Trade Instructor - Metals

Serco; Wooroloo; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Career development

Training towards Cert IV in Training &

Assessment and related qualifications

Job summary

Serco is seeking a Trade Instructor – Metal Fabrication at Acacia Prison to deliver and evaluate practical training programs, helping inmates build skills, confidence and employment prospects. You will work within the Industries team in a safe, respectful workshop environment, contributing to rehabilitation and post-release outcomes.

Join a supportive culture with flexible approach to work-life balance, and help ensure safety and security within the prison setting while sharing your trade

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication (Light) or similar.
• Minimum of five years’ metal fabrication experience.
• Sound knowledge of workplace health and safety requirements in a workshop environment.
• A valid driver’s licence and current forklift licence.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, respectful approach.
• Certificate IV in Training & Assessment, or willingness to complete within the first year.

Responsibilities

• Delivering practical metal fabrication training and development activities in the workshop
• Supervising inmates and supporting safe, productive and respectful workshop activities
• Encouraging participation in vocational training to support rehabilitation and employability
• Maintaining workshop safety, security, tools, equipment and accurate training records
• Monitoring production quality, equipment and safe work practices
• Contributing trade knowledge and experience to support inmates’ skills development

Skills

Metal fabrication experience

Health and safety knowledge

Strong communication

Driver's license

Forklift licence

Education

Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication (Light) or similar

Job description

Serco is a place where you can grow Your impact makes a meaningful difference, and we’re committed to supporting your professional and personal goals.

You’ll also have access to flexible benefits designed to support your wellbeing and growth, including:

• Meaningful work supporting rehabilitation and successful community reintegration
• A supportive, inclusive and gender‑equal workplace
• Opportunities to share your trade expertise and develop others
• Training towards Certificate IV in Training & Assessment, if required
• Career development within a diverse, purpose‑led organisation

Make an impact at Serco

As a Trade Instructor – Metal Fabrication at Acacia Prison, you’ll use your trade expertise to deliver and evaluate practical training programs that help inmates build skills, confidence and employment prospects. Working within the Industries team, you’ll provide meaningful vocational training and work experience in a safe, respectful workshop environment. Your work will support rehabilitation, reintegration and positive post‑release employment outcomes while contributing to the safety and security of the prison and wider community.

As a Trade Instructor – Metal Fabrication in the Industries team, you’ll make a positive impact by:

• Delivering practical metal fabrication training and development activities in the workshop
• Supervising inmates and supporting safe, productive and respectful workshop activities
• Encouraging participation in vocational training to support rehabilitation and employability
• Maintaining workshop safety, security, tools, equipment and accurate training records
• Monitoring production quality, equipment and safe work practices
• Contributing trade knowledge and experience to support inmates’ skills development

Serco is a place for you

You could be a great fit if you have

• Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication (Light) or similar
• A minimum of five years’ metal fabrication experience
• Sound knowledge of workplace health and safety requirements in a workshop environment
• A valid driver’s licence and current forklift licence
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, respectful approach
• Certificate IV in Training & Assessment and Certificate III in Correctional Practice, or willingness to complete these qualifications within your first year

In joining us, you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with trusted leaders that will help you achieve your goals. Here, you will appreciate a flexible approach to work‑life that comes with working at a company with long‑term government‑backed contracts.

Are you ready to do important work that really matters?

At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges.

We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia and New Zealand and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in Health, Defence, Maritime, Justice, Immigration, and Community Services.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQI+, veterans and people with disability.

By joining Serco you’ll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.