Artist/ Sculptor, Designer , Event Services
Mornington Peninsula Shire

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (MPRG) is the largest public gallery in the South East region of Melbourne. They strive to make art accessible to everyone in our community.

A range of activities related to gallery operations including working with our education and public program teams, curatorial team and projects team. There’s so much to see and learn and be involved with.


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Skills You Might Learn

During your placement, you may undertake the following:

- Answering a phone, transferring calls and taking a messages
- Filling out sample forms ie: timesheets, leave forms and order forms etc
- Produce simple word processed documents and spreadsheets
- Take minutes of a meeting, type and distribute to staff
- Learn business filing system
- Identify OH&S policies and procedures in the workplace.
- Assist with tea and coffee preparation etc for catered functions and meetings
- Attend meetings
- Clean and tidy work areas
- Assist other staff with a variety of projects.

Students may have the opportunity to attain a broad range of skills while on work placement. These will include valuable general employability skills such as:
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Problem solving
- Initiative and enterprise
- Planning and organising
- Self-management
- Learning
- Technology

Typical Tasks & Duties

A range of activities related to gallery operations including working with our education and public program teams, curatorial team and projects team. There’s so much to see and learn and be involved with.

Student Requirements

Some employers have specific requirements relating to student placements. These may include sending in a resume, sighting a current Working with Children Check (WWC), gaining parental permission for the student to travel with employer or attending an OH&S induction prior to commencing a placement.
Please contact the employer at least two weeks prior to the placement start date to see if there are any additional requirements.

Dress Requirements

Please contact employer for details relating to specific dress requirements prior to the placement commencement date.

Special Transport Requirements

Close to public transport.