Another round of Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW) Traineeships are available at the Tom Quinn Community Centre. Positions in Hospitality, CAEM (Conservation and Ecosystem Management) & Construction can now be applied for through Job Salvation Army or Seek.
Tom Quinn Community Centre
Our employment and training programs provide safe, supportive learning environments for young people to pursue future training goals and secure job opportunities.
Through Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW), TQCC helps eligible Queenslanders to gain skills, qualifications & experience to participate in a range of vocational education and training activities that provide opportunities to creatively learn and develop skills that increase employability.
With support, young people gain qualifications and practical employment experience to successfully transition into longer term employment.
Who was Tom Quinn?
Tom was an exceptional man who dedicated his life to helping other people.
In 2000, Tom envisioned transforming a derelict old building into a centre for young people. And, he did! Our centre is named in his honour, and how proud we are of this heritage.
We aspire to bring Tom’s vision and dreams to life and build on amazing opportunities for young people. We encourage you to read up on Tom’s life, including his achievement in his 70's returning to study to become a lawyer so he could offer free legal advice to those in need. He graduated when he was 75years old and it is estimmated the value of his legal assistance to be in the vicinity of $1.2miliion.
What a remarkable leader!
From humble beginnings to an oasis in the middle of Bundaberg
The Tom Quinn Community Centre was established to provide support services for the community and is a wonderful, friendly and safe environment for people to learn new skills, access emotional support and enjoy the company of others. The Salvation Army Tom Quinn Community Centre staff are experienced in managing community-based programs, delivering accredited training and working with job seekers.
This includes managing a variety of employment and training programs funded by both State and Federal Government. We facilitates a range of Queensland Government funded Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW) programs aimed at assisting people without employment into the workforce with a combination of training and skills development and is host to Work for the Dole participants in the nursery, commercial kitchen and cafe.
Our Centre hosts a beautiful community garden and a garden cafe that serves up a delicious breakfast and lunch menu, with many volunteers assisting with daily maintenance of the gardens and grounds.
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Community Garden
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Contact Us
Phone: (07) 4153 3557
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Address:
8 Killer Street
Bundaberg QLD 4670
Postal Address:
PO Box 5315
Bundaberg West QLD 4670
The Salvation Army Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet and work and pay our respect to Elders past and present.
We value and include people of all cultures, languages, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and intersex status. We are committed to providing programs that are fully inclusive. We are committed to the safety and wellbeing of people of all ages, particularly children.
