elements. to work with. Everyone knows who you Living and working inGini also loves theare and that you work for East town, I made the decisionlandscape of remote EastGippsland Water and they are to move back to the countryGippsland and admits theso friendly.where I spent a lot of myhigh-country winters createBut its a really fun, exciting childhood, she said. unique work challenges. job. Im really enjoying it.'