Expressions of Interest FutureFit Internship

Looking for a Career-ready Placement with a difference

The FutureFit Internship Program has been developed to provide University students with a placement experience that introduces them to the diversity and potential of a career with the City of Newcastle. As an intern you will apply your academic knowledge in a real-world setting while developing your professional skills and corporate knowledge through our unique groupwork and online learning program.

Above all our internship program is designed to show you that City of Newcastle is a great place to work. Working with us means that you chip away at ambitious plans with a talented passionate crew alongside you shaping the very fabric of our community. Showing up for neighbours not shareholders.

Our interns are provided with 140 hours of work placement across a 7-week period. Hosted by a specialist team interns will spend time developing an understanding of the skills and opportunities within their service unit. They will also spend time as part of a multi-disciplinary group undertaking corporate learning and engaging in problem solving for the Citys challenges.

Supported by industry professionals interns must be available each Wednesday (9am - 4 : 30pm) of the Future Fit Internship period being 16 February 3 April 2026 and can negotiate the allocation of their remaining hours with their service host. The typical allocation of hours each week are allocated :

• 7 hours - Placement activity with host service
• 7 hours - Groupwork activity with the Learning Planning and Engagement team each Tuesday (compulsory attendance)
• 6 hours - Online corporate and employability learning completed at home OR within host service area.

Applications close 3 December 2025

Our Semester 1 2026 opportunities are an opportunity for students to engage one of our following City of Newcastle teams listed below :

Please also attach a current resume to your application.

For students studying :

Service area internship host - Position Descriptions

College of Engineering Science and the Environment

Architecture

Planning and Development - Strategic and Place

Project Services Team

Planning and Development - Assessment

Project Management Office

Civil Engineering

Engineering Assessment Team

Project Services

Construction Management

Planning and Development - Strategic and Place

Project Services

Project Management Office

Sports and Recreation Planning

Development Studies

Planning and Development Strategic and Place

Emergency Management

Planning and Development - Assessment

Community Planning and Development

Environment and Sustainability

Sports and Recreation Planning

Environmental Science and Management

Landfill and Contracts

Waste Services Waste Education

Environment and Sustainability

Psychological Science

Learning Planning and Engagement

Workforce Development

Science

Landfill and Contracts

Waste Service Waste Education

Environment and Sustainability

College and Humanities and Social Future

Arts

Creative and Community Services Civic Theatre

Emergency Management

Museum Archives Libraries and Learning

Media and Communication

Customer Experience - Transformation

Creative Services Brand and Marketing

C reative and Community Services Civic Theatre

Waste Service Waste Education

Media and Stakeholder Relations

Social Science

Emergency Management

Community Planning and Development

Museums Archives Libraries and Learning

Learning Planning and Engagement

Workforce Development

Visual Communication

Creative and Community Civic Theatre

If you do not receive an acknowledgement of your application please contact

Required Experience :

Intern

Key Skills

Photography,Color Correction,Shot List,Adobe Photoshop,Photo Shoots,Youtube,Camera Movement,Cinematography,Audio Equipment,B-roll,Camera Operation,Final Cut Pro,Digital Media,Video production,Web Series

Employment Type : Contract

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1