Work Experience and Student Placement Application Form

Students interested in a work experience or student placement with Whitehorse City Council should submit the form below.

Please complete all sections to help us match you with a suitable opportunity.

Submitting this form does not guarantee a placement; however, every effort will be made to accommodate your request. You will receive a response within 4 weeks of submission.

If successful, students must provide required documentation before starting.

Please contact the Youth Services team at youth.worker@whitehorse.vic.gov.au if you have any questions.

Work Experience and Student Placement Application

Student details
Current school
Connection to Whitehorse
How are you connected to Whitehorse?
Placement Preferences
Areas of interest

Select all options that apply

Is your placement a formal requirement of your course?
Does your TAFE/university require a supervisor to sign off on your placement?
Does your TAFE/university require the host to complete timesheets or report writing?
Work Experience date Preferences
Areas of interest

Select all that apply

Does your school require a supervisor to sign off on your placement?
Does your school require the host to complete timesheets or report writing?
Compliance and accessibility
Is there anything we can do to support your participation (e.g. accessibility or health needs)?
If you are 18+, do you have a current volunteer working with children’s check?
Whitehorse City Council conducts a police check for all placements. Do you consent to undertaking a police check?
Are you willing to get a volunteer Working with Children Check
Whitehorse City Council requires a signed internship agreement for tertiary placements. Do you consent to this requirement?
Required documents
Confirm you can provide the following documents if your application is successful:
One file only.
10 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, xml, avi, mov, mp3, ogg, wav, bz2, dmg, gz, jar, rar, sit, svg, tar, zip, jpeg.
Remuneration (High School work experience only)

Council provides a payment of $10 a day or $50 total for five days for high school work experience students.

To process your payment, we require the following information:

  • A once-off payment form completed in full (this will be provided in your information pack if your application is successful)
  • A copy of your bank deposit slip or bank statement header showing your bank logo, account name, BSB, and account number
  • Consent (if you are over 16 years of age and do not have your own bank account) for payment to be made to a parent or carers bank account - consent to be provided below
Can you provide the above information?
Are you 16 years old or over?
If yes, do you have your own bank account?
If no and you are over 16 years of age and do not have your own bank account, do you give consent for your payment to be made to your parent or guardian’s bank account?

Please note: Your payment will likely be made the week following your work experience, provided all required information is submitted before your placement start date.

Declaration

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Select the checkbox to confirm this is a valid submission.