Trade Instructor - Metal Work

Serco is a place where you can grow

Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across APAC and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.

We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including:

• Flexible salary packaging options, including novated leasing for new and used vehicles  
• Benefits@Serco, which includes a great range of career support programs, wellbeing packages, and financial benefits, available through us and our selected partners, including access to Fitness Passport  
• Generous employee referral program  
• Share2Care 12 weeks of paid parental leave to eligible employees  

Make an impact at Serco

The key purpose of the Trade Instructor - Metal Fabrication role is to deliver and evaluate a range of trade training programs for inmates, with a focus on assisting inmates in integrating successfully into the community and gaining post-release employment. 

As a Trade Instructor in the Industries & Trades team, you’ll make a positive impact by:

• Supervising, coaching, training, instructing, and working with staff (inmates experience is highly desirable) to develop their work skills. Ideally, in a trade environment. 
• Creating and maintaining a safe working environment for staff (inmates' experience highly desirable) and visitors to comply with Work Health & Safety legislation. 
• Managing budget and resources efficiently and effectively to achieve planned outcomes. 
• Ensuring quality standards of production, including completing Instruction Test Plans (ITPs). 
• Delivering and understanding regulations or specific work requirements relevant to the trade area. 
• Delivering and understanding of Occupational Health & Safety requirements and their application within the context of a workshop and/or industry environment. 
• Contributing to teamwork by working collaboratively with others to achieve the goals and objectives of the Centre. 
• Delivering the highest level of personal integrity and ethical behaviour.   

Serco is a place for you

You’re a hands-on leader with a trade background, passionate about mentoring others and creating real change. You’re adaptable, values-driven, and thrive in environments where teamwork, safety, and structure are essential.

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• Certificate III or IV in Engineering – Fabrication or similar
• Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (or willingness to obtain within the first year)
• Certificate III Correctional Practice (or willingness to obtain within the first year)
• Minimum 2- 5 years’ experience in metal fabrication or similar
• Strong understanding of WHS practices and tool/equipment safety protocols
• Ability to supervise and train adults in a secure environment

As a fast-growing and successful global company, Serco’s services span across the areas of justice, defence, space, customer services, health, and urban mobility.

In joining us, you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with trusted leaders that will help you achieve your goals.

Please note:
• This position carries trust and responsibility. A comprehensive probity assessment, including a Federal Police Check, is part of the selection process for this role.

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