Cairns Regional Council

About the Council

Employment with Cairns Regional Council

Cairns Regional Council offers a wide range of employment opportunities, so come live, work and play in one of the most beautiful places on earth!

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The Cairns Region is where the reef meets the rainforest, and Council is the local authority responsible for the delivery of quality services, infrastructure and sustainable development in this unique tropical environment.

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The Cairns Region is one of the fastest growing places in Australia and with this growth comes a wide variety of employment opportunities.  Cairns Regional Council is looking for motivated employees that want an exciting and rewarding career and that want to make a difference!

The main community centres include Miriwinni, Babinda, Bramston Beach, Gordonvale, Edmonton, the Cairns CBD with its fabulous Esplanade precinct and swimming Lagoon, the Northern Beaches suburbs, Mossman, Port Douglas and the beachside communities of Wonga, Newell and Cooya.

Cairns Regional Council offers generous employee benefits and career development opportunities.  With a diverse workforce Council has employment opportunities in:

Accounting & Finance

Administration

Arts & Theatre

Community Services

Construction

Engineering

Health & Environment

Human Resources

Library Services

Local Laws

Communication & Marketing

Planning

Sport & Recreation

Trades